I am so glad I will be having these guys at home!

[sarahloughmiller]

I went to the hospital to have a non stress test today and it made me and dh so glad we are not going there to have our babies. I can not imagine being hooked up to the machines the whole labor, that would be so annoying to me. The nurses are all nice enough, but I don't know any of them and would not want them there for my birth, I can't imagine them being of any help to me. As nice as the rooms are, they are not my room or my house and theyh smell like a hospital, not like my house. When I went to leave there were 2 babies at the nurses station (small hosp, no nursery) and one was sleeping peacfully (which it easily could have done with mom) and the other looked so new and his eyes were goopy and he was squirming and whinning and being ignored. I just wanted to pick him up and put my boob in his mouth, ya know? It is always nice to get the reassurance that what you are doing is right and that it is what you really want no matter how sure you already are of your decisions.

[Goldiemom]

I didn't have a homebirth, but when I was at the hospital I was there when they did the required state tests {not even an option for refusal grrrrr....} But while they did this I was talking with the two nurses on that night and both had little babies that they were bottle feeding. One was just born a few hours before, and the other would be going home the next day when I did. It really made me wish that I could have had a homebirth. I am so glad that you are going to be able to be surrounded by your own things and by people that you trust instead of strangers and hospital smells. Plus all you get to avoid some of those "required" things.

[Shell_Ell]

I had the same "aha" moment when I had to go to L&D at about 35 weeks or so, because I had thought I broke my waters. Turned out I just peed myself. LOL! But honestly, I was treated so terribly by the resident I had, I told my husband that I'd rather squat over a puddle than deliver at that hospital.

Just an example. I have had many, many times over the course of this pregnancy where I am glad I'm birthing at a birth center. I really hope it works out that way and we don't need a transfer.

Glad you are feeling confident about your choice. That's an awesome feeling!

[ZeldasMom]

Originally Posted by sarahloughmiller

It is always nice to get the reassurance that what you are doing is right and that it is what you really want no matter how sure you already are of your decisions.

So true!

[weliveintheforest]

I'm glad that you're glad
I'm glad we are all making choices for our births, and not just doing what is normal just because it is normal.

[trijosie-mama]

I remember seeing the same things after i deliverd DS. I could hear women screaming down the hall while I was in labor and then the babies that were left at the nurses station, I felt so bad for them.

Although i'm having a hospital birth this time, I'm much more comfortable with it than i was last time. I think it's because I trust my Dr and she's reassured me about the staff, some of whom I have met and were wonderful, answering all my questions reassuring me they wouldn't do anything without discussing it with me and DH first. I don't think this would have been the case if i wouldn't have switched dr's a couple weeks ago.

I can relate to your relief in the fact that I'm happy to be giving birth in a hospital that is simple and not over run by fancy decorations and a staff that has the additude to back up the fancy surroundings! I'm getting excited for my experience and to continue to hear about everyone elses!!