Unassisted Childbirth

[phynxofkemet]

hotep,

I've been having dreams of delivering my baby at home. I came across this website : http://unassistedchildbirth.com / http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/uc/truth.html
and it seems encouraging. I've watched videos of ucbirth and they seem to go very smoothly.

I trust hospitals like I trust the police department! The combination of profit and medicine is a concoction of evil.

What I am wondering is if anyone here has witnessed/delivered or supported an chiildbirth at home? If so would you share your experience with me? Thanks

I have come across a new magazine called Black Woman and Child, I'm going to subscribe to it asap, it looks good

http://www.nubeing.com/bwac/index.htm

 

[Zulile]

Hospitals are also full of disease

I gave birth at home in South Africa. Couldn't imagine doing it any other way. no stress, no strangers, my own bed/food/stuff..

In Holland it is the norm to give birth at home.

I've assisted/witnessed about a dozen births - in and out of medical facilities - the home births win hands down when it comes to comfort of mother, child, and family.

 

[DreamGyrl360]

Where are y'all to help me deliver this next one?

Ladies, they insisted on inducing me 3 weeks early with my son, because of "hypertension". My BP had never even been up until that day -- we'd had some issues at home and I'd been at work all day! So my BP WAS up.
Anyway, after ONLY 10 hours a nurse came in and said "You're at 8." She got the doctor who comes and says "No you're still at 6, and you've been at 6 for 3 hours. The labor's not progressing; we need to do a c-section."
I HAD NO SUPPORT yall! NO ONE was on MY side.
I didn't believe her; I felt she was tryna get MORE money off my insurance. I felt she just wanted to cut somebody. She started telling me the baby was SUDDENLY breach and his head was bumping my cervix and that was swelling my cervix...

but the NURSE said I was at EIGHT.

As I said, I had NO ONE on my side. So after two hours, I had to give in.

I was VERY upset after it and, even now, 16 months later, I'm still pretty bitter about it. My stomach muscles are NOT the same as they used to be; after baby #1 I bounced back (with exercise and whatnot). With this one no matter how many excercises I do, I have a pooch. I STILL have pain on my scar once in a while.

And I'm pregnant again.

I'm looking for a doctor who will ALLOW me to try a VBAC. After having had the c-section I'm afraid to have it at home.

But I STRONGLY support having babies at the HOUSE. My MIL is from St. Lucia and all but one of her babies were born at home.

I always wanted that.

If that's what you do, I so commend you!

Don't let these doctors and hospitals ruin it for you.


Shalom

 

[Zulile]

In a hospital you are nothing but a number

 

[phynxofkemet]

Education

My immediate family does not support this choice, and they are trying to scare me into believing I'm putting the baby at risk. I've straightened my backbone and told them to back off, in no uncertain terms. My decision is made from a place of intuition, and information about the medical practices inherent in hospitals. Now, I would employ a midwife, but in this province that runs around $3000-$4000 - not in my current budget.

What I'd like to know, maybe from you Zullie is if you recommend any prep material. This will be my first delivery and I'm sure there's a few things to know in advance.

Thanks