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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
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Qi_mama
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| 08/22/2008 4:18 PM |
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When I gave birth to my DD I planned a homebirth. I had a tub set up, all my supplies, faith in my midwife, felt like it was all going to go great. Labored beautifully and then about 45 minutes before she was born, I started bleeding just a bit. My pushing phase had been going on for about 5.5 hrs with contractions spacing out to 15 minutes apart (obviously I was having some psych issues with giving birth b/c I was sure that I was going to be the first woman in history to literally split in two!) My midwife suggested I transfer to hospital. Before we could get everything together, I began bleeding heavily and my midwife did not know if my DD was going to make it through the birth. So an ambulance was called and I was transfered to University. By the time I got to the hospital, I had stopped bleeding and after 3 sets of contractions, gave birth to a healthy baby girl.
Fast forward - I am now pregnant with my second and cannot decide where to give birth. I want to try for a homebirth again but this little voice is telling me I need to give birth in the hospital. It's so hard to know what to do. I had sort of resigned myself to a hospital birth and then I got my digital subscription from Mothering and guess what this issue is, their annual pregnancy issue, and guess what one of the articles was about: how to have a homebirth and prevent transfer - Great!! Beautiful pictures of these homebirthin' mamas. I'm having such a hard time. I know it's safe and oftentimes safer than being in the hospital, but..........
Anyway, thanks for listening.
Leslie
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"We like to think that every child that is born really is an incarnation of what is most sacred in life, and that we as parents are guardians of the unfolding and flowering of their being and their beauty." - Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn |
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jes
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| 08/23/2008 12:43 AM |
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your mind is the biggest force in this event.
speak, and listen to your body, do what your body guides you to do. if you have this fear lingering in your mind, and cant shake it, id trust in it. not only due to intuition, but also because with birth, possibly more than anything else, beliefs/ideas will almost definitely become reality.
i firmly believe that in order to have the wonderful, uneventful birth we all long to have, you have to 100% feel confident in it. otherwise, theres always some sort of odds.
i hope im making sense.
good luck with your decision
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-jes
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MamaGrass
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| 08/23/2008 8:17 AM |
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| I agree with Jes, you must go with your instincts. I think about all of these things when I think about the subject, and in the end you have to go with the decision you can live with. A friend of mine had 3 natural homebirths, with her 4th child she went to the hospital. She just felt she needed to be there. Luckily she did b/c she hemorrhaged big time and the doctors and nurses were able to save the lives of her and her baby. I believe that women can have a perfectly safe homebirth most of the time. But, I also believe in a mothers intuition and the need to listen to it! And remember that many people are able to have wonderful birthing experiences even in the hospital given the right support. Good luck with it all! |
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Qi_mama
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| 08/28/2008 12:55 PM |
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Thanks for responding! I think intuition is the most important thing here. It's just hard when your intuition tells you one thing and your mind is telling you another. Thank you for the support.
Leslie
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"We like to think that every child that is born really is an incarnation of what is most sacred in life, and that we as parents are guardians of the unfolding and flowering of their being and their beauty." - Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn |
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that1girlKim
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| 09/09/2008 11:31 AM |
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I gave birth at Floyd Memorial (across the bridge in New Albany). They were completely supportive of midwife delivery, encouraged the use of doulas and natural birthing techniques and were in every way amazing. Floyd is finishing their labor/delivery renovation by the end of this year and will have new suites with tubs and everything. I have heard the same about Clark Memorial (also across the bridge). KY law is weird about midwives, but Indiana is much more progressive in this (and only this) area. If something tells you that you should be in a hospital,don't deny your instincts. It is still very possible to have the birth experience that you desire in a hospital environment. They clean up the resultant mess, too. 
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"Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting." -John Russell
Kim- mama to Henson, born 3/04/08. |
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