Planned homebirthers that transfered to the hospital: Support thread x-posted in HB - Page 2

[Marlet]

My first was a planned UC turned transfer. And not for anything legit (to me). We went in for pain killer. It's bedtime here but I'll be back to this thread.

But to prancie I know what you mean. After DD1 was born I was so set on getting the birth I screwed up. I was pissed I transferred, especially after we had issues once we did. DD2 was born 2 months ago via a UC waterbirth and it helped. A lot. She wasn't a planned baby and I admit part of me was excited just because I was going to get the chance to right the wrongs, to prove myself to everyone. I was surprised at how much it helped me. It'll come mama.

[2bluefish]

DD was a homebirth that was very very rough - I caught her myself, self directed pushing, waterbirth - that part was very nice, but it didn't make up for the trauma of part of the labor itself (I actually asked to transport and was denied) and I suffered PTSD after that birth. Also I ended up in the hospital post partum with an infection.

DS was a transport for pitocin. Labor-wise it was fabulous - I had to make some compromises, but I was so well prepared with Hypnobabies I felt completely triumphant after that birth. Unfortunately, post partum with that birth was awful, because they took my baby from me directly after birth, suctioned him very roughly unneccesarily, and kept him in the NICU for 5 days under threat of CPS involvement if we pulled him out.

I'm not especially happy with either of my births. There were moments with each that I think were really great. And I think I have to deem them better than average experiences, but they weren't what I wanted or what I think ought to have been. Hoping for less drama this time...

[Robinna]

Originally Posted by rowantreeinak

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Yeah, I'm here too. I feel like a statistic: ... It was a very embarrassing, shameful thing for me to go to the hospital. I too desperately want another baby to do it right. I wanted a do over before she was a day old.:

me too.

dd is the baby *I* was going to catch. I didn't even get to birth her.