Well, we've gone and done it... turned into full-blown hippies! (Haha!)
After our aforementioned experiences earlier in this pregnancy, we decided to look into alternative birth options. We have had enough of hospitals and tests and anxiety over medical issues, real or perceived.
We did a lot of research... books, documentaries, interviewing doctors, midwives, people who have had just about every kind of birth experience imaginable, and, after carefully reviewing our options, we have decided on a home birth with a Certified Nurse Midwife.
As it turns out, it's not a crazy as we thought! We promise there will be no videos of me squatting in a dark corner, shaking a rattle and chanting or anything like that. It's actually pretty "normal". The midwife comes to your home around the same time your doctor would tell you to come into the hospital. She brings with her a whole laundry list of medical equipment, including a neonatal resuscitation kit. If there is an emergency, I will be transported to a hospital. Statistics show that transport time from home to hospital/OR is often the same as L&D unit to OR.
Home birth may not be for everyone and we feel that each mother/family must do what they feel is best for them. This is simply the approach that feels right to us.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to touch base with us!
After our aforementioned experiences earlier in this pregnancy, we decided to look into alternative birth options. We have had enough of hospitals and tests and anxiety over medical issues, real or perceived.
We did a lot of research... books, documentaries, interviewing doctors, midwives, people who have had just about every kind of birth experience imaginable, and, after carefully reviewing our options, we have decided on a home birth with a Certified Nurse Midwife.
As it turns out, it's not a crazy as we thought! We promise there will be no videos of me squatting in a dark corner, shaking a rattle and chanting or anything like that. It's actually pretty "normal". The midwife comes to your home around the same time your doctor would tell you to come into the hospital. She brings with her a whole laundry list of medical equipment, including a neonatal resuscitation kit. If there is an emergency, I will be transported to a hospital. Statistics show that transport time from home to hospital/OR is often the same as L&D unit to OR.
Home birth may not be for everyone and we feel that each mother/family must do what they feel is best for them. This is simply the approach that feels right to us.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to touch base with us!
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