home birthing? any upsides?

Question

My boyfriend and I were thinking and my boyfriend wants me to do the whole hospital birthing thing but i heard of the home birthing idea and i wanna know has anyone done a home  birth that could i don't know talk to me i read the panphlets and stuff but i didn't talk to anyone who has done it and i think it'll give me some peice of mind

neasyc · Answer

im still trying to have a homebirth was not allowed to have one for my first becouse she was my first and doc like them to be born in hospital second time got so close but 2 days before she was born the decided it was to risky becouse of her size so this time im trying again find out on monday what size this one is so maybe this time

sweetangel7 · Answer

You should rent the movie, "The Business of Being Born."  It is a documentary with Ricki Lake and it is all about home births.  I watched it but I'm not going to do the home birth thing myself.  I can see why some women would want to though.  Check it out...it is a little biased about home births as being the BETTER choice but nonetheless it was very informative!

JoyRenee · Answer

I've always thought it sounded interesting. You can also find home birth videos on YouTube (usually pretty graphic). I think that so long as you have a midwife, go for it!!!

Liberty7 · Answer

good idea thanks i never thought about watching those shows i definetly will check it out thanks again

jesslee83 · Answer

i def thought about a homebirth....and my 1st appt was actually with a midwife....msgorgeous is right, on discovery health, they have shows like the house of babies(a miami-based motherhood center with all midwives/nurses), and other shows relating to midwifery and home birth....part of the reason i backed down, is because i have stress induced asthma and don't think i can handle all that without pain meds lol, as midwives believe in all natural, no pain meds! oh and my medicaid wouldnt cover it hehe.....otherwise, i'd probably have tried it, but i know when it came to birth, i'd have ended up at a hospital haha!!!

msgorgeous · Answer

if you have cable theres a channel discovery health it has home births and stuff on there that would give you a great idea on everything about home birth. if you do a home birth i think you might need a midwife :) ive never done or known anyone to do a homebirth sorry but check out that channel if you got cable its very informative :)