opinions/advice please...waters broke...home birth

[sezzolou]

Hi all, hoping for extra advice please. Things soon slip your mibd when things kick off. Im booked for a home birth. My waters broke so after an hr or so I rang labour ward to inform them so they are prepared for later. They were very insistent I go in to hosp to double check and for temp monitoring. I declined to go in to be checked and said I would ring back when pain intenifies. I am right there arent I? The normal procedure for things happening this way round has slipped my mind

 

[discoangel]

If labor has not started in 24 hours they will want to bring you in for an induction. You should check your temp every 4 hours to check for signs of infection and call them back if water changes to a green colour. Other than that get walking and bounce on gym ball! Good Luck.

 

[discoangel]

Opps did not see that this was an old post!!!!! Sorry.

 

[tinytabby]

Hope everything went ok.

 

[lozzy21]

If labor has not started in 24 hours they will want to bring you in for an induction. You should check your temp every 4 hours to check for signs of infection and call them back if water changes to a green colour. Other than that get walking and bounce on gym ball! Good Luck.

NICE guidelines are actually 72 hours before the recommend induction

 

[nicijones]

94 hours with my midwives and no Exams due to risk of infection.
My waters went 4 days before baby was born with me checking temp every 4 hours.
I went on to have a natural home birth with no pain relief and it was amazing!

 

[sezzolou]

I had my natural home birth...just posted my story in births and announcements

 

[MindUtopia]

I had my natural home birth...just posted my story in births and announcements

Congrats!! Will check it out!