Mervs Mum
Doula & Mum of 3!
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We also have a homebirthers and hopefuls reference site with LOTS of useful information here.
Hello!! My name is Mervs Mum AKA Lisa
I thought I'd start a group for people hoping for a home birth, thinking about home birth or who have had a home birth and want to tell the world about it!! If you would like to add your due date to the list drop me a PM
At the time of starting this group I was hoping for a home birth with my 3rd baby!
I've had a hospital induction and a wonderful and very successful 'birth centre' birth and think home birth is the next obvious step for me. I am currently taking a hypnobirthing course with my OH. Up until starting the hypno course, he wasnt really up for a home birth. Since starting the course and talking to his best friend over Christmas, he has become much more open to the idea. His best friend and wife are 12 weeks pregnant with their first and hoping for a home birth also.
His main reservation is that we have a wonderful birth centre which is on the same site as the hospital and so this seems like the best of both worlds - the relaxed atmosphere we want but with the back up right there to hand if needed.
I am hopeful that he will want to plan for a home birth after our next appointment with the MW. She is very pro home birth and has set aside extra time to answer his questions and help us to come to a decision. I've been sending him birth stories and other resources to read - this website seems quite objective about the pros and cons of home birth https://www.homebirth.org.uk/
In the meantime I have bought a birth pool and cant stop thinking about it!!
I found this home hypno birth video on youtube and this is EXACTLY how I see my birth and I just know if I can get him on side it will be just as serene and wonderful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qriqhDFo088
Helpful Links and Reading Recommendations
Books
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
Birthing The Easy Way - Sheila Stubbs - CLICK HERE FOR A BOOKLET VERSION OF THE BOOK! OR PM me to buy your copy (UK only)
Hypnobirthing The Mongan Method - Marie Mongan
Juju Sundin's Birth Skills
Useful Links
https://www.homebirth.org.uk/
https://bringbirthhome.com/
https://www.birthingtheeasyway.com/
https://www.gentlebirth.org/index.html
https://www.spinningbabies.com/ - for optimal fetal positioning
https://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/homebirthUK/
https://www.airedalemums.co.uk/
https://www.motherbabymidwifery.com/motherbabymidwifery/Homebirth.html
Some HB statistics
Birth Pools
https://madeinwater.co.uk/pool.html
https://www.birthworks.co.uk/
https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk/
Home/Hypno/Water Birth and other Videos
Rikki Lake's The Business of Being Born - https://isohunt.com/torrent_details/91991913/the+business+of+being+born?tab=summary
(you will need this free torrent software too - https://topdrawerdownloads.com/download/104773 )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSsaJ0Zno9s
https://www.mybirth.tv/video-diary.cfm?id=13
Links for Home Birth Dads.
https://www.homebirth.org.uk/blokesven.htm
https://www.homebirth.org.uk/blokes.htm
https://natality.co.uk/content/view/30/9/
https://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/papatoto.asp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2006/06/27/kurt_dads_childbirth_feature.shtml
https://www.choicemidwives.org/?page_id=22
https://www.homebirthbook.com/1.html
Having difficulty getting your care providers to support your home birth?
Contact here if you have issues with the email address quoted in the post this is an alternative [email protected]
Useful advice from a member on this thread
To see how your hospital compares to others in supporting HB Google 'Healthcare Commission's Survey Results' and the name of your hospital....you can see how they compare against other hospitals in the UK and the national averages.
Have a blinkie!!
https://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz112/SiggyStoreUK/bnbhomebithacheiver.png
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CODE: https://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz112/SiggyStoreUK/BNBHOMEBIRTHHOPEFUL.png[/IMG and add a ] on the end ;)
Hello!! My name is Mervs Mum AKA Lisa
I thought I'd start a group for people hoping for a home birth, thinking about home birth or who have had a home birth and want to tell the world about it!! If you would like to add your due date to the list drop me a PM
At the time of starting this group I was hoping for a home birth with my 3rd baby!
I've had a hospital induction and a wonderful and very successful 'birth centre' birth and think home birth is the next obvious step for me. I am currently taking a hypnobirthing course with my OH. Up until starting the hypno course, he wasnt really up for a home birth. Since starting the course and talking to his best friend over Christmas, he has become much more open to the idea. His best friend and wife are 12 weeks pregnant with their first and hoping for a home birth also.
His main reservation is that we have a wonderful birth centre which is on the same site as the hospital and so this seems like the best of both worlds - the relaxed atmosphere we want but with the back up right there to hand if needed.
I am hopeful that he will want to plan for a home birth after our next appointment with the MW. She is very pro home birth and has set aside extra time to answer his questions and help us to come to a decision. I've been sending him birth stories and other resources to read - this website seems quite objective about the pros and cons of home birth https://www.homebirth.org.uk/
In the meantime I have bought a birth pool and cant stop thinking about it!!
I found this home hypno birth video on youtube and this is EXACTLY how I see my birth and I just know if I can get him on side it will be just as serene and wonderful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qriqhDFo088
Helpful Links and Reading Recommendations
Books
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
Birthing The Easy Way - Sheila Stubbs - CLICK HERE FOR A BOOKLET VERSION OF THE BOOK! OR PM me to buy your copy (UK only)
Hypnobirthing The Mongan Method - Marie Mongan
Juju Sundin's Birth Skills
Useful Links
https://www.homebirth.org.uk/
https://bringbirthhome.com/
https://www.birthingtheeasyway.com/
https://www.gentlebirth.org/index.html
https://www.spinningbabies.com/ - for optimal fetal positioning
https://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/homebirthUK/
https://www.airedalemums.co.uk/
https://www.motherbabymidwifery.com/motherbabymidwifery/Homebirth.html
Some HB statistics
Birth Pools
https://madeinwater.co.uk/pool.html
https://www.birthworks.co.uk/
https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk/
Home/Hypno/Water Birth and other Videos
Rikki Lake's The Business of Being Born - https://isohunt.com/torrent_details/91991913/the+business+of+being+born?tab=summary
(you will need this free torrent software too - https://topdrawerdownloads.com/download/104773 )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSsaJ0Zno9s
https://www.mybirth.tv/video-diary.cfm?id=13
Links for Home Birth Dads.
https://www.homebirth.org.uk/blokesven.htm
https://www.homebirth.org.uk/blokes.htm
https://natality.co.uk/content/view/30/9/
https://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/papatoto.asp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2006/06/27/kurt_dads_childbirth_feature.shtml
https://www.choicemidwives.org/?page_id=22
https://www.homebirthbook.com/1.html
Having difficulty getting your care providers to support your home birth?
Contact here if you have issues with the email address quoted in the post this is an alternative [email protected]
Useful advice from a member on this thread
To see how your hospital compares to others in supporting HB Google 'Healthcare Commission's Survey Results' and the name of your hospital....you can see how they compare against other hospitals in the UK and the national averages.
Have a blinkie!!
https://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz112/SiggyStoreUK/bnbhomebithacheiver.png
CODE: https://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz112/SiggyStoreUK/bnbhomebithacheiver.png[/IMG and add a ] on the end ;)
[IMG]https://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz112/SiggyStoreUK/BNBHOMEBIRTHHOPEFUL.png
CODE: https://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz112/SiggyStoreUK/BNBHOMEBIRTHHOPEFUL.png[/IMG and add a ] on the end ;)