Anyone watching CH4 tonight, about freebirthing?

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Its on at nine.
Its about women that give birth at home, alone with no midwife, and no medical interventio.

yes, what are we seeing there pruners? it does look amazing.

I think in the UK a Doula could be prosecuted if they were at a freebirth.

It's 'all or nothing' with homebirthing because of the prospect of litigation in the event of a problem, surely?

is it just like that because she's otherwise skinny?

yes, but why is she so adamant that a homebirth with a sympathetic MW is so bad?

How do you get a homebirth with a sympathetic midwife?

I think the danger is people watching this deciding they will want to do the same.

I don't understand that either RegenerAitch and there are some excellent mws out there.

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I freebirthed (not through choice) my DD4 was born 2 weeks ago on the front room floor and my DH delivered her,so no midwife or pain relief I would not have planned it that way though!

well, i suppose if nothing else frank you could shell out for a doula. but most of the hbs i've read about on here seem to have been great, with very pro midwives.

that baby's not making a sound

That was not her first birth was it? Pretty amazing though.

Wow - that was amazing!

ok so why is her husband there with a camcorder when the film crew have left cameras all over the house?

wow, that was amazing. Very different to births I've watched before....so calm and relaxed and none of the old PUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH.

amazing, i must say. i didn't make any noise either, as it happens. would have seemed like a waste of my energy at the time.

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what a peaceful beautiful birth...
quiet awake secure newborn
amazing... None of mine have cried much as have had quiet calm births, tis a wonder

wow, i would be interested to hear what her first birth was like.

I know expat.....I was willing it to start crying, but if it's journey into the world has been so calm and relaxed why would it cry?

I am shelling out for a doula! but that isn't a homebirth with a supportive midwife, that's a possible homebirth with a supportive doula

my last attempt at HB a complete disaster due to unsupportive midwife
I won't have met whichever midwife attends this birth so no way of knowing if she is sympathetic in advance

I think the thing is that most HBs we hear of have been good or great experiences
the ones that go wrong due to lack of support don't end up being HBs

i was making cavewoman grunts.

that's about it.

was she in pain then or not? she didnt look it.
it looks like theyre advertising it. they arnt showing any cons.