a girl on my other forum went for the
unassisted home birth and the baby died.
if anyone is going to do it, at least have
a midwife waiting out in the living room
or something.
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The Mrs
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Posted: 12-13-07 22:33pm
Oh that is just horrible!
Did she tell you all that she was planning
on having an unassisted birth before hand?
I could never be able to face a group of
women and let them know that because of my
decisions, my baby died. So she just
signed on one day and posted that her baby
passed away?
That is just so sad. That poor woman and
child
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Lilly Ivy
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Posted: 12-13-07 23:34pm
The Mrs
wrote:
Meee too. I just went and
told my husband about that and he's like
WHAT?! That lady must be crazy!
lol, it's just one of the scenarios I like
to play out in my head so if something
like that actually does happen, I'll know
what's next...
okay, yea I'm crazy...
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amethyst eyes
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Posted: 12-14-07 00:00am
Well, if you think about it women have
been doing this for much longer than
medical institutions have been around and
the population is still going strong. I
have also heard from many sources that the
unnatural position hospitals put you in
during labor goes against the natural
process. Gravity is supposed to play a
role and it doesn't when you are laying on
your backside.
Quote:
In some countries
almost all births happen in hospital,
whereas in other countries home birth is
considered the first choice for healthy
and otherwise low-risk women. The change
to planned hospital birth for low-risk
pregnant women in many countries during
this century was not supported by good
evidence. Planned hospital birth may even
increase unnecessary interventions and
complications without any benefit for
low-risk women. The review found only one
small trial, which provided no strong
evidence to favour either planned hospital
birth or planned home birth for low-risk
pregnant
women.
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Bridget
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Posted: 12-14-07 09:02am
The Mrs
wrote:
Oh that is just horrible!
Did she tell you all that she was planning
on having an unassisted birth before hand?
I could never be able to face a group of
women and let them know that because of my
decisions, my baby died. So she just
signed on one day and posted that her baby
passed away?
That is just so sad. That poor woman and
child
everyone knew she was going to do it. she
had done a lot of planning and research,
and i guess she felt confident. then she
came on and posted the whole story of what
happened that day. it was really sad and
though i don't know every last detail, i'm
almost positive the baby would have made
it if she'd had a professional on hand.
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Mabel
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Posted: 12-14-07 10:24am
iridescent_opal
wrote:
Well, if you think about it
women have been doing this for much longer
than medical institutions have been around
and the population is still going strong.
I have also heard from many sources that
the unnatural position hospitals put you
in during labor goes against the natural
process. Gravity is supposed to play a
role and it doesn't when you are laying on
your backside.
Well, that may be true. But maternal death
rates and infant death rates are probably
a lot lower than they were when women
birthed at home with no help but a
neighbor
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 12-14-07 12:33pm
I'd be concerned about a cord accident or
breathing problems, personally. Or that
maybe I'd start to hemmorhage, or my
baby's heartrate would start dropping and
I'd never know. I'd personally never want
to labor anywhere but in a hospital, for
my own peace of mind. My dream labor is in
a room full of machines surrounded by
competant medical professionals! If I
could do my labor all over again, I'd do
the exact same thing I did before, just
without the epi.
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 12-15-07 15:57pm
Good luck Sarah!
Having it at home would scare me. I
rather be at a hospital. I can't help,
but think about a post I think Bridget
posted before we had the babies about
women who have sex during labor.
I think about that often, I'm a freak.
Maybe you and Baron can do that. lol j/k
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 12-15-07 20:32pm
I might as well have done my birth of Oni
unassisted. For the ladies who don't know,
I had absolutely NO medical intervention
with my labor.
I had no IV, no epidural, nothing.
I agree with opal(don't remember your
name). Woman have done this for YEARS. I
don't mind being at the hospital JUST in
case, but I'd still be comfy at home.
I'm not going to leave my house until I
cannot speak through a contraction. Let's
just hope my tolerance for this pain
hasn't risen. Because that will mean home
birth for us! LOL!
My hubby is TOO nervous for that
scenerio!!! LOL!!!
Sarah
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Bridget
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Posted: 12-15-07 22:07pm
babymajic0506
wrote:
I might as well have done my
birth of Oni unassisted. For the ladies
who don't know, I had absolutely NO
medical intervention with my
labor.
but didn't you have an infection and oni
was whisked away for awhile?
what would have happened if you were at
home by yourself?
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Lilly Ivy
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Posted: 12-16-07 03:57am
It's always nice to be at the hospital
just in case. I hope that's what I can do,
and pretty much is what I'm planning on. I
think my biggest worry on a home birth is
hemorrhaging and/or baby not breathing. I
hardly underestimate anything, but I'm
pretty sure I'm underestimating how much
pain I'll be in. I'm sure most girls will
agree with me.
question- anyones pain less than what they
expected? or did everyone feel like they
were going to die once the contractions
started?
