So, had my midwife yesterday, currently 17 weeks prg and due on 31 st of December and am planning a home birth ( dc number 4). apparently at that time of year I would be extremely lucky to have midwives available ( which I do understand btw, time of year and all that).
I kind of feel quite despondent about it now......my midwife unit is just a small one, for the unit to be fully staffed, they only require 5 midwives and she did say that legally they were not allowed to refuse, but to prepare myself for the fact that it will be highly unlikely that there will be no staff to attend.
There is only one independant midwife round these parts and I cannot afford the fees :(. I always said that I wasn't really one of these mums who would stamp her feet and demand a home birth, and that if I had to go to hospital then I would, but, I kinda want to stamp my feet and demand a home birth!
Anyways, should I resign myself to the fact that I am going to have to remove myself from a comfortable environment where I know I will be in more control and manage pain better while labouring, get in the car and go to hospital?
Sorry it's a long post, I guess I just need to vent a bit.....didn't think it would upset me so much :(
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Witchofthenorth · 20/07/2011 05:47
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