Have you ever concidered having a midwife to assist you through labor? How many choose to have a homebirth rather than a hospital birth?
Were any of you born at home?
I am not pregnant, but when the time comes, I would feel safer at home than I would in a hospital where they bring the sick.
I am curious to know what the majority of woman are doing these days.
Peace!

I was born at home.

But thats not really a lot of help is it? :sheepishgrin:

I went for the happy medium.

When selecting someone to assist with the birth of my daughter, I chose a Nurse-Midwife.

These women are compassionate to the feelings of the mother, both before, during, and after the birth of your children. They are certified and assist with the birthing of your child in a hospital.

I used no medication, and everything done to me was the same as if I were had I delivered at home. The ONLY difference was that I was right there in the hospital if anything occured that required immediate attention.

I would recommend a Nurse-Midwife.

More info: http://www.midwife.org/focus/

No, that's great, Xenon! I don't know many woman brave enough to do this, so props to yo Mamma!
[This message was edited Fri Mar 7 12:57:12 PST 2003 by HappySunshine]

LaVisHh said:

Lavish!
My dear, I did not know that you have a child!
How wonderful!
You are indeed the strong woman you appear to be!
I admire you,
and thanks for the link!

IF..!!!


and thats a big fuckin if


i ever have another youngin.. i would do it at home..


my middle child was born in 42 minutes...




and no one else took more than 5 hours... i would really like to try water birth and that is something you can do at home

HappySunshine said:

Thank you!