Hi,
I am due in February, I’m giving birth alone and I would just like to be prepared.
My previous labour is a bit of a blur as I had no pain relief and the contractions were constant rather than every X amount of minutes, so I don’t really have any memory of it.
If you gave birth alone, were there long periods when the midwives were off busy with other patients and were you just alone in the room? Did you feel safe?
I would like to use a doula but I really can’t afford it as I’m already a single parent to my 7 year old daughter. (Please don’t judge, I had a partner of 3 years when I fell pregnant, we were supposed to move in together, live happily ever after and now he’s changed his mind)
I don’t have any family and I’m worried about how I’ll get to hospital - if I phone an ambulance will I have to wait until the last minute to be classed as urgent enough? The hospital is 45 minutes drive away and I’m high risk so I’m not allowed to have a home birth or use a birthing centre.
I’m just looking for some reassurance I suppose, from anyone who’s been there.
Thanks
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Giving birth alone?
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BarleyG · 17/09/2019 09:25
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