Hypothetical Question

[Phantaja]

I'm not pregnant, but, as usual, between ovulation and my period I wonder what I'd do if I was. Forgive me if this has been asked before.

I'm thinking that I'd like to UC if/when I get pregnant again. Would it make sense to have a baby at home where I was comfortable, then later, maybe after a nap and a bath or something, go to the hospital to have baby and I checked out? Or would baby automatically end up in NICU or something?

[ckberkey]

What would you want the hospital to do? You can assess if he is breathing, eating, pooping normally, kwim? There are checklists of specifically what to look for. I would hire a midwife to come do a checkup on my baby at home WAAAAYYYYY before I would take a healthy baby to a hospital.

[Phantaja]

I....um...don't know. I believe in birth and that the body knows what it's doing but...hmmm. I know that my insurance won't cover a midwife (tried three times with three separate pregnancies). Maybe get in touch with a pediatrician if I wanted a check up?

[ckberkey]

Yeah. If I were going to UC, I would probably go for a well baby visit at about a week old. I have a NP/CNM who works at a local clinic that my other kiddos have gone to. She knows I am very non intervention and is respectful of my nonmainstream parental decisions. It would be important, IMO, to find a doc who isn't going to freak out about the UC. Maybe start out by calling up a local midwife and asking for a pediatrion recommendation.