did you have unexpected problems with home birth? - Page 4

[SerenityScott]

Congratulations on a triumphant birth!

[Peppamint]

Thanks for the birth story Joy!

[momto l&a]

With my first baby she was 2 days past "due date" everything was fine till right at the end when the midwife noticed d-cells in the heart beat, had me push like crazy till her head was out so they could get the cord unwrapped from her neck, twice it was wound. From pushing so hard I got a really bad tear that required going to the hospital to get stiches, did lose a fair amount of blood from the tear. Midwives handled everything beautifully! Apgar scores where 9's I was able after going to get stiched to go to a store and get maple bars.
Second baby was 2 weeks late and the placentia showed signs of age. Anyway there was mercoium(sp?) staining and she did need cleaning out. Again the midwives noticed the d-cells so they knew it was mercoium asperation although it didnt cause any problems being her apgars score was 10's. I did rip just but it was small enought to heal on it own.
I'm so gratefull to have had my babies at home who knows what I would have been put tru at a hospital because of those "problems". I did notice a differance from the first to second births as I lost alot of blood with the first and not with the second, the second I just felt MUCH better.
I am sooo thankfull for good midwives.

[GB's Mom]

Thank you for your powerful birth story! We're looking forward to our upcoming home water birth and this thread has been a wonderful resource!

[Mirzam]

I guess you could say that...

With both my homebirths I shoulder dystocia which would have been a serious complication had I been in the hospital. At home however, it really isn't that big a deal. With my first homebirth, midwife attended, the assistant midwife did the Gaskin Maneuver, ie had me on hands and knees and eased the baby out over the pelvis with her finger.

With my UC, third child, he also got stuck, but it was just me and DH there. I knew what to do, again got on hands and knees when that didn't free him, DH, who has no medical training, and didn't even read the copy of Emergency Childbirth I left on his desk for six months, was very easily able to free DS and assist him to be born.

Oh, no tears only skid marks with both babies. My DD (first homebirth) presented with a nuchal arm too.

Had I been in the hospital for sure I would have been cut or even had the babies pushed back in and given a c-sec. OBs have no idea about the gentle management of shoulder dystocia and have never heard of the Gaskin Maneuver.

Deborah

[Peppamint]

Re: I guess you could say that...

Originally posted by uccomama
Had I been in the hospital for sure I would have been cut or even had the babies pushed back in and given a c-sec. OBs have no idea about the gentle management of shoulder dystocia and have never heard of the Gaskin Maneuver.

Deborah

This happened to a girl at church. The nurse didn't believe she was ready to push, then they realized the baby was stuck (she previously had given birth to a dd vaginally). Her MIL (our pastor's wife) ended up running next to the gurney down the hall with her holding the baby in for her c/s. Too bad they didn't try the Gaskin manuever, but then again that hospital seems to prefer that you deliver in the lithomy position. : Her recovery would have been much better after giving birth on her hands and knees than the horrid c/s.

[Bladestar5]

Not what I had planned

Well, I'm sure lots of you have already read about my story, and I don't want to type the whole story again, but to put it in a nutshell:
My homebirth would have been much less frightening if the midwife was assisting me in labor, rather than leaving me alone in labor to go have a supposedly quick dinner which ended up lasting for an hour and 45 minutes,: while my husband delivered the baby....she showed up 5 minutes after the delivery(with her boyfriend, who had to chase her dog which she let loose,in my yard, knowing that he doesn't like cats and the neighborhood is full of them, and poor dh had to help catch him), and I never got my Strep B shot. Luckily the baby and I were and are fine.
I would do a homebirth again if I planned to have more kids, but DEFINITELY not with her!!!
She is the reason it is so hard for midwives to have a good rep...To all the GOOD midwives out there keep up the good work!!

[bluevervain]

Both the baby and I had troubles...

the whole story is in the birth announcements section...a quick recap:
I induced with castor oil after my water "broke" (apparently a pocket leaked), intense labor with little progress, manual dilation, midwife rebroke waters, uncontrollable urge to push at 9 cm, baby crowned then stopped (we think it was a short cord with possibly some entanglement), pushed/pulled (tried the Gaskin maneuver, no luck), cord broke, baby out with a one min APGAR of 1, O2, suction and stimulation, she came around nicely (APGARS 3min 6, 5 min 8, 10 min 10).

My placenta was removed manually by the midwife

I was so grateful to be at home...I would have been a cs for sure, plus they would have taken the baby from me for "observation" in the NICU! If we have another, we'll do it at home again.

warmly,
Christina

[Cuddlebaby]

I have had complications with both of mine. Here are some stories: http://www.cuddlebaby.com/childbirth.html Mine are James and Hannah.

I still remained at home both times but Hannah's was especially scary for the attendants (my mom and my husband and sister). I am due Feb 7th and will be birthing this one at the hospital with a CNM. I'd rather go unassisted, but unfortunately I don't seem to be one who births easily

Rebecca

[MamaMonica]

Everything went fine the first time. The second time, my ds had me pushing before everyone was ready so my midwife had only one glove on, but we were both fine!
Monica

[member234098]

Dear Mdc:

I dont know what you mean by "problems" or 'unforeseen".

There were problems at all 4 of my births that were handed by my competent midwife and by me b/c I was healthy enough and determined enough to go through w/ it.

Every birth is different. You screen out any potential problems and hope for the best.

[member234098]

Dear MDC:

Look at all of the unknown problems that cropped up on this thread!

I suppose that is why hospitals practice such defensive medicine!

[cottonwood]

But would so many problems have occured in different circumstances (i.e. with less interference)?

Hospitals (or rather, those that work at them ) practice defensive medicine (or offensive medicine, depending on how you look at it) because they have no idea how to facilitate normal birth. All they know how to do is "fix" problems, so that's what they do (even when there isn't really a problem to be fixed.)

[joyberryjoy]

resurrecting a dead poll!

[MamaTaraX]

Glad you resurrected it because I'd never seen it before! What an interesting thread! It's really rather enlightening. Thank-you to all who replied, eventhough its old

Namaste, Tara
mama to Doodle (7), Butterfly (2), and Rythm (due at home 1/06)

[provocativa]

Fully half of my homebirth midwife's clients are Mennonites, who are probably not responding to this poll. But their experiences often are included in national reports and statistics about homebirth.

[jerawo]

I had some high blood pressure, but it never went above my MW's cutoff point and my labor was short (DS was born 1 hour after the MW arrived so we never even had time to check my bp) so I was able to stay at home.

[DesireeH]

I'll be back to vote in a couple of weeks. LOL

[Jenivere]

Well, besides this being old I think I ignored it because I had a wonderful and uncomplicated homebirth which is what I voted for. I had an extremly small tear, nothing worth being concerned about. I don't even consider it a problem really.

[sarahloughmiller]

With my 1st birth there were no problems with me or baby (his cord was wrapped around him a few times and he was really blue and it took him a minute to come around but I didn't consider it a problem).

My 2nd birth was twins born super fast. The 2nd baby got stuck a little, but came right out when I got on my hands and knees. I hemoraged about 6 hours after the birth pretty bad. I ended up with an IV at home and really considered a transfusion, but ended up not doing it because I didn't want to take the babies out. I also passed out the first time I tried to get up.

Anyway, I voted yes, a problem with mom, but we managed birth at home anyway