Any homebirthin/unassisted birth Mama's here:)?

**DoulaMama** · April 11th, 2011, 06:03 PM

Just a shout out

My second was a waterbirth with a midwife, third was unassisted waterbirth

**nicnee1976** · April 11th, 2011, 06:24 PM

I had DS2 and DS3 at home, with midwife. Not in water though, no room for a pool!! Hopefully I can have this one at home too. Wouldn't want to do it any other way. My experiences with the home births was so relaxing and hardly any pain, yet DS1 born in hospital was a nightmare birth, very traumatic and took me a long time to recover physically and emotionally.
I have to say the best thing about having the 2 youngest boys at home was going to sleep with DH one side and baby in a crib the other side of me and having a proper mug of tea post birth!!

**atomic sagebrush** · April 12th, 2011, 01:07 PM

I had DS 2 at home with a midwife! It was an amazing experience!

**DoulaMama** · April 13th, 2011, 11:16 AM

YAY! It's good to see other homebirthers on here!

**Flava** · April 13th, 2011, 12:03 PM

I had DD4 at home with 2 midwife here. It was a vback. I switched to a birth center at 35 weeks pregnant because no1 was listening to me that I don't need a c/s just because I had 1 before! They where like "you know you going to have another c/s right?" and so on...

And I was like ummm no Im not I don't need one everything is ok this time. "but you need one bla bla" yeah right good buy.
Almost everywhere else they encourage you to try v/b after c/s but not in the us , oh no. ( money money , right?)
Anyway you the law is now that you can't give birth in a birth center after c/s but you can do it at home and they can come to you home. ( so dumb right?)
They brought everything here inc. tub. We just emptied the dining room and put the tub there.I was in it but give birth on my bed.

So I had my baby at home and Im so happy for that! It was hard because my back was hurting a lot. She came out with her right hand up next to her head.Like she was already saying hi lol.
She didn't cry she was calm not like my poor other babys screaming in the hospital.She was laying on me for a long time no1 grabbed her ,cleaned her like crazy and they waited to cut the cord.It was awesome!
Oh and they cleaned up everything even did all the laundry. And they organized some ppl to bring us food for 3 days after! I never had any help at all so this was so nice, at first we thought it a joke??
If I ever get pregnant again I go strait to the birth center for sure!I wish I had all my babys at home!

**LolaInLove** · April 13th, 2011, 12:32 PM

I was told by my doula when I was having a vbac with DD2 that it was "illegal" for me to give birth anywhere but a hospital because I had a section with #1.....so I never really considered it. I don't live far from a hospital, but my doctor here (who only does Gyn, no OB anymore so I go to the midwives at a hospital practice....they are considered the best where I live, and I did have a great vbac with one) told me that I could "accidentally" have one at home but she wouldn't recommend it as she's seen some bad things happen a couple of times. I don't think I could get a midwife to come deliver at my house anyway....they have a birth center now, but I can't go there. Boooo!!!!

**swish** · April 13th, 2011, 01:27 PM

I had a at home waterbirth with #2, it was an amazing experience and much more relaxing than in hospital! I agree the nicest bit is to all go to GED in your own bed after!

**swish** · April 13th, 2011, 01:27 PM

Typo - bed not GED!

**purplepoet20** · April 13th, 2011, 01:47 PM

I had both my boys in the hospital... because of my anemia, I did bleed more with DS2. I would have loved a homebirth the worst part about have more then child is being away from your older kids for a few days... I should look into if I can do a home birth with #3 so I don't have to sleep on the hospital bed every again, hell on a lady after birthing.

**DoulaMama** · April 13th, 2011, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by Flava

She came out with her right hand up next to her head.Like she was already saying hi

First off...Congrats on your VBAC!!! That is awesome

It's very hard for women to get VBAC's with the medical community scaring all women out of having them(with no research to back up the claims that they're really more dangerous than an auto c-section). And secondly- my first kiddo came out with what's called a nuchal hand(hand by face), It hurt A LOT and I tore quite a bit too...ouch

I really wish that I'd had my first at home too.....I would not go back to the hospital unless absolutely medically necessary.

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