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Home birthing! thread

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cheekstime · 27/05/2016 13:33

Hello Homebirthers, unsure whether this will be benefical but after seeing due date clubs/threads thought I would put this up.

A place where you can just dive in to post comment, with any of your home birthing planning issues, difficulties or joys!

I'm planning one myself, albeit a natural thing to do there's not many that do....popularity is increasing though :).

Just how many, if any at all are here as mumnetters?

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lilydaisyrose · 27/05/2016 13:34

Hello!

I'm here. I have 2 wonderful hone water births in 2007 & 2009.

lilydaisyrose · 27/05/2016 13:34

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DontBuyANewMumCuntingDailyMail · 27/05/2016 13:35

I had a home birth and hope to have another if/when we try again.
I loved every minute of it.

cheekstime · 27/05/2016 13:39

Hi both of you! wow that was quick :) So encouraging to here good news. I think we're well brave :D, it astounds when I hear mums have done this :).
I really hope I get the chance

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cheekstime · 27/05/2016 13:41

lilydaisyrose & DontBuyANewMumCuntingDailyMail - Did you have your first at home?

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cheekstime · 27/05/2016 13:43

Oh lilydaisyrose - did they differ at all, where you 'better' with th esecond so to speak. Or will a first timer be as ok, if you get my drift?

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essieestherson · 27/05/2016 13:43

Hi ladies! I had a very successful home birth with my 2nd son a couple of years ago. Am planning another with my 3rd at the end of July... my first daughter! Hoping it all goes as smoothly as the first time! When are you due op?

cheekstime · 27/05/2016 13:45

Congrats essieestherson...so brave. I can't believe I'm going for it, I'm due at end of June

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essieestherson · 27/05/2016 13:46

Wow very soon for you then!

sunnyoutside · 27/05/2016 13:49

I have had 2 homebirths (dc 3 and 4) - one in water and one "dry" -- and 2 hospital births. (dc 1 & 2)
I wanted a homebirth for dc2 but due to complications (she had talipes) it wasn't recommended.
I genuinely enjoyed the experience. And I loved the Chinese and glass of champagne I devoured afterwards

sunnyoutside · 27/05/2016 13:51

My first homebirth was in June, it was a really hot day but after the birth we still had to put the heating on and the fire to make sure baby kept warm. Wish I had thought to buy a fan or a shitload of ice to put my face in to help cool me down.

cheekstime · 27/05/2016 13:53

Yeah! starting to think about it pretty much all the time! Trying to keep open mind that may not be in correct position etc but no reason that it shouldn't, although does like to do the transverse side sleep sometimes (but head down for the last month). did you feel bit nervous? going against the grain with the homebirth, maybe I do cause this is my first

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cheekstime · 27/05/2016 13:55

Wow sunnyoutside you're a pro. How was your 'dry' experience? that's what I'm going to try for.
HA! mines in June! "Wish I had thought to buy a fan or a shitload of ice to put my face in to help cool me down"

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Heatherplant · 27/05/2016 13:56

Had a home birth with baby number 2. Bought a protective mattress cover/blue waterproof camping sheet and a big pack of those absorbent mats they use in hospitals/nursing homes off amazon. Community midwives dropped off a 'home birth box' with paperwork etc and gas and air was also dropped off. The only stipulation was they would require a hard surface should cpr need to be administered, we had an old coffee table. Baby was born in 20 minutes, midwife didn't even get chance to take her coat off. All went to plan and we are both fine.

MyBreadIsEggy · 27/05/2016 13:56

Is it ok if I jump on?
I'm pregnant with my second baby, due on 4th November and planning my first home birth

Mrspopper · 27/05/2016 14:02

Hello I'm 38 nearly 39 weeks and am booked for a home birth. Have lots of old towels, old duvet, birth pool, birth ball, tens machine, snacks... Come on baby!!

SunnyScot89 · 27/05/2016 14:03

Hi! We are hoping for a home water birth. Due 19th July with our first baby. Got our midwife visiting next week.

cheekstime · 27/05/2016 14:03

Heatherplant - what a story I love it, just brilliant, congrats to you. Yes I've seen those pads amazon too!

Defo MyBreadIsEggy so we r both planning for our first homebirth! Hi! congrats on bubs btw

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sunnyoutside · 27/05/2016 14:03

The "dry" experience (dc4) was fine, all went well, though if I am honest I preferred the water birth. Different circumstances though. MW arrived 10mins before he was born.
Best advice from me:

Buy cheap shower curtains.
Stay upright. Unless for medical reasons it never makes sense to me having a baby whilst laying down. Let gravity help you. It is a lot easier to do that in a double bed at home where mw and DP (if there is one) can get on the bed with you. Others might have different thoughts.

All the best to you! Oh and we love a live birth thread on MN

cheekstime · 27/05/2016 14:07

There's more of us then I thought this is ace! Mrspopper you are even closer than me I'm end of June... you are ready now I should imagine! :)

Hi SunnyScot89 You and me both, my first. Had my visit last week, I thought 'right no turning back then' :D

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MyBreadIsEggy · 27/05/2016 14:07

sunny I laboured quickly with DC1, hence the home birth this time round - seeing as though you've done home water birth and dry birth, do you think it would be worth me hiring a birth pool?
DD arrived in 3 hrs from my first contraction, so I'm anticipating this one being quicker. Don't want to waste money on the pool and not have time to fill it and get the temperature right etc

sunnyoutside · 27/05/2016 14:08

Ooh Mrs Popper Good Luck! You are due same time as my dc3 was. only thing you forgot off your list was takeaway menu for tea afterwards

Oh, and a sieve.

Best of luck to you though - aw it's got me all misty eyed thinking about my births.

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cheekstime · 27/05/2016 14:11

sunnyoutside Ha yeah, live birth thread...yea "which ways south?" :D. Thanks .
yep do yep thinking whether pool or not

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sunnyoutside · 27/05/2016 14:12

MyBread Eek don't know. 3 hours? Bloody hell! That is quick. What does your mw say?

I was only actually in the pool for about 20 minutes before my waters popped and I delivered. But I had borrowed the pool so no idea how much they cost to rent and whether it is worth it? Oh and I wasn't in it for very long after the birth either.

cheekstime · 27/05/2016 14:12

yep / keep

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