Stickylizard's THAT WAS IT thread, home birth story :D (long!)

[chrislo4]

Yay!!! It happened!! Congratulations xx

 

[tryin4baby]

congrats xx

 

[zBaby]

Awesome job! he's beautiful!
Great story too!

 

[Jennifurball]

Aww congrats!! Born on my birthday too!

 

[crazylady5]

what a lovely story i feel so proud of you and i don't even know you!! well done toby is so yummy enjoy your little family x

 

[Marley12389]

Wow thank you for sharing your story and being so honest! I'm so glad you were able to have everything go the way you wanted and your baby boy is beautiful!!

 

[shx]

Aww what a lovely story! and Toby is adorable!! Congratulations xx

 

[Amzily]

Thanks for such a detailed birth story. We are in a similar situation, my new baby will be born around my daughter's first birthday and I am seriously considering a home birth - just wondering whether all the cleaning up afterwards will be worth it - what do you think? Also how are you finding a newborn and a one year old so far? xx

 

[Angelbabymama]

Congratulations!! What an adorable little chap he is and what a beautiful birth story xxxx

 

[stickylizard]

Thanks for such a detailed birth story. We are in a similar situation, my new baby will be born around my daughter's first birthday and I am seriously considering a home birth - just wondering whether all the cleaning up afterwards will be worth it - what do you think? Also how are you finding a newborn and a one year old so far? xx

1000% worth it!! The mess i was referring to was mainly stuff the midwives brought and they packed it all up and took it away like dopplers and gas and air and sterile gloves etc - they either take it away or the soiled stuff like the waterproof backed pads goes into a big clinical waste bin which they either take and drop at the hospital or they call your local council who collect it from outside your house! once they had gone there wasnt much to clear up - you have to set up the room you want to use with a big sheet of waterproof membrane (ours was £22 and covered the floor from wall, up the sofa and to the other wall) cover that with sheets/towels (we got them from a charity shop and washed them on a high temp before use) and thats about it really! we had a pool which took time to empty but to be honest thats because we didnt think ahead and buy a syphon for the hose so we had to use buckets! once midwives had gone, jack scooped up all the sheets and towels and put them in to wash at a high temp, and once the pool was empty and deflated (we have an electric pump which does this in minutes - inflates and deflates) folded up the waterproofing and we might us it for gravelling the garden lol. and we bought the pool on ebay and will resell on ebay. its SO worth it i promise you! theres no mess anywhere in the house now :] please go for it i cant recommend it highly enough!

its fine with ella and toby at the moment but im imagining itll be harder when OH goes back to work. im sore and feeding so hes taking charge of getting ella fed etc. im sure il manage! theres no sibling rivalry as ella is too young, but it is hard to explain to a 1yr old that new brothers arent for raucous poking and over enthusiastic pulling! and weve cordoned off an area with our playpen for toby to be in his moses basket during the day which is a bit like a little prison, but i dont trust ella not to pull the basket off the stand etc! she doesnt know why shes not allowed but i think she'll be fine when the novelty wears off!

good luck with everything!


thank you all for your kind wishes we are chuffed to bits xxx

 

[baby_mama87]

Aw wow I loved your story! Well done and congratulations he is gorgeous!

Xxx

 

[Boothh]

Such a lovely birth story congratulations xxx

 

[mlyn26]

Well done you brave woman. He is beautiful.x

 

[babyful]

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[ace28]

Thank you so much for sharing. I, too, am planning a home water birth, and every time I read a positive experience it just makes me feel so much better and even more enthused about the whole process. Your baby is beautiful and your process sounds amazing!

 

[Cordelia Lynn]

Congratulations!!!!!

 

[artiste_]

Enjoyed your story. I guess you got to have yours. Score me after all. Mine was born may 1.
Congratulations. He's beautiful

 

[MegnJoe]

He is gorgeous, and you look great after just pushing him out on only gas an air! Go you! Gave me serious inspiration! I've been following your threads and I am so happy he is finally here, u were pretty fed up lol. Congratulations!

 

[Nits]

I loved your birth story!

That picture of you two in the pool is precious. He's such a handsome little boy =D

Congrats.

 

[Mamaof5soon]

So happy for you! Congrats!