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Childbirth

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Preparations for home birth

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hewlettsdaughter · 08/04/2004 13:27

Hi all, I am 38 weeks today and really need to get my act together re preparing for my planned home birth. I have had a home birth checklist from my community midwives, and I have looked at Angela Horn's Home Birth Reference Site but I am still not sure what to buy to cover the floor/sofa/wherever I end up when the baby is born. I have read that you can use groundsheets, shower curtains, even those waterproof tablecloths - can anyone particularly recommend anything?
I should add that my ds was born in an unplanned home birth and we made do with bin bags then. I would like to be a bit better prepared this time though!

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hewlettsdaughter · 08/04/2004 13:34

Did try B&Q for plastic sheeting but could only find really flimsy stuff for covering furniture when decorating. Haven't really looked at shower curtains (although I gather you have to get one that's waterPROOF and not just water "resistant" or somesuch). Got lavender - chocolate and bubbly a good idea!

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secur · 08/04/2004 13:31

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secur · 08/04/2004 13:30

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motherinferior · 08/04/2004 13:30

Plastic sheet from DIY shop. That's all we got.

Also purchase chocolate and bottle of bubbly and nice bath stuff (pref containing healing lavender) for afterwards.

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