Bournefree
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Hi
the OH and myself are buying a new house, but are having a bit of a fight with the mortgage underwritters (that's a long story, that I won't bore you all with) essentially with the Credit Crunch stuff, they have tightened up thier purse-strings.. however we have our fingers crossed they will release the money!!
The problem lies that we have rented out our current home - and can't go back on it. We have to move on the 12th Sept, but our new house, isn't ours, and is unlikley to be ours till at least Oct at the earliest. So we are facing perhaps NOT being in our new home before Nov 22nd when I'm due and being homeless!!!
We have a back-up plan - which is to move to my sisters flat, which she only uses on weekends, but it is a good hour away and in a different county. Meaning that I will have to move all of maternity care... and possibly mean that I will have to abandon my plans for a home birth!
Couple of reasons for this - 1. the midwifery team in the new county does support home birth but were honest in saying that they actually only happen for about 10% of those women that want them, due to staff shortages!!
2. my sister doesn't want me to ruin the new carpet!
3. the hospital, unlike where I live in Bournemouth (where it is 3miles away to a midwife-lead unit, and 5 miles to the obstrician lead unit), is a good 20-25miles on blue-light away from the flat.. this is also the reason the midwifes feel uncomfortable with home births for the the area, and gives me some concerns too.
I'm trying to find alternative accomodation, so we can stay in the area with my midwife that I have known since the very begining and is very supportive and excited for us having a home birth there are 5 midwifes in the local area and it would be unlikely that I wouldn't be able to have my baby at home (wherever that is)
The alternatives however are expensive - shortterm accomodation has a huge hike on it.. for example £1000 for 3 weeks in a static caravan.. £200 a week in a flat. We are both luckly and unluckly being in Bournemouth for accomodation.. there are lots of places to stay short term because of tourism in the area, but they all come at a premium, as there is little drop in demand with the seasons.
I read on a few other post that some of you ladies are moving also... I just wanted to know who else was out there deciding either to move before or after the birth and how are you getting on - and what are your stress levels like???
I have had a little fit of tears most days!
I having a hard time nesting - without a nest!!
XXXX
the OH and myself are buying a new house, but are having a bit of a fight with the mortgage underwritters (that's a long story, that I won't bore you all with) essentially with the Credit Crunch stuff, they have tightened up thier purse-strings.. however we have our fingers crossed they will release the money!!
The problem lies that we have rented out our current home - and can't go back on it. We have to move on the 12th Sept, but our new house, isn't ours, and is unlikley to be ours till at least Oct at the earliest. So we are facing perhaps NOT being in our new home before Nov 22nd when I'm due and being homeless!!!
We have a back-up plan - which is to move to my sisters flat, which she only uses on weekends, but it is a good hour away and in a different county. Meaning that I will have to move all of maternity care... and possibly mean that I will have to abandon my plans for a home birth!
Couple of reasons for this - 1. the midwifery team in the new county does support home birth but were honest in saying that they actually only happen for about 10% of those women that want them, due to staff shortages!!
2. my sister doesn't want me to ruin the new carpet!
3. the hospital, unlike where I live in Bournemouth (where it is 3miles away to a midwife-lead unit, and 5 miles to the obstrician lead unit), is a good 20-25miles on blue-light away from the flat.. this is also the reason the midwifes feel uncomfortable with home births for the the area, and gives me some concerns too.
I'm trying to find alternative accomodation, so we can stay in the area with my midwife that I have known since the very begining and is very supportive and excited for us having a home birth there are 5 midwifes in the local area and it would be unlikely that I wouldn't be able to have my baby at home (wherever that is)
The alternatives however are expensive - shortterm accomodation has a huge hike on it.. for example £1000 for 3 weeks in a static caravan.. £200 a week in a flat. We are both luckly and unluckly being in Bournemouth for accomodation.. there are lots of places to stay short term because of tourism in the area, but they all come at a premium, as there is little drop in demand with the seasons.
I read on a few other post that some of you ladies are moving also... I just wanted to know who else was out there deciding either to move before or after the birth and how are you getting on - and what are your stress levels like???
I have had a little fit of tears most days!
I having a hard time nesting - without a nest!!
XXXX