Hello, everyone, I've been lurking for a little while but this is my first time posting in here. Homebirth is a option that just became available for my pregnancy, and I'm pretty excited about the idea. I had been seeing an OB in Ohio, planning on my second natural hospital birth. But now I will be in Arizona, where home birth midwives are "legal" and a little easier to find!
I'm not new to the idea of homebirth--my mother had me and my two younger brothers at home, and I got to "catch" my youngest brother when he was born. My mom was with me when my son was born to help me through it, and my parents have happily agreed to let me have this baby at their house, since we will be living in an apartment.
I'm really hoping to be able to find a midwife who will be available at the right time for my birth--had anyone here switched to a HBMW in the middle of their pregnancy? Will it be very hard to do?
I'm not new to the idea of homebirth--my mother had me and my two younger brothers at home, and I got to "catch" my youngest brother when he was born. My mom was with me when my son was born to help me through it, and my parents have happily agreed to let me have this baby at their house, since we will be living in an apartment.
I'm really hoping to be able to find a midwife who will be available at the right time for my birth--had anyone here switched to a HBMW in the middle of their pregnancy? Will it be very hard to do?
