Home Birth

What do I need to prepare for a birth in my home?

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tashitash - 75 days ago.
Not a lot going on in this forum unfortunately! I just had my third child at home on Thanksgiving (Nov 24). He is my first little boy, and my last child! (2 girls and 1 boy, all under 4 years old... I think we are done!) he went 10 days overdue and was posterior, so I had a lot of back labor. He was by far my longest and most difficult labor, but he was totally worth it. :) His birth story is up on my page if anyone is interested in reading it (as are my daughters' stories). Hope to hear from some more homebirthing mamas soon!

vernieB - 127 days ago.
You'll have to prepare for the baby's clothes, diaper, cord clamp, sterile blade, your maternity diaper and clothes, yourself and etc. Authentic personal experience is in some ways the only life preserver left for those drowning in an ocean of unreal, unsatisfying hyper-reality. Kotak sees her live birth performance art as an acknowledgment that this life does indeed have real meaning and value. Human life portrayed as a work of art is the highest form of art conceivable. I don't think it would be a great thing to watch for the Live birth performance art coming to New York gallery. With an audience of people you choose and want to be there, I'm sure it's a thing of beauty. In spite of the pain and everything else.

ginabooboo - 299 days ago.
I lost my homebirth. we were evicted last week...i was 37 1/2 weeks pregnant. we are now living in a room at my mom's house. her home is disgusting from my brother whom is 9 and not potty trained yet!!!!!!!!!! so i will be having my baby at a free standing birthing center down town...not connected to any hospital.

ginabooboo - 320 days ago.
2-7 weeks until my homebirth!!! i am so excited!!!! based on my past births i am guessing 6 weeks...but anytime from 37-42 weeks im going to have this baby!!

E3Mom - 342 days ago.
I took an anthropology class 6 years ago about birth and death and decided then that I would have a home birth (assuming everything goes OK). Now that I am pregnant, I am even more sure! I am only a block and a half from a hospital if things are not progressing normally. My midwife is pretty awesome and has a TON of experience. The hardest part of planning a home birth is the reactions of others. We are probably going to have to not tell people our plan, if they ask we might have to hedge, and if they find out we might have to tell them to mind their own business, depending on their attitudes.

busybridemommy - 352 days ago.
I've just started seeing my homebirth midwife :) I've had my 3 previous babies in the hospital and like many other mothers I feel my experience was robbed of the naturalness I wanted so badly. I now have a midwife who understands my body is MEANT to have babies and has confidence in my ability to give birth without interventions. I'm due June 19th-only 16 weeks to go :)

ginabooboo - 372 days ago.
I FINALLY had an actual appointment with my homebirth midwives and am so happy!! this is perfect!! exactly what i was looking for!!

ginabooboo - 395 days ago.
I am slacking on my home birth so much! lol i am 24 weeks now and i have YET to search for a homebirth midwife. i'm still seeing my hospital midwife...eh. I really need to start getting this ball rolling in the right direction

NaturalMama - 416 days ago.
I'm planning a Homebirth for this lil nugget. I am a V2BAC. I dislike that the description (for this page) of Homebirth, it pumps fear into people. I mean... how did we all get here and human evolution even happen with out a Doctor attending to us (did you catch my sarcasm?) To much medical intervention with birthing nowadays. Pain and birthing through a vagina is a right of passion. I feel I have been ripped off with my previous births because I trusted my doctors. This birth will be at home and possibly unassisted. I am an empowered woman!

ginabooboo - 417 days ago.
we are planning to UC our next baby. this is #3 for me and #1 for my husband so i wanted to have a midwife here so he could see a birth without having to be in any kind of panic over doing something wrong. our future children i am planning fully unassisted though

IMakeArmyBrats3 - 423 days ago.
Any freebirthers in here? I had a planned UC with my daughter in February (UBAC) and I'm most definitely planning another for our 4th! I'm due in August, just looking to find other mommas who have similar thoughts on birth! And hold the 'you're crazy' comments,hah hah. I'm a doula and aspiring midwife, I know my stuff! ; ) Hope all of you homebirthing mommas have a wonderful day!

ginabooboo - 434 days ago.
I am so excited!!! In january we are going to go find a homebirth midwife and drop my hospital midwife. i LOVE it!!! We are getting so close to really being on our way. I am due in early may and i cant wait. We are kinda hiding the homebirth from family and some friends. I dont want to deal with them. but i am SO EXCITED that this is actually going to happen!!

Andris15 - 463 days ago.
Babynumber12; stay with what you believe. God has not brought you this far to look down on you. You have all the good experience but i will like you to let God have His way in this procedure you want to take. and let His Will be done. Am a lady 29 this yr, But still have not had any child of my own. Everywhere i go, lots of children come around and loves playing with me (i cant tell why). They Keep asking me of my own child which i sometimes end up crying. You don't know what u have in God. I have gone through two IVF now and they came out BFN but i rest my case in God. Hoping to hear how it all went for you, my dear. You will always be in my prayers.

babynumber12 - 463 days ago.
I am due to have baby #12 for my husband and I in June(#7 for me). We are planning a homebirth. Our youngest will be 2 later that month and I chickened out with him because my mom and husband were not comfortable with the idea and we couldn't afford the only lay midwife in our rural area, she wanted like $2700 cash! But this time I'm going to do it. Even if it's just God and me. I read an amazing book about a woman whom God chose to have a homebirth ministry, 'Born in Zion.' I know I can do it, I have had 6 uncomplicated vaginal deliveries in a hospital with no epidural. My last two deliveries were very quick even though they were induced. This time it's God's timing when this baby comes. Child birth is a very spiritual experience. God designed it and I trust in Him to oversee this miracle. I was an OB Nurse(RN) for over 6 years, I know what can go wrong. I also know what can go wrong when man interferes with God's business. I am a unique case, I know, and I hope my birth story will bless you!

lulur - 481 days ago.
I am in the Columbia SC area and am in need of a lay midwife that will attend a VBAC it will be my third. Does anyone know of one? I am between a rock and a hard place right now. The laws will not allow a CNM to attend me at home and I am not aloud to birth in a birthing center. I do not want to go to the hospital for a normal delivery. We tried UB last time but had some complications that sent us to the hospital and would really like to have a midwife this time. We are new to the area and don't know where to find a midwife.

lotusmoonuk@yahoo.co.uk - 483 days ago.
Holographic Breathing is making some head way in the area of childbirth. It is great for reducing the pain of labour and generally helping in childbirth. In 2009 I taught the midwives at The Birth Centre - founded by Caroline Flint in south London. This was the first birth centre to be formed and Caroline Flint is a founder member and activist of the natural birth movement. This has also inspired others, and now over 30 birth centres and hospitals have become involved and are passing Holographic Breathing on to mothers. In the new year I will be starting therapist trainings for people who want to be therapist in this breathing/healing system either for birth, meditation or healing. Free Audio Seminars and lectures can also be downloaded from my web site at www.holographic-breathing.com

jamie - 492 days ago.
I am seriously considering a homebirth. This will be my 4th child. Ive done it 3x at the hospital. I have done a ton of research on homebirth and I am convinced it is a safe option I just dont know if I can cross that line. I do personaly know a woman who has done it 3x and her second she delivered herself at home because it happened so fast. Im just not the strong and steady type..Im always anxious and afraid so maybe homebirth is wishful thinking but maybe it would actually change my opinion of what I can and cannot do.

RedRaven - 503 days ago.
I'm having a home water birth in late may - early June 2011. We'll see when the baby decides to show.

grneyez81 - 506 days ago.
I am planning a home birth in Mar 2011 and if you are worried about the 'equipment'...most midwives bring what they need in case of emergency until an ambulance arrives...I had a hospital birth in 04 with my first child and there was entirely too much intervention that I wasn't even aware of at the time...if you have questions find a midwife they are normally happy to answer any questions you might have.

amk1984 - 511 days ago.
I think it's great that women do have home births, my sister was born at home. I do wonder though, aren't any of you worried about complications? I know midwives are present alot and stuff but that doesn't replace medical equipment if there is an emergency. I would be terrified of something happening!

excitedrose - 511 days ago.
Ginaboo - congratulations and that is fantastic that you want a home birth! i am a home birth fanatic- i had my first baby at home 5 months ago and was with my sister when she birthed her 2nd and 3rd babies at home. You CAN do it! You have done it twice before and according to my sister it gets easier each time. Can i reccomend some reading, 'Home birth, a practical guide' by Nicky Wesson. And anything by Michel Odent, but i have read 'Birth Reborn, what child birth should be'. A lot of how a birth goes is positive mental attitude and being relaxed and comfortable - which you will be at home! Also i hired a birth pool, it was lovely and helped a lot with pain relief. I hope you find the confidence to have the birth that you want! X

ginabooboo - 534 days ago.
I just found out i am pregnant with my 3rd baby and we are planning our first home birth. and i am finding it hard to find peace with my decision and my ability to birth this baby at all. home or hospital. i had my other two vaginally the second completely natural and intervention free in a hospital. but i still feel like for what ever reason i will be unable to birth this child at all. does anyone have any advice how to work thorough this and come to a place where i can be confident again? i used to be so sure of this decision, but now that i am pregnant that is all gone

tashitash - 541 days ago.
Hi all! I just gave birth to my second daughter at home on Thursday last week! Once again, I couldn't have asked for a better experience. I had both of my girls at home, both of their birth stories are on my page if anyone cares to read them! :)

maggiek - 542 days ago.
I had an 'unplanned' home birth in June 2008 with my daughter who couldn't wait to get here.... The experience was definitely different, without drugs and nurses around.... made the birth more bearable I think?!?! My husband delivered her and then five minutes after the paramedics came and clamped the umbilical cord and took me and my daughter to the hospital. Just wanted to say that without the drugs and surroundings of the hospital my experience was better, you feel more relaxed....(if that's possible) lol

babybackwoods - 605 days ago.
Anyone have a Homebirth in Maryland with a Midwife? I am looking for one.