Natural at home childbirth?

now that just sounds scary

I am against ugly babies so be careful

No cause for one I liked having the pain meds. Also if there is something to go wrong you may not get to the hospital in time!

you can watch natural at home child birth videos on youtube.

i asked my mom this once and she said that for both my older sister and brother she wished she would have ask of an epideral. for me she got one. i think a home birth would be nice, i mean you can tell the child what room of the house they were born in and it would kind of be special and intimate bond with the house and stuff. of course before hand i would make sure with a doctor the chances of the baby haveing any complications that would need imediate attention, but if the baby’s really healthy i’d say go for it you’ll have a midwife there so you’re not totally alone.

thats the most ridiculous thing ive heard. if you care about your child and yourself you will do it in a hospital where little or nothing can go wrong. If something does go wrong they can ‘C-section’ and save everyone.

My friend did it with both of her daughter and loved it. They were both water births as well. She said she did it all natural and did just fine. She’s brave! She made a good point about hospitals not being all that sterile- too many sick people there!

I wanted to do it, but my doctor doesn’t do housecalls! If I wasn’t so attached to my OB, I might have tried to find a midwife. As it turns out, my son was breech and I had an emergency c-section, so it was a good thing I was in the hospital.

hahaha I was born at a doctors house really

but my mom said it was not so good because they thought there was going to be some problems and well its just a house you know nothing in there that has surgery equipment you know but luckily it was just a scare and everything went by ok

but hospitals are ready for any problem you know you may never know what could happen

Against. Thank God there is technology nowadays where women can give birth in hospitals and if there are any complications, doctors are there to help both mother and child. Back in day when such information and technologies did not exist, many, many women died during childbirth and many, many babies died during childbirth. Women should absolutely positively go to a hospital if they give three craps about their health or their baby’s. A million things could go wrong, and the decision to not deliver under special supervision of educated doctors could prove fatal to mother or child.
It is a STUPID, selfish act. Women should get over their fear of doctors, fear of needles, etc. and do what is best for the baby!

I have known many women that did the home birth thing, the ones that had a good experience were younger women in their 20’s who were in exceptional shape physically. They had short labors and had healthy babies. I knew a gal that tried it, she was 25, not in such good shape, she had a terrible and long labor, the midwife had to call an ambulance for the baby, he just didn’t look right (apgar wasn’t high enough). That kid is now 10 and learning disabled with severe ADHD. I was too scared to try a home birth, I was 36 when I was pregnant. I had lots and lots of drugs during delivery and an epidural. My labor was 30 hours with 3 hours of hard pushing. The baby was stressing and they almost did an emergency Cesarean birth. I couldn’t stop bleeding after the birth and tore horribly. I know she would have died (maybe me too) if I had tried a home birth. My daughter is now 16, and an honors student.

if you are perfectly healthy and can find a good doula or midwife then it could be an ok option. remember, women were having babies successfully like this for centuries. if there is a possible problem though I would plan on going to the hospital. remember, you can still have a natural childbirth in a hospital, you have the right to refuse any meds. I have a friend who had 2 very successful and healthy home births. I personally went to the hospital but in my case there was a potential for problems that we knew about ahead of time. giving birth at home can certainly be less stressful because you are more relaxed in a familiar environment which could also lessen your recovery time. just make sure you have regular prenatal appointments. my own dr’s office has midwife’s so yours might too. if you choose to give birth at home please don’t do it without a professional on hand. and don’t let anyone tell you that your choice is wrong as long as you know you aren’t at risk.