Am I crazy!??

I had a bad birthing experience with my first, I freaked out so things stopped happening and then I had a VERY bad pethidine reaction.
Anyway, we have decided to try for another home birth but are going to be prepared for the hospital if we have to go.
I am determined to do it this time, but keep wondering if maybe I have lost my last ounce of samity?

Thanks Jo
I did look into the Pink Kit. Has anyone used it/can recommend it?
I have a fantastic midwife this time around, whereas my first midwife was wuite new to the whole thing (i was her second birth she did unsupervised) and she definitely took a sideline.
The best part is that majority of the time i feel super-confident about the whole thing!

ditto on what gypsy said

The pink kit is designed to empower women and their a partners.

It's about building your skills, knowledge and confidence and it teaches birth skills for whatever type of birth you have (vaginal, c-section, emergency c, assisted etc) and goes through everything so that even if things don't go to plan you know what's going on and what your body is doing (sometimes the midwives are too busy, or as in rachndeans case too inexperienced, to explain things to you).

I borrowed the pink kit from my midwife when I was pregnant but have to admit I only really briefly glanced at it.  Luckily I had my mum at my birth and she explained things to me when things happened that I didn't expect.  Next time I'll use the pink kit.

Here's the website http://www.thepinkkit.com/

Maybe you could start a new thread to find any others that have actually used the pink kit properly and see what they think.

 

ETA Rachndean I see on the website they have a cd for Women who had a traumatic birth

Edited by MrsMojo

My first birth was pretty traumatic, had a PHB, major bleed ( 3 litres) as my placenta didn't come away so had to have it manually removed, and the thought of having number 2 scared the jeepers out of me. Lucy was fine as she was born naturally and had a water birth.

When the 2nd time came around, my midwife and the doctors were prepared this time around, so I was hooked up onto a machine that contracted my urterus and on a drip, but it was a breeze, after 2.5 hours, again a natural birth, my 2nd daughter was born.

Every birth is different so this time around you might have a completely different experience.

Edited by Lisha