Due Sept/Oct/Nov 2016

My last birth was in a hospital and is was the most traumatic thing I can ever remember. So much pressure and rushing and poking and prodding. Me and the baby got so little rest that it was hard to bond and learn how to nurse. Once we got home we could relax and everything was so much better. After lots of research and speaking with lots of friends whom have had home births I decided it was right for me. I've been so passionate about it since my last birth 4 years ago... I'm so ready.


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Originally Posted by Laurenk1424

My last birth was in a hospital and is was the most traumatic thing I can ever remember. So much pressure and rushing and poking and prodding. Me and the baby got so little rest that it was hard to bond and learn how to nurse. Once we got home we could relax and everything was so much better. After lots of research and speaking with lots of friends whom have had home births I decided it was right for me. I've been so passionate about it since my last birth 4 years ago... I'm so ready.


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I'm sorry about your last experience. That's great that you are so sure. My first birth I was very uneducated about the whole process. I was young, 20. My OB said she wanted to induce me at 39 weeks. I agreed because I didn't know any better. It went ok but I hated the feeling of being stuck in the bed. I made a feeble attempt at a birth plan that got tossed aside. She gave me an episiotomy even though I had in my plan that I wanted to tear naturally. My son was only 6 lbs 7 oz and clearly could've cooked a little longer. It could have been worse but it definitely wasn't what I'd hoped.

My last 2 births with the midwives were amazing. Even the hospital is a small one and very natural birth friendly. Nurses were amazing. They listened to everything I wished. Delayed cord clamping, delayed bath, gave him the vaccines and pokes that I consented to and left out the ones I didnt. Just so amazing all around. I'm going to have a hard time not going back :-/

I've had pretty easy pregnancies in the past with minimal symptoms. This time I have absolutely none. Do you think this could mean boy? I'm already getting nervous as I know dh wants one so bad.


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Originally Posted by Quinn31

I've had pretty easy pregnancies in the past with minimal symptoms. This time I have absolutely none. Do you think this could mean boy? I'm already getting nervous as I know dh wants one so bad.


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I honestly have no clue. I've had three boy pregnancies and one I was puking all day every day the first trimester, the second I felt fantastic... never felt even the slightest bit sick- it was great, my third I was nauseous but never actually threw up. I swear this time I'm going to try not to read into symptoms because each of my pregnancies has been so different.

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I've had pretty easy pregnancies in the past with minimal symptoms. This time I have absolutely none. Do you think this could mean boy? I'm already getting nervous as I know dh wants one so bad.


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Well... here is my experience but don't take it as gospel. My pregs with my first 3 ( all boys, 2 healthy term deliveries 1 late loss) were nearly identical varying only in DEGREE of ms. I was going to be sick, that was a given, it was just a matter of am I gonna toss my cookies 1-2 times a day (youngest), 4-5 times a day (late loss) or 10+ times a day (oldest). With my 4th pregnancy (DD) I had like zero symptoms except the non-stop headache BUT that preg was doomed from the word go. This time, compared to my boys, I have no ms. Don't get me wrong... I feel like crap on a cracker (fatigue, headaches, feeling like I'll be sick if I don't eat then feeling sick when I do but I typically don't ACTUALLY get sick, etc). I have no idea what I am having yet... gut says boy but I think that is more my mind trying not to get my hopes up than anything. But time will tell.

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I'm very pro hospital birth, but I also require monitoring be ause of my diabetes and blood clotting disorder (puts me at risk for life threatening complications). My first two deliveries were relatively easy, no real issues except a few with #2 due to blood sugar mostly. Then #3 was going along great until she decided to flip at 8 cm dilated. Before they could do the ultrasound to see if she was deliverable breech, version, or c-section my water broke and she shot out feet first. She got stuck at her hip level, cord compressed, heart rate plummeted. The nurse jumped on the foot of the bed to shove her back in and hold her to decompress the cord. I was rushed for an emergency c-section. Despite being out in under 5 minutes she was suffering birth trauma, struggling to breathe and very low Apgars. She stabilized and came off the vent by evening, but needed a 10-day stay in the NICU under the lights because of severe bruising. She was purple from foot to butt. I would never risk a home birth after my experience with DD. when something goes wrong every second counts.

Aw Bunnygirl your poor babe! And that is why I hesitate. I know those situations aren't real likely but you just don't know. As irritating as hospitals can be when trying to birth naturally I almost think at home I'd be worried which isn't really productive when you're supposed to be relaxed. Hm... I guess I have a while to think about it. :-)

Hospitals have their place when women are higher risk or they just prefer to be at one. If I was having twins I would probably go to hospital because I would be unlikely to find a midwife to care for me at home and I wouldn't do it without some assistance.

My first was born at the hospital, overall I had a pretty good birth although last minute complications (mild PE) meant I couldn't use the birth centre rooms which as I was induced (just gels, no pictocin luckily!)

My 2nd was a nice calm waterbirth at home. My midwife is the most amazing person ever so I'm still super hopeful I can have her again. My husband said he was so much more comfortable at home too as he didn't get bossed around like at the hospital :) My eldest was there but for the actual birth he went outside to play as he wasn't really interested.

I completely understand it not being for everyone though!

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Aw Bunnygirl your poor babe! And that is why I hesitate. I know those situations aren't real likely but you just don't know. As irritating as hospitals can be when trying to birth naturally I almost think at home I'd be worried which isn't really productive when you're supposed to be relaxed. Hm... I guess I have a while to think about it. :-)

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I wasn't worried in the slightest but I trusted my body and my midwife. After he was born he was a little stunned and needed some puffs of air to get going but I was amazingly calm when that was happening. He had come out a little fast and had is cord around his neck and body but it was fine. Probably helped I had all the oxytocin released in my body to make me calm. My mum admits she was a little worried.

I really appreciate everyone's points of view. I intend to do a lot of reading and thinking on it. The reason I went to the out of town hospital for my last two was because I heard that the hospital in town is so intervention happy. I'll probably meet with a couple of prospective OB's and the midwife in town and just see.