Would you recommend home birth?

[Lizbiz89]

I'm pregnant with my 2nd child and I'm considering having a home birth. Either that or a water birth at a birth centre. I had a horrible birth with my dd. The usual induction drip, which led to horrendous pain and epidural, which finished with distressed baby, so had to have her delivered through forceps with episiotomy. Took a long time to mentally and physically recover. I would really like this birth to be a different experience. Please can ladies who have had home births let me know their experiences? Especially ladies who had their second babies at home. Thanks

I had my second home birth less than 24 hours ago & highly recommend it.

My first labour was a lot like yours, I had to argue with a consultant I was ready to push during a 37 week induction.

Second was born at home nearly 2 years ago, I did hypnobirthing from YouTube & a book, it was perfect. 1.5 hours from midwives arriving to baby out.

Yesterday’s was back to back & extremely painful but still perfect.

It’s definitely something to consider & the midwife will go through all the risks if you decide to go through with it but every midwife I’ve seen says how there’s less intervention at home & they’re much easier births.

My first was a home birth. Very quick labour 2.5 hours. Was straight forward but would have been at hospital anyway.
I didn't bother arranging it with my subsequent pregnancies. Both were quick precipitous births also.
I think if you have quick labours there is less time for interventions etc so this never played a role in my births anyway.

I had a homebirth with my third, but I’d had 2 quick labours prior. I didn’t want to be giving birth en route. But my births were pretty much textbook. I only tore the first time because I was told to push when I should’ve been panting.

Have you considered a doula? I banished dh from my second Hospital birth and hired a doula. She was a lot better at making sure I was listened to. Dh was too emotional and panicky the first time around, and didn’t really understand what was happening even though it was all straight forward.

I wouldn’t want to home birth if I hadn’t had a straight forward birth. I would’ve known if anything was not progressing properly through experience.

I had my first at home. It was a long drawn out birth and i’m convinced there would have been interventions if i’d been in hospital. It was a great experience, I would highly recommend it if you have no complications. I was never a massive home birth advocate and would have gone to hospital if any health professional thought I should.
My actual main concern with hospitals was the post-birth care. I now live in Australia where post birth care is much better and I had my 2nd and 3rd in hospital here, mainly because home births are not easy here, but also because I had more faith in the system.

I was pretty against home births, but had an accidental one as the baby just came very quickly. Was quite a surprise, but on reflection it was a lot easier and less hassle than having to go to hospital. The main concern for me would be pain relief options and if anything was to go wrong, but providing you are close enough to a hospital in the event it’s needed, I would be minded to go for a home birth.

I had a home birth 2 years ago. Mine didn't go according to plan and was blue lighted in, but, I would still advocate for home birth to anyone that would listen. It was a very special birth for me. I felt so much more relaxed than I did with my first one. I felt a lot more in control and empowered to make my own decisions. In hospitals I find I become a bit subservient and just do as they say, but I think that is down to my acute phobia of hospitals that I kind of just shut down.

I would say book it, and then see how you feel when labour starts. If you don't feel comfortable you can transfer in. You can not so easily demand to go home when you are at the hospital in labour!