hello -- i'm 30 weeks into 2nd pregnancy and looking for some advice. 1st time round i had great pregnancy and was planning to deliver at home or at Birth Centre. all went pear shaped at 40wks as i got Strep B infection and ended up with an emergency caesarian.
This time i was (naively??) hoping to try again for a low intervention birth but have been monitored extra closely and told that on top of everything else, my 1st baby was small...she is 2 so this was news to us all! never told that at the time.
Long story short i met consultant on thurs who says i will have to deliver on consultant led unit, i will not be allowed to use the birth pool at all and that i will have continuous fetal monitoring.
so upset spent last night awake crying and wondering how the hell i'm gonna get through. they are also offering me an elective section but i would rather avoid this.
my worry is that the consultant led unit will be so 'medical' that my chances of a 'nice' birth are low....anything i can do to make the space/experience as good as possible??
would love to hear from anyone who delivered on delivery suite but whose heart was in the birth centre if you know what i mean. or any other tips!
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can birth on consultant-led unit still be 'good'?
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smedrock · 06/08/2011 17:03
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