Noise In Homebirth | Cops? - Page 2

[claddaghmom]

Originally Posted by Belle

I wouldn't think that they'd need to know all the details of the Hb. They wouldn't need to know that it was UC. I wouldn't lie to them, but just say that it was planned homebirth and leave it at that.

Well I assume I'd have to lie to them somehow as even though they are legal now, the majority of MW's weren't certified at the time I gave birth.

Honestly, the climate around here is a bit chilly. In fact, when it was leaked around work that I was doing a HB, I was very surprised that I remained working. That was a great support group compared to the rest of the culture I grew up in.

[SashaBear]

If your neighbors are a-holes and have called police/CPS on your noise level before, then I say go ahead and call the police the day you go into labor. Let them know what your neighbors have done previously and that you are in labor. Nothing more. If you have a support team with you (more than your hubby), I wouldn't even worry about it. Let the cops show up and tell them you are in labor and just fine.

As for the note, I think the note on the door is a good idea.

Let me add add that homebirths are illegal here so I leads my line of thinking.

[Belle]

Originally Posted by SashaBear

Let me add add that homebirths are illegal here so I leads my line of thinking.

Correction: Homebirth are not illegal anywhere. It is midwifery that is illegal in your state. Homebirths are perfectly legal.

[cathicog]

Originally Posted by yalad

I know many times, I really thought about the neighbors calling the police. It has crossed my mind many times. Thinnking that the neighbors might think we are doing the S n M thing in the middle of the PM!!! hahahah It is too mcuh. In 30ys of practice, it has not happened, but I totally think it would be the bomb!

yalad

you know, this NEVER occurred to me at all in any of the births I've either had, or been to. Naevity, I suppose. But no one has called the cops cuz of noise, only one had CPS called cuz someone peeked in the windows while a homebirth was happening, and it was mine. Rather rude of them, ya think?