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[mommyjudy]

We are, and I'd love to connect with anyone else going on the same journey, whether it's your first time or you're experienced!

We're expecting baby #5 towards the end of May.  All 4 big siblings have been born at home with midwives.  We've recently moved, so we no longer have our midwives and feel a great peace about going this one solo. 

- Judy

[Lynann]

There is another unassisted thread a little ways down, I'll go and bump it for you.

Glad to have you join us Judy

[BaileyB]

Hi Judy! I am so far UP-ing and possibly UC-ing. I am taking it more one day at a time. This is pregnancy #4 for me, with 1 full term stillborn born at hospital/induction, one full term living almost 2 year old (hospital/induction), and then I had a really early m/c last May, and now due this coming May. I am 19.5 weeks. This is my first time without an OB and I have never had a midwife. I just had a strong urge to be left alone this pregnancy and I had been looking into UC before getting pregnant with my m/c baby. I actually wouldn't mind delivering in our hospital because they have great staff, etc but if I feel like they will go bonkers when I come in in labor and haven't had official prenatal care since 9 weeks I will just stay at home. I don't really feel like having an IV, or being given antibiotics for any possible GBS, and I don't feel like being in labor and having to force them to not give me those things.

I was induced with my first baby because of finding no heartbeat and I was induced with my second because they/I were jumpy about going too late since they never found a cause of the first stillborn (they highly suspected a cord accident though).

When are you due?

[aHikaru]

might be having an Unplanned Homebirth, if there is such a thing.

DD's birth went quickly, I only had 5-6 hours of active labor, so the midwives I've spoken to suspect it to be much quicker. So for that reason alone I'm making sure I am prepared.

Other than that, DH might be losing his job come early next year, so we may not have coverage to have a hospital birth. 

[Hadleychick]

Since my first DS was born after a 31/2  hr labor and my second took tons of prodromal labor and about 1/2hr to 15 minutes worth of hard labor we are looking at a very fast birth.  We can't afford a homebirth out of pocket this time, my first hb was mainly covered by insurance and my second was paid for out of pocket.  I have an OB this time and am temporarily planning a hospital birth.  But in all truth, the hospital is more than a half an hour away and I don't think I will make it.  So, mentally I am preparing for a UC but I am putting all the pieces in place to try and get a hb covered by insurance because of my previous precipitous births,