Bella was supposed to be born at home. After a long and arduous labor, she was born in the hospital. It could have been worse than it was, and I was grateful that the hospital was there when I needed it. But now, I don’t know if I want to do that again… my mom talked to the midwife in charge of Bella’s birth and there are so many pros… now I don’t know what to do… because Amante wants a doctor and a hospital. I need to think about this more… it is going to be tough for me now that I have heard Yolanda’s side again. The hospital sounds so cold compared to the opportunity to be home…
February 6, 2008
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I tried to have a natural birth in a hospital with my first son that ended in an unnecessary cesarean section. We were not happy with our hospital experience. They are trained to deal with emergency situations. They don’t treat labor and birth like a normal healthy body function. I had a really hard time emotionally with the c-section. When we got pregnant earlier than planned with our second son I had alot of anxiety about the birth until we decided to have a CNM attended homebirth. I felt very confident in my body and in the midwife’s skills to help my body labor to the best of its ability. How vastly different it was from our first birth! What a healing experience it was for all of us! I would encourage you and your husband to seek our midwives in your area and educate yourselves on how safe a homebirth can be before making a decision. Feel free to email me if you’d like to discuss this subject further.
Comment by Wani — February 9, 2008 @ 3:14 pm
I would say that you and your husband should talk extensively with the midwife about all of your questions and concerns. My husband and I had many friends and family members offer horror stories to discourage us from having a homebirth. While most of them are well meaning, they are usually uninformed and have only limited knowledge on the subject. I many times wished we’d kept our decision to ourselves to avoid the ensuing conversations but it was too late by then. You could just listen politely and say thanks for your concern, etc. Or you could prepare yourself with facts and stats to rebut their arguments. If you want to discuss this further via email leave your address on my blog.
Comment by Wani — February 10, 2008 @ 10:57 pm