... tiny place. She kept telling me how much she hated getting wet when women birth in tubs. Since we were on the fence and she seemed not to like them anyway, we decided not to get a tub.(I love her; " ... things correctly. I asked her "was there anything I could have done differently to have had a successful home birth?" She was very reassuring. She told me that no, there wasn't, short of staying home ...

... a CNM and the other LM/CPM. I'm going to either rent or buy a big birth pool and have been practicing the hypnobirthing techniques daily. I had a small ... fine. My friend is in good spirits. Anyway, after seeing what she went through, I began to question my decision to have a home birth. I had to remind myself that this was my friend's first baby, and the circumstances were different than they are ...

... - the Packing of the Hospital Bag. It's the sense that, "okay, this is really happening, and I'm prepared."For a home-birth mom, the equivalent of packing a hospital bag is collecting all ... catch (and then to store or dispose of) the placenta - yup, we have to think of everything and take care of it ourselves at home.So instead of packing toiletries and extra undies, I'm buying plastic to cover my ...

Well, we start our back-to-school/back-to-business time of year with some home birth backlash. Dr. Phil is seeking women who regret their home birth for his show on home births. Dare he ask for women who regret their hospital births? He could devote the rest of his season exclusively for women of that demographic. I can only [...]

Well, the latest news is that we've decided to have a home birth. We're very excited about it.Most people freak out when they hear it, thinking that it's antiquated and that a midwife ... mom and baby. Also, midwives are medically trained. They can do everything that the hospital can do in a normal birth, except for an epidural and and a c-section, which require doctors.If our baby is in distress, the ...

I started having Braxton-Hicks contractions about a week ago… 31 weeks.  Wow.  This baby girl will be here before I know it.  I am excited and a little nervous, all in the same breath. Please pray for this home birth.  I know it will be wonderful and I have so much peace about it all turning [...]