Hi all,
My first two children were precipitate labours (3hrs start to finish with my first and an hour and a half for the second). I had the most horrid journey to hospital last time - we started getting to the car the moment I had my first contraction, but it's over 40 minutes away and I needed to push twenty minutes into the journey so spent the rest of the time desperately fighting the urge to push. So I've decided to go for a home birth this time as I can't face another journey like that one!
The midwives have warned me that it may take them up to an hour to get to me, and I'm worried that could be too long. Of course, I may not have such a fast labour this time, but does anyone have any tips on how to cope with this in home birth?
Thanks,
Welly
My first two children were precipitate labours (3hrs start to finish with my first and an hour and a half for the second). I had the most horrid journey to hospital last time - we started getting to the car the moment I had my first contraction, but it's over 40 minutes away and I needed to push twenty minutes into the journey so spent the rest of the time desperately fighting the urge to push. So I've decided to go for a home birth this time as I can't face another journey like that one!
The midwives have warned me that it may take them up to an hour to get to me, and I'm worried that could be too long. Of course, I may not have such a fast labour this time, but does anyone have any tips on how to cope with this in home birth?
Thanks,
Welly