I have two midwives, I have no idea who I'll see at my antenatal appointment until I get there- it's whoever is least busy.
Anyway, one of these is very pro-homebirth and is very supportive. The other doesn't want me to have one. She said:
'When you have a homebirth just you remember the poor midwife who comes to you has been at work all day and she is very tired. No doubt I'll get a call out tonight for a bloody homebirth... and after the busy day I've had!'
This time I went to see her and she said 'oh you'll be lucky to deliver naturally let alone have a homebirth and they might even induce you early because you have 'CPD' (she meant SPD)'.
I don't want a section and I don't want to be induced- I'm refusing induction this time because I had a horrible hospital birth last time and had prostin pains that were worse than my contractions (even the 10cm contractions), they were pure agony.
So... I just feel very out of control again now. They sent DH home last time as they said I wasn't progressing quick enough. I had to call him half an hour later as I'd gone from 0.5-4cms in half an hour and they told me to ring him myself from my mobile as they'd seen it.
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Midwife trying to talk me out of homebirth
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TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied · 08/11/2009 08:46
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