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Preparing for a home birth

Advice on preparing for a home birth with information on the preparations you should make and the role of the midwife.

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Talk to your midwife. Get to know her and her colleagues. If you can, talk to someone else who has had a home birth.

Check that your GP will cover a home birth. If not, find a doctor who will. (Your midwife will help with this.)This does not necessarily mean your GP being present at the birth; it means being prepared to come if the midwife calls for him/her.

Encourage your partner to join in with the preparations. Plan together to fill the freezer, clean the house, organise any other children etc.

Try and arrange some extra help for a few days after the baby is born.

Make sure the room where your baby will be born is warm.

Try and be reasonably near the bathroom. This makes life much easier.

Have access to a telephone.

Have some sort of protection for carpets.

Have a table for the midwife to put her equipment on.

Have lots of nice warm towels for you and your baby.

Get your beanbag out and your rocking chair and any other "special" extras you think you might want.

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can u hav a waterbirth at home???
	added by 52BABY25 [Thu 24th Sep 2009 @ 10:30:41]

i would love to giv birth in my home but not sure i hav had 1 very hard long and difficult labour and 1 very easy quick labour both in hospital i hav been very lucky to of had a six hour discharge with both so hav never had to stay in hospital but im worried that with my third they might wanna keep me in and thats not something i would b comfortable with helllllp please!!!
	added by mummythetrilogy [Mon 9th Mar 2009 @ 09:23:55]

hi all, just a note to share my experience on a home birth. i had my first baby in hospital and hated it ! second time round i have my baby boy at home - two hour labour - gas and air for about ten minutes - no complications, everything nice and calm. my eldest boy asleep in bed. and all tucked up nice and cosey in our bed at 1am !
i would highly recomend all mums to consider a home birth - it is more calming and relaxing and makes the whole stage of labour easier for you !
im now expecting my third boy and am planing a home birth again , i cant wait !

added by mummycroud [Mon 20th Oct 2008 @ 08:54:37]

hi. i have had 2 home births and this will be my 3rd i would tell u all to have home births they are great. i will never give birth in hostpital again.
	added by 3boysandpreg [Mon 28th Jan 2008 @ 18:12:39]

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Preparing for a home birth

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