Well, I am pregnant again with my 3rd baby. Its only early days but I am thinking about homebirth. I had 2 wonderful experiences in a hospital birthing both my daughters.

DD1 I started off in the birth centre but had mercomium staining so was taken next door to be monitored. I birthed her on a bed (coz I couldnt move back to the floor!). The midwives were great and I think I only saw 1 dr the whole time. Her labour/birth took 15 hours and was at the hospital for 5 hours until I birthed her. I stayed 3 nights.

DD2 I laboured mostly at home. We got to the hospital and I birthed her in the bath after being at the hospital for 2 hours. Her labour/birth was around 6 hours. I stayed for 3 nights.

Now, I had a great experience at the hospital. Booking in for this pregnancy, I have been notified I am no longer in their zone, so have been booked into a different hospital...that I dont particularly like. So I was thinking I could do a homebirth...because if the next one is just as quick, I may as well be at home for it. I didnt have any drugs, any tears/stitches, no medical intervention, so possibly I wont need it this time. I was also thinking that I dont really want to be away from my dd's for too long. I just feel confident that I could do it...and what a wonderful experience it would be.

Dh is quite apprehensive. Not totally against it because he said to me that it up to me because I will be the one who is doing it. However he did voice his concerns about a few things....the first is obviously what happens if something goes wrong. He likes the idea of having the nurses around after the baby is born so I can have a break, or if I need help with b/f... I havent been able to b/f either of my dds for long due to attatchment issues. The other thing is both my dds have been diagnosed with hip dysplasia, picked up shortly after birth. He and I both want to make sure that this bub is not disadvantaged because it hasnt been seen by a paed for its check up. For me this is a big one. DD1 was in a harness for most of her 1st year, which we were lucky enough to have it found early, if its found later then its a much longer process.
Also, how do we prepare, who cleans up the mess (I know its our house, but how do I make it come across that if we prepare then it will be easy to clean).

I have lots of excitement, howvever I am just as nervous about it too. I am confident that I can do it, there is no issue there....its just logistics of it all!

Thanks for listening and any advice would be much appreciated!