My wife is 10 weeks pregnant. We've decided on a home birth because we think that will give us the highest chance of having a natural birth. We also feel a home birth will be much more spiritual and God focused, which we want to make sure Jesus is as the center of it all.
We have found a team with a certified nurse midwife and others that will assist us throughout the pregnancy. We have a nearby hospital familiar with our situation in case a transfer is needed for any reason.
Has anyone else had a home birth? If so, I am curious what your experience was like.
I tried to home birth with both my kids. I paid a midwife twice! Both times I ended up getting transferred to the hospital. First baby I was 3 weeks overdue and in labor for 3 days (I was done smh). Second baby I was 2 weeks overdue with Polyhydramnios (too much amniotic fluid) and the baby wasn’t engaging me so I gave up, exhausted and huge. Both hospital visits were better than expected and the births were healthy and natural with minimal intervention. My only complaints about the hospital is they make you take antibiotics or threaten to remove your baby from your care once its born in order to administer the antibiotics you refused. The doctor threatened me with this. So I took the antibiotics 🤷🏼♀️ They didn’t fight me declining Vit K, eye goop or vaccines and both babies got delayed cord clamping.
I say try home birth! If your wife can do it then thats the best!!! Next time around I will not be paying a midwife and hospital bill again. I will just go to the hospital 😅