Hello all!
I'm so thankful to have found this forum. After interviewing midwives and not really 'clicking' with any, my husband and I have finally decided to plan on having a UC.
In my heart, I knew that this is what I wanted all along, but I had too many fears about bleeding to death or my baby suffocating. After reading many books and articles, it's become clear that that is so unlikely that I may as well not worry about it.
I have the book The Unassisted Baby, and have been reading up on what I need for prenatal care (we have not had any professional medical care done yet during this pregnancy) as well as how to prep for labor/birth/post-labor at home. Any other recommendations would be well loved.
I'm also wondering if anyone here is planning on having their first child unassisted or if you did have your first unassisted. I see that many mammas on here have done UC after at least one assisted birth, which I think is beautiful, but I'm wondering if anyone could tell me what to expect for a first time mamma as well (or just give me something positive to read!).
Thank you all! Much love, grace and peace!
I'm so thankful to have found this forum. After interviewing midwives and not really 'clicking' with any, my husband and I have finally decided to plan on having a UC.
In my heart, I knew that this is what I wanted all along, but I had too many fears about bleeding to death or my baby suffocating. After reading many books and articles, it's become clear that that is so unlikely that I may as well not worry about it.
I have the book The Unassisted Baby, and have been reading up on what I need for prenatal care (we have not had any professional medical care done yet during this pregnancy) as well as how to prep for labor/birth/post-labor at home. Any other recommendations would be well loved.
I'm also wondering if anyone here is planning on having their first child unassisted or if you did have your first unassisted. I see that many mammas on here have done UC after at least one assisted birth, which I think is beautiful, but I'm wondering if anyone could tell me what to expect for a first time mamma as well (or just give me something positive to read!).
Thank you all! Much love, grace and peace!