The Midwives

[GrannyRat]

Ooh this is my local hospital - my DCs were born there.

How do I refresh this thread on an iPhone??!!

Which one hobnob? think I know but not sure

It's MN.

We're here to be flamed, roasted and grilled.

Speak your mind!

Well, yes, I agree about the doula but two mws at a homebirth is for safety and the doula's the mother's choice so... what can you do?

I promise you no one on the labour ward will have been deprived of a mw because that woman had a homebirth, honest!

Yes, I really hope Rachel loves her baby. I really feel for her.

oh you don't think she needs an epidural? are you the one in horrendous pain? No thought not.

That bit with the baby in car and empty moses basket was horrendous, I'm in tears. I felt for that MW. thank you card finished me off.

I wonder why shes had so many took off though.

All i know is that I had to buzz every time i wanted to see a Midwife while I was in labour as they were rushing about between lots of us.

DH had to go and find one when I wanted to push.

if i had had a homebirth I would have had one/two to one?

tea are you a MW?

The woman in labour asked for an epi, and didn't get one. Horrible midwife.

Yes, Lozario, it does. "Paracetamol is very good" my arse, it doesn't even take the edge of my headaches.

I had 2 midwives with me. They were part of a community midwife team, who took it in turns to be on duty for home births.

If another woman had gone into labour the same night as me, then I would have been told to make my way to hospital because the midwives were busy.

Awwww.

Awwwww

I could tell you, pickles, but then I'd have to kill you

Aw bless [tears]

The one who sneered " she'll know when she's in labour"

Granny thats what I meant, They seem to be making a huge divide between the 2 areas but like you say there are nice and nasty areas in both east and west, it doesn't always mean that the 'chavs' live in the east ....there are plenty of really lovely families who I deal with through my work who live in the North End and some proper shite families I deal with in Wallasey Village ....I won't judge the area they live in - but I might have a cats bum face about they way they talk to their kids IYSWIM

witch that's what I thought. But I bet now mw thinks "see you didn't need it did you"

Ahhh Rose

"the head's not out? oh for fucks sake..."

Amen sister :)

I shall guess tea

The cooker was in the bathroom?!

I flip thread to refresh.
Rachel was brilliant- tears!!

And, YAY - she's gonna love her.

Why do you think I wanted a homebirth?
I had one to one attention for the crucial bit and then left alone after.