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29 weeks pregnant and thinking about home birth

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Hi all! Well I am a bit more settled in my new home now - finally have a dining room table! I recently found out I was entitled to income support which was a bit of an extra hand to me and my partner as he works 7 days a week at 2 jobs - and it was getting all a little bit too much. He gives up his cleaning job this friday so I will be working by myself :-(!
 
PLUS! I also (with the help of some of you girls on my last blog) found out that now I can claim income support that I am therefore entitled to £500 sure start maternity grant! We have pretty much everything in place for our daughter who is to arrive in about 11 weeks so we are going to put half the money aside into savings for her.
 
As I recently wrote in a forum I haven't been feeling too good lately - very down and upset over nothing. Gets to me a little bit and sometimes it gets in the way of me and my partner. Luckily we had a proper chat about how I was feeling last night and it has helped me to realise that I just need to talk about things as it really helped :-)
 
Had rib pain on and off and leg ache - the joys! But she moves around constantly in my belly feels likes she is dancing sometimes! My partner felt her moves properly for the first time last night and he seems utterly amazed by it! It seems sometimes that Dad's-to-be are sometimes left out in pregnancy and everything focused on the women so it was lovely know that he feels involved as he felt her move - makes it all that bit more real for him :-)
 
I had decided at the beginning of my pregnancy that I would be having a hospital birth - no question about it, besides it's what you assume most women do! However as I read more and more about women's birth experiences I felt more and more scared about the possible intervention that might be encouraged if I was in hospital. After some extensive research and talking to my partner we both agreed a home birth would be lovely - besides we live within 5 minutes of the hospital in case there was an emergency! Part of the reason I also wanted to have a home birth was that it guarantees I can use a birthing pool as at my hospital there are only two! From what I have read I understand that there are quite different views on home births - by women and professionals alike so had prepared myself for a battle with my midwife but she was great and thought it a good idea! Guess I'm just lucky :-)
 
Anyone had a home birth? Or are you expecting and what are your views on Home birth vs. Hospital birth?

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  • i think you should defo try a homebirth it might be very good wxpirence x

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    by jay-17 7 June 2010

  • Children are a lot less phased by child birth then we expect them to be. It's like they instinctively know that it is safe and natural. Fear of child birth is a learned thing ;) I have friends who have had their toddlers/children actually in the room with them while they give birth, and none of them are traumatised. They're excited more than anything.

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    by Earthmummy 22 March 2010

  • I think you should try a homebirth if that's what you want, espescially if you have support from your midwife- there's no need to worry. You're less likely to have intervention at home and that's a very good thing! I think if i ever had another child I woild like a homebirth. I like my surroundings to be familiar and hospitals make me very nervous and scared! As long as you have the means to get to hospital should the need arise then I think it's a good idea!!!! Good luck xxx

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    by LittleMumma 6 March 2010

  • Has anyone had a bad experience of a home birth? What do you need to think about before going ahead with this birth plan?

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    by bubbalicious 4 March 2010

  • Hi hun, Ive just wrote a blog on my experience of homebirth/waterbirth, it should be up in a few days! Best thing I ever did, Id deffinately repeat the experience xxxx

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    by ryansmummyuk 3 March 2010

  • I REALLY want a homebirth so very badly, but with three children at home I'm too worried that they'll freak out if they hear me moan or scream when the head crowns. The majority of times, I laboured in the middle of the night and I really don't want to wake them up. I also don't have anyone that could come and collect them and take them somewhere. Only someone that could come and stay at the house to keep and eye on them and make sure their fed and played with etc. I'm thinking homebirth might be out of the question.... :( xxx

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    by intuition 3 March 2010