As we have begun to move through this process, the thought has crossed my mind that perhaps there are folks who could benefit from watching our decisions unfold. Also, I'm a bit of a verbal processor, so writing these things out is helpful to me as well. I hope others will find something in these posts leading up to our home birth that will help make these same sorts of decisions in their own lives feel a little less chaotic.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Home Birth: Making the Choice
Last week, I talked with my husband for what I thought was the first time about the possibility of a home birth. Much to my surprise, he was very, very open to the idea. In retrospect, I'm not sure why I thought he wouldn't be. Regardless, I can clearly see that he is 100% behind me, and we're both looking forward to taking the reins in this experience and making it what we want it to be.
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Thanks very much for writing about this. I also live in Louisville, and I am very interested in home birth. I'm not even pregnant, but its something I want to think about in advance. My husband is very skeptical, so the more I can learn, the better. Looking forward to reading about all your experiences.
Opps, you are in Lex, not Lou, but I look forward to following, nonetheless.
Howdy mkat. As it happens, you commented the day I went into labor. I was due on July 10. My daughter decided to come one week too early for a home birth. :-(
However, because we had planned to give birth at home, we were prepared for natural childbirth, and having spent half the pregnancy worried about preterm labor, I was very ready to advocate for myself. This ended up being a very good thing, since my midwife and her assistant were both out of town. I'll write a blog post about it sometime this week.
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