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Becles

hippychick1 wrote: »

I was wondering if anyone has experience of a home birth as this is what I think I would like.

Not yet, but I'll let you know

Hoping to have a home birth when mine arrives next month. I've already done a birth plan with the community midwife.

We have to supply plastic sheeting or similar to protect the area where you want to give birth, towels, somewhere for midwife to wash her hands, and the usual stuff you would pack in a hospital bag.

I'll get a pack delivered at home from the hospital 3 weeks before my due date. This will have gas and air cylinders in, oxygen and all the midwifes bits and bobs that she needs.

I'll also get a prescription for the injection that makes the placenta come out faster (forgot the drug name!) and pethadine if I want it. I'll have to collect those from the chemist and store them in my fridge ready.

When I go into labour, I have to ring the labour ward and advise them that I am in labour. They will contact a community midwife who will come and check on me. Depending on how I'm doing, they'll either stay or go away and pop back later. Once I'm near the second stage, another midwife will arrive to assist with the delivery.

I'm really keen on it and hopfully I'll be able to tell you more once I've had my baby.

In the mean time, have a read of this site: http://www.homebirth.org.uk/
It's very useful and very interesting, especially the stories from other mothers.

LizzieandThomas

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hippychick1

Thanks for this!
I'm hoping for a much more chilled out experience than in hospital.
I hope all goes well for you. It's so exciting when that date gets close!!!

Off to look at that website now......

Moonbeam

Hmmmmm - 39 +5 and think I'm getting twinges !!!!!!

nadnad

Moonbeam wrote: »

Hmmmmm - 39 +5 and think I'm getting twinges !!!!!!

oh how exciting - good luck!

Becles

Moonbeam wrote: »

Hmmmmm - 39 +5 and think I'm getting twinges !!!!!!

Ooooh - how exciting! I bet you won't sleep tonight wondering if it's the real thing or not. Best of luck xx

daisykate124

india wrote: »

I started my maternity leave today, well actually I'm on annual leave for three weeks then my maternity leave starts. :j

No more office for over a year. It feels weird.:eek:

Thats the best feeling isnt it! Now put your feet up and get as many lie in's as you can you wont get much chance for the next 14 years or so:rotfl:

Enjoy

Daisykate

Snaggles

Good luck Moonbeam - keep us posted!

Shortie

Good luck Moonbeam!!

I'm starting to think I can't afford to go back part time now to work after baby2 is born. I worked out my finances very roughly yesterday and if I can pay for a years travel pass upfront and I pay no money into the 'Shopping Account' (i.e. we never eat again), then each month, I'm left with a princely sum of £4 :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Snaggles

Oh no shortie! That's quite a......um.....tight budget. Have you tried putting an SOA (statement of affairs) on the Debt Free Wannabee board to see if they can make any suggestions for cutbacks? Have you checked that you are claiming everything you will be entitled to?