I had a home birth with my second because i had no1 to look after DS1 and i didnt not want him taken into care and i also didnt want to labour alone - so i laboured at home (with DS1 fast asleep upstairs) then when he was born i had to go into hospital so DH stayed at home with DS1
What happened, apart from the obvious?
I had been contracting all day but hadnt realised they were contractions i went in the bath at about 11pm and thought i had wet myself instead i hadnt my waters went in the bath, phoned labour and delivory and they sent the midwife out to me (because i was high risk cause of my weight they sent out 2 midwifes but the 2nd one didnt get here till he was born) he got to mine at about 12/12.30 she brought everything with her gas and air etc when she got to me she didnt think i was in labour at all (that part still pisses me off) she did an internal and found out i was 9 & half cm dilated and her face dropped and you could pretty see she was going 'oh shit' she asked me if i thought my waters had gone and i said i wasnt sure and she told me they had and i was like oh they must of went in the bath lol anyway we covered the sofa in a shower curtain and i gave birth to him on the sofa at 1.30 am with hardly any gas and air
How did you feel? Would you do it again? Complications??
It felt amazing i would do it again, i fact id love to do it with this one too i didnt have any complications the midwife thought i had a heavier bleed then what i had so she had me taken into hospital to be checked over (better safe than sorry) i do feel the taking me to hospital stopped me from having that specail time to bond with my baby as it wasnt untill half 5 till i got to hold him again but if i had stayed at home and hadnt gone into hospital i know i would of
thats pretty much the jist of it
i was very happy with mine
