Where will you be - Page 2

[Ooey]

We would like to have a homebirth again, this time I know I want a birthing stool, possible a birthing stool in the birth tub but that could get tricky We had a team of 4 midwives before 3 of which attended the birth and that was just too much for us. I'd really liked one of them in perticular and I'd love to have just her attend the birth. I definatly don't want to recive parallel care from a medical midwife this time, I'm thinking I will have a UP up until the end if I feel comfortable doing that when the time comes.

Originally Posted by matey

I would love a home birth, but it is not a realistic option right now. Only Certified Nurse Midwifes are legal here, and there is only one in the area. It costs $3500. She is REALLY nice and knowledgable, but I dont have 3500 to spend onthe birth. I dont know how muchg a doula costs, but I have known a few people with my insurance plan who ended up spending between $250-400, with medication. So, I really see the hospital as being the choice I need to make for financial reasons, someday I will have a home birth though.

Just a thought for you...

we were in the same situation last time around, if we went with a hospital birth we wouldn't have had to pay a cent but we really wanted a HB. Our midwives let us do a payment plan that worked great for us, $1000 up front and $100 a month after that. It seems like most midwives are willing to work with you because they want HBs to be available to those that really want them. If you haven't already it might be worth asking her if she would let you guys do a payment plan or work out some kind of financial agreement

[KittyTheCat]

Originally Posted by paniscus

KittyTheCat - my friend is interested in doing something very similar to what you want. She was very upfront with the midwife and the mw has no problems with it. So my friend is going to call her when she feels ready but the mw is going to stay away in another room. That way my friend can call her in if she wants/needs her or not. Maybe your mw would be willing to do the same??

I thought about doing it that way, but I'm not sure the mw would go with that (liability issues and all that). And, despite mw-attended homebirth is perfectly legal here, my choice of mws is pretty limited. We have two mws in town, another a good 30km from here (she was going to be at our first birth). The second one here in town is the sort of woman I definitely don't want anywhere near me while in labor, she's very domineering, and I just don't like her a whole lot.
Besides, it's kind of contraband to the idea of UC.

[ceay05]

My first was a c-section. I am trying for a VBAC, but I will be in a hospital. I love my OB.

[Chavaleh]

After my last hospital birth I said I'd give birth alone in the woods with a dull knife before I went back to a hospital but we live in an apartment (and I'm really loud while birthing) so a home birth isn't really a practical option. The hospital I'd like to give birth at (with birthing tubs) doesn't appear to be in our insurance so I'm going to have to do a bit more researching to figure out what I want to do.

[Momma2DoubleCuties]

Originally Posted by frogleymom

DoulaLMT - I'm happy to say that I'll be joining you in the wonderful Pacific NorthWest in a few weeks. DH and I will be moving to Hillsboro, Oregon the last week of June. We're expecting #3 and really want a homebirth this time. #1 and #2 were both nice drug-free hospital births... but we really want to avoid the hospital this time. We will be living with my parents, and my mom is not *into* homebirths, so I'm not sure yet if her skeptical-vibes will interfere with my labor. So we'll be spending the next eight months debating between a home-birth and a birth-center birth. Thankfully my DH is totally on board with either also.

Emily

I won't be far from you! I'm in Forest Grove so like 20mins from Hillsboro. Neato!! Have you checked out our crazy local tribe thread. Its the PDX thread, its a bit crazy to stay on top of, but all the moms there are so nice. Your going to love it here!

[Fishie Kisses]

I really WANT to homebirth, but DH won't go for it. His ex had an emergency c/s with DSS#1 and a scheduled c/s with DSS#2, so he hasn't seen a birth work the way it's supposed to. I'm hoping that after he sees that I can do it, I can homebirth with the next one.

[WishingNHoping]

Birthing Center

If everything goes according to plan, http://www.thebirthinginn.com/ with a CNM. They also provide a doula, so I dont think Im going to get another one.

Hopefully birth #2 will be a home birth, by then they should have finished the hospital.. right now, we are 45 minutes away from one and sometimes traffic is horrendous and there are no alternate routes.. gotta love the puget sound

[frogleymom]

Originally Posted by Momma2DoubleCuties

I won't be far from you! I'm in Forest Grove so like 20mins from Hillsboro. Neato!! Have you checked out our crazy local tribe thread. Its the PDX thread, its a bit crazy to stay on top of, but all the moms there are so nice. Your going to love it here!

That's awesome that you'll be so close!!

I actually grew up in Hillsboro (Glencoe Alum!!), and I'm SO excited to finally be moving back. I've missed the rain so much. Utah has been a great place to go to school... but I hate the desert.

We've only got 6 1/2 weeks before the move!!!

Emily

[DoulaLMT]

YAY for Pacific Northwest January mommies!!!

[simplehome]

I'll join all of the PNW-ers! I'm in the Seattle area, and I plan on a homebirth this time. I went to a freestanding birth center last time, and while it was a GREAT birth, in the end it seemed kinda silly to go anywhere. I should have just birthed at home. Plus, I NEVER want to have another contraction in a car again! It was only 0.5 miles from my place, but the two contractions in the car were the worst ones!

We've moved down the street a bit since then, and our house will be better for a homebirth than our condo was anyway. I think I might change midwives this time, too. The ones I worked with before were fine, but I got a weird vibe from one of them that never went away. I think I'll drive a little farther to go to a practice in Kirkland instead of staying in Bellevue for convenience.

My insurance completely covers a hospital birth, a birth center, or a homebirth. The homebirth will cost a little bit, actually, because I'll have to purchase some supplies.

I hired a doula last time, and it was a good decision. It was great having someone at home with us who knew what she was looking at and had her wits about her. It was just good insurance to get us to the birth center before it was too late.

This time I suspect we'll hire the same doula, and have my mom or a friend either take my son away for a bit or stay here with him, depending upon how he is at the time. I'm also thinking about asking a friend of mine who never had children (she'll be 50 this year) if she wants to come. She's REALLY good a massage, and I think that under pressure she'll take orders well. I know that she'd like to experience a little bit of what it is like to give birth to a child.

[jraohc]

Homebirth with a CPM. I'm still deciding on the CPM - I've got three interviews scheduled over the next couple weeks. After I choose a CPM I will need to bring my DH to meet her and get fully on board. He's still hoping that I'll choose one of the birth centers, I think, but he also seems to realize that I am probably not going to.

[Jillybean]

freestanding birthing center w/ a mw. Its where I had my
2nd ds and I had a wonderful experience. I'd like to have a homebirth but we rent an apartment and I just don't feel comfortable with it. My 1st was a very unpleasant hospital birth.

[Fruitful4Him]

I haven't completely decided yet. I figure I have lots of time.. and really, I don't want to have to discuss my birthing plans with any friends or family and have to deal with defending my choices..so.. I claim "I don't know"

Birth #1.. unmedicated hospital birth w/ Doula
Birth #2 .. AROM induction at 5 cm due to ignorance.. otherwise unmedicated/unintervened hospital birth with Doula
Birth #3.. unassisted homebirth w/ Doulas
Birth #4.. unmedicated hospital birth w/ Doula

Birth #5??? I have my thoughts about what we may decide to do but I am open to just experiencing the pregnancy and letting it unfold without being too attatched to any one thing at this point.. I have a lot of postive feelings/energy about this pregnancy similar to how things were with birth #3 (my UC) and I am open to going with what seems best when birth gets here. Clear as mud?

[Cullens_Girl]

Still need to interveiw MW/OB. We are hoping for a hospital VBAC.

[salt_phoenix]

HOME!!!!
Both my DD's where HB's...
Unless something actually goes "wrong" it's Homebirth all the way for us!!!

I'm stoked, because I just found out today that our insurance actually covers HB!!! YAY! What a pleasant surprise!