HT: Home birth

Sorry Isabella, I didn't mean to make you feel like that!

I thought I was engaging in lively debate . Hehe, the old conundrum of tone of voice being absent in forum posts. (and also me forgetting that not everybody likes a good argument. )

I didn't even know what a birth centre was til moving back to NZ and I quite liked the country hospital I was in lol.
I think in Chch it is a dumbo thing how if you give birth in the hospital (like I will 'have' to if I have another) you will then get shipped off the to the birth centre after a couple of hours (assuming all is well). A little off topic but makes me think I would rather just come home with a ten minute drive rather than a half hour drive with seriously little newborn!!

So in some ways, though I am sure birth centres are great, I wish the hospitals were a little more accomodating in regards to letting new mothers stay..why is there not a maternity wing? I don't get it? I would rather in this situation just stay at the hospital!

Unless this is just a weirdo post earthquake thing?

Yeah that's what I think, that it is dumbo to those who HAVE (according to the medical people that is) to birth there.

Definitely not a post earthquake thing. I really agonized over it with the birth of DD, but then decided I'd rather be at the hospital and have to leave soon afterward than not be and have to go there in labour. I had some things that were worrying the midwives that turned into needing an EMCS (though it was one of those we think we're going to do an EMCS...an hour later) so I guess it was a good choice. Next time, unless circumstances warrant otherwise, I'll definitely be planning on staying at home or at a birthing centre. Mainly as I know what I'm like in labour now and I feel a ride to the hospital if necessary would be tolerable. And you only get sent off to the the birthing centre right away if you had a normal vaginal birth. Complications warrant extra time (though with my EMCS they were trying to turf me out after 24 hours when I was 'allowed' to stay 48. I was ready to leave though, freaking cookie service waking me up at 9pm when I hadn't slept in 40+ hours!)

Edited by Bky

Yeah but you had major abdominal surgery lol!
I will have to birth at hospital coz of c sect last time and coz of *maybe* wanting a vbac and if all goes well instead of going to birth unit I reckon I will just go home!

But then I don't exactly have to worry about this since I need to get knocked up first haha!

Wow - I had DD via emergency c/s at 11pm, stayed one more night then was home before dinner the next day! So I guess, I stayed one night in hospital!

She was born the day before the Feb earthquake and they were transferring ladies up and needed the room. So I just kinda said "oh when can I go home" and she just replied "well if you want to go home we can start the discharge now"... Was a bit shocked as I was expecting to have to stay a week. But (shock horror when reading my previous posts..) I was really glad to get home - in hindsight though I think it was probably a bit early... Struggled a fair bit the first few days out.. Especially since DH couldnt take any time off work.. Kelly I think it would be good pushing it out a bit longer if people need it

I have had 4 very straight forward "easy" births that all could have been done at home, with my last 2 I seriously considered it but decided our hot water might not last long enough but they both ended up being dry births so didnt need a birth pool anyway, so next time if there is one we will be having a homebirth.

my only worry is that we are an extra 10mins from the big hospital than the birthing unit is and there are no ambo's here, but i guess if by some unlikely chance i need the hospital we would just get in the car and meet ambo in town proberbly get there before ambo does.

I would never consider an unassited birth I dont want a homebirth that bad.