Anyone else planning a free birth?? - Cloth Diapers & Parenting Community

Doula Amanda · 09-20-2012, 03:25 AM

This is our 6th baby but our first free birth

I do have an ob doc because I have Graves disease and it has to be monitored. Ive only went two times thus far tho. Just wondering if anyone else is having a homebirth or freebirth?

mama2madj · 09-23-2012, 08:38 PM

This is my #6 as well! It will be my 2nd intentional UC. My 4th DC was a precipitous UC in the car heading to the FSBC
I don't have an OB. I do have a MW friend who will come out if needed.

Green Decals · 10-01-2012, 10:37 PM

Hats off to you two! Our 4th, 5th, and 6th (God willing) will be UC too - but this is only our 3rd baby (2nd HB). :-)

flame_chick · 10-05-2012, 10:36 PM

this will be my 6th birth, and I was seriously considering free birthing, but DH is VERY against it. I was pushing him hard with the home birth last time. This time we are planning a birth center birth since they are accepting medicaid, and we cannot afford to pay ourselves for another home birth.

EmilyA874 · 10-06-2012, 12:54 PM

We had an amazing homebirth with DD and were planning a UC with this baby but a heart defect was found at our anatomy ultrasound and we will now be delivering at the hospital, which I am nervous about, but it is necessary. Good luck with your UC!

Daniellehale87 · 10-10-2012, 07:28 PM

My hubby wouldnt let me do a home birth BUT we settled on a birthing center with midwives and doulas!

pridykidz · 10-11-2012, 02:04 PM

This is our 6th and our first (FINALLY) homebirth! Very excited to be in a home that I want to birth in.

Made of Fleece · 11-04-2012, 09:14 PM

This is my 2nd baby. First was at a birth center with a midwife. I've considered home birthing this time around, but am too chicken, so hats off to anyone considering it!

ksburgess · 11-16-2012, 06:46 PM

This will be our 6th home birth

I would really like a UC but DH doesn't feel comfortably. I'm secretly willing that the midwives will arrive just after our LO does... that happened with our 4th and it was just lovely.

I am talking to our midwife at our next prenatal about my desire for her to be totally "hands off" and waiting at a distance while the baby is born and I'm bringing our LO up to my chest (DH is OK with this). I'm fine with more active help with the 3rd stage, but I want that intimate time of pushing and bringing up my baby to be totally me and DH - no flashlights, hands, etc!

infojunqie · 12-03-2012, 06:51 PM

This is our second baby and our second home birth--if all goes well. We will have the same midwife as last time. I have considered UC, but spiritually feel it would be prideful to attempt it and believe that I don't know it all and need someone there with lots of professional experience! (midwife has 30+ yrs!).

Good luck to all the mamas!

09-20-2012, 03:25 AM	#1
Doula Amanda Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: So. IL Posts: 179 Ratings: 3 Feedback: 100%	Anyone else planning a free birth?? This is our 6th baby but our first free birth I do have an ob doc because I have Graves disease and it has to be monitored. Ive only went two times thus far tho. Just wondering if anyone else is having a homebirth or freebirth? __________________ Amanda (30), dedicated wife to hubby Chris <3 Homeschooling momma to Alex 16, Roonie 11, CJ 9, Ally 7, Logan 5, Collin 3, and Nephi 1. We CD, Anti-Vax, NO CIRC, Bed Share, ERF, Extended Breast Feeding, clean eating, etc...

09-23-2012, 08:38 PM	#2
mama2madj Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 1,764 Ratings: 72 Feedback: 100%	Re: Anyone else planning a free birth?? This is my #6 as well! It will be my 2nd intentional UC. My 4th DC was a precipitous UC in the car heading to the FSBC I don't have an OB. I do have a MW friend who will come out if needed. __________________ Becka, 29, partnered with Eric , momma to Kenzie 8/99 Abbey 3/02 Nik 8/03 Johanna 11/07 Eleanor (Elfie) Sidhe 10/11 Dylan 1/13 My FS/ISO

10-01-2012, 10:37 PM	#3
Green Decals Registered Users Formerly: mumma1010 Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,934 Ratings: 149 Feedback: 99% My Mood:	Re: Anyone else planning a free birth?? Hats off to you two! Our 4th, 5th, and 6th (God willing) will be UC too - but this is only our 3rd baby (2nd HB). :-)

10-05-2012, 10:36 PM	#4
flame_chick Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rosenberg Texas Posts: 1,747 Ratings: 40 Feedback: 98%	Re: Anyone else planning a free birth?? this will be my 6th birth, and I was seriously considering free birthing, but DH is VERY against it. I was pushing him hard with the home birth last time. This time we are planning a birth center birth since they are accepting medicaid, and we cannot afford to pay ourselves for another home birth. __________________ Amanda, wife to Paul (07/04), mom to Veronica (12/04) Valerie (01/06) Vincent (12/10) & Violette (01/13) Proud 2x Surrogate, girl breech vaginally! 04/08/08 & a boy 08/28/09 family blog

10-06-2012, 12:54 PM	#5
EmilyA874 Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NW Maine Posts: 1,723 Ratings: 30 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Anyone else planning a free birth?? We had an amazing homebirth with DD and were planning a UC with this baby but a heart defect was found at our anatomy ultrasound and we will now be delivering at the hospital, which I am nervous about, but it is necessary. Good luck with your UC! __________________ A, wife to S Mama to DD W born at home in the water on 3/23/11! my heart warrior DS N born 1/11/13! And sweet DD A born at home 3/9/15! <3 Did you know 1 in 100 babies are born with a heart defect? 1 of them is mine <3 February is Pediatric Heart Awareness Month!

10-10-2012, 07:28 PM	#6
Daniellehale87 Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arizona Posts: 10	Re: Anyone else planning a free birth?? My hubby wouldnt let me do a home birth BUT we settled on a birthing center with midwives and doulas!

10-11-2012, 02:04 PM	#7
pridykidz Registered Users Join Date: May 2008 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 255 Ratings: 20 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Anyone else planning a free birth?? This is our 6th and our first (FINALLY) homebirth! Very excited to be in a home that I want to birth in. __________________ Wife to DH of almost 11 years. We have been Blessed with 3 DD's and 2 DS's .....with a new blessing on the way edd 1/20/13. We are a 'ing, 'ing, EBF'ing, NONVaccing, Boys "Intact", No Flouride Using, Homeschooling and Home Churching, JESUS LOVING Family.

11-04-2012, 09:14 PM	#8
Made of Fleece Registered Users Formerly: cidcatrichards Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Southern CA Posts: 457 Ratings: 83 Feedback: 100%	Re: Anyone else planning a free birth?? This is my 2nd baby. First was at a birth center with a midwife. I've considered home birthing this time around, but am too chicken, so hats off to anyone considering it! __________________ ISO/IHA

11-16-2012, 06:46 PM	#9
ksburgess Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 111 Ratings: 5 Feedback: 100%	Re: Anyone else planning a free birth?? This will be our 6th home birth I would really like a UC but DH doesn't feel comfortably. I'm secretly willing that the midwives will arrive just after our LO does... that happened with our 4th and it was just lovely. I am talking to our midwife at our next prenatal about my desire for her to be totally "hands off" and waiting at a distance while the baby is born and I'm bringing our LO up to my chest (DH is OK with this). I'm fine with more active help with the 3rd stage, but I want that intimate time of pushing and bringing up my baby to be totally me and DH - no flashlights, hands, etc! __________________ Kristen, wife to a sweetie, mama to 5, and waiting with hope for "Riceball" Jan '13! I help mamas have healthy babies

12-03-2012, 06:51 PM	#10
infojunqie Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 45 My Mood:	Re: Anyone else planning a free birth?? This is our second baby and our second home birth--if all goes well. We will have the same midwife as last time. I have considered UC, but spiritually feel it would be prideful to attempt it and believe that I don't know it all and need someone there with lots of professional experience! (midwife has 30+ yrs!). Good luck to all the mamas!

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