Hiya, had DS1 in hospital but DS2 was born at home.

I feel I was really lucky and pretty much had a perfect birth the 2nd time round, it was just beautiful.

Part of me thinks I wont be so lucky as to achieve this again... has anybody had a 2nd homebirth?

Thankyou

I've only had one (only got one child!) but...

My mum had two after having her first (me) in hospital.

My aunt had two.

And of my friends, one has had four (first when she was 18), one has had two (and one in hospital), and one has had three (and no midwife for the first!).

Oh and another had her first in hospital and then two at home - in a yurt, and under a tree.

I've had one at home and three lovely home births

had 2 ds1 and ds2
brilliant, very different births but both experiences I would do again without a second thought.

Disenchanted - I am thinking the same thing

DD1 born in hospital, DD2 fab homebirth DD1 slept right through it, fast and straightforward delivery no stitches.

Keep thinking that I would be too lucky to have a nice homebirth again, oh am due in July.

Yes, I had DS1 in hospital and DS2 and DS3 at home. I had to see the consultant before "approval" for DS3's home birth because DS2 weighed 10lb, but he said it was fine, and DS3 was a mere 9lb 4oz.

I'm worried about a big baby too DD2 was 9lbs 3ozs, better not have a 10lber this time.

I have had 4 home births

all of mine were born at home

baby two was 10 pounds - easiest birth

I had one in hospital and two at home - both great and with big babies (10lb+).Go for it.

10LBS wow!

DS1 was 9lbs and I always though DS2 was tiny at 7lbs11oz,

I had DD2 and DD3 at home. DD3 was a slightly more complicated delivery, and I was thankful I was at home because the midwife managed to shift her when the second stage stalled whereas in hospital with DD1 the same issue ended in a hideous cascade of intervention.

minipinkscottish has also had more than 2 homebirths - she is on her 6th dc am not sure how many born at home though

first one in hosp, then two home births the last one in water both home births were wonderful.

I have had two and the last one was the best because I had already had one homebirth and had an even better idea of how I wanted things.

That being said, my waters broke when I was fully dilated and there was meconium and an ambulance was put on standby for me. But even that was OK as it was very well managed and thankfully everything turned out jsut fine.

I had my 1st birth in hospital. Then had 3 home births.

This thread makes me feel a lot better

2 homebirths - 1 was unplanned but second was planned. Wouldn't have it any other way

What I detest is when people in RL say
"you having it at home again then?"

same people though that say I couldn't have DD2 at home either, think they were waiting for something to go wrong so I could get a big I told you so.

I felt very unsupported last time which made me more determined to have a good homebirth.

Sweetkitty when I told someone the other day DS2 was born at home and I was planning it aagain they said
'oh I would be too scared, so many things can go wrong you know'

Yes, I had ds (7lb) at home and dd, second baby (9lb 8oz) at home.

My sister also had home births for both and the second was 10lb.

ARghhhhhhh!

Can we stop mentioning 10lb babies please!!

mine were 10lb4 and 11lb1 so goodness knows what this one will be, needless to say they're not 'letting' me have a home birth and I'm not fighting it

1st birth in hospital

Dd and ds2 at home. Both god births - dd was 10lb, popped out in half an hour (3.5 hours altogether, mw in the house for less than an hour in total!).

Ds2 10lb2, longer slower labour, but fine really (Ok it hurt like hell, but wasn't traumatic). No stitches for either, and no pain relief either - just being relaxed at home really helped.

oh sh*te, sorry disenchanted - ignore my last

We have 2 DC, both born at home in our bath, both big babies 8.8 lbs and 9.3 lbs, both straight forward deliveries but DD (2nd) much more painful

i wanted to have ds2, ds3 and ds4 at home but they were all two weeks or more overdue so i ended up going into hospital, however i laboured how i WANTED to, and had three lovely births even tho they were in hospital, a bit of gas and air, i stayed mobile and gave birthupright etc, ds4 was born in the hospital birth pool, his birth was VERY quick and he was ten pounds and thirteen ounces, no stiches tho

oh fogot to mention a friend of mine has 3 DC all born at home

Is there some kind of link between hombirths and 10lb+ babies?? lol

No worries dizzy! Im just telling myself mine will keep getting smaller !

disenchanted am desperately hoping the same or goodness knows what this one will be

I am thinking that DD2 is a blip and I am actually meant to have little 6 or 7lbers.

Yep- both daughters. Both very different labours, but both absolutely fine.

Yep , DS1 C/s, Ds2 born at home,DD1 born at home DD2 should have been born at home, but an APH put paid to that

first two born in hospital, second two both at home. Ds3 was the largest of the lot (though nowhere near 10lbs) and the easiest birth as well.

Oh I hope your home births go well!

I always thought that the 10Lb-s were mostly fat and muscle on top of a bony 7Lb-er - so the 'extra' weight is just squishy squashy, not boney hurty!

My mate has had 3 - all great

Think Spidermama's had 4 as well.

Just one for me, but if I ever get pregnant again, I'd have another

Should add, dd was born 14 days overdue - I had a lovely doctor who said there was ABSOLUTELY no problem going over the 12 day cutoff time for induction, and I think he would have let me go longer with monitoring tbh. Interestingly she appeared 'early', covered in vernix etc (although as I said 10lb), ds2 born at 8 days over seemed a bit 'post mature' - wrinkly skin, seemed to have lost a bit of weight just prior to birth etc. So dates aren't everything.

Disenchanted, I'm also hoping for a second home birth. DD2 (about 7 pounds) was born at home but it was a horrible birth - the best bit was the fact that I was at home!

I'm hoping for an easier birth next time...aren't we all?