ive been round the charity shops and found lots of towels i can use!  my decorating sheets came today lol and i have lots of sheets and some old curtains that i can lay over the sheets so we dont slip.  i cant belive its all coming together and then i can just relax.  emily 23 weeks.x.x.x.

bloomin heck Emily, how is it stupid!  My gran had all three of her kids at home, my mum had me and my sis at home and my aunty had three at home.. its OUR generation which is fussy about going to hospital.. not her decision anyway!  I think you'll be fine at home, its great you are so organised!

The only reason I've decided on a hospital birth is simply because I'm an hour from the hospital and I don't like the thought of what would happen in an emergency - my midwife admitted to me that homebirths in my area makes her nervous!  And my husband isn't keen either.. and I had an epidural last time and I just don't know if I'll be able to do it a second time..yep.

ive bought some plastic tablecloths for on the bed and floors and going to put  old sheets and towels over it for a little more comfort  i hope thats enough   really dont want to replace matress oh well ill deal with that when time comes lol 

hope all goes to plan for you all

louise 40+1 blue bump

ive bought 5 large decorating plastic sheets to lay on the floor.  ill be giving birth in the sitting room as there is more space and tv etc so i have enough to go from there to the bathroom/toilet lol without making a mess.  i have found some old curtains and a couple of sheets and a duvet cover we dont want which we can use to put over the plastic sheeting so thats that covered.

Hi everyone, I'm 39+2 and just found some shower curtains in Ikea, which are 89p each - they seem ideal for HB as they are just clear plastic sheets - I'm planning to birth in my living room, so one on the floor over my birth mat, 1 to get from there to bathroom and one over sofa for cuddles afterwards....seems ideal, and much cheaper than the tarpaulins I had been looking at getting. Hope this is useful x

Your midwife will tell you all you will need, usually its just a bucket as its easier for the midwives to put a liner in it and just clear it away from there.

There is no mess, they are so descreet and you wont notice anything.

I had an old sheet over the bed and there wasnt one mark on the bed.
Dont worry it will all be fine

ok thank you so much hunnis.x.x.x.  dp is fine with the hb idea,  i think i was just having a silly 5 minutes.  im starting my research now.x.x.x.x.  ive got my list of things i need etc so ill get started with that.x.

I decided a few days ago that i was having a home birth. My Oh is all up for it now that we have looked at some birth stories and gone throught the pros and cons of each home birth and hospital birth. Homebirth.org is a fantastic site, a few of the ladies recommended it and i was up late last night reading all the stories. Dont let your Dh side of the family put you off having a home birth, you have to do what you feel is right. If Dh is unsure about homebirths then why dont you, like me sit him down and go through the pros and cons etc and ask him what his concerns are with each, let him feel like he's got a say in it and you will prob find that he will do what ever makes you happy. Let him read the birth stories too. xx Good luck.

It is not a stupid idea but for some reason lots of people feel they can make a judgement on some thing they know nothing about! I am assuming you have done some research? If not check out homebirth.org it's a fab website with lots of info & birth stories, make your decision & stick by it! In most areas hb is afer than hosp it's just for our parents generation they suddenly had all this help to hand so they think it's great but they haven't yet realised that this intervention causes far more problems than necessary & things are going full circle back to women doing it the old fashioned way lol!

You do not clean up the "mess" the mw's do it all but there really isn't that much! All you need is plastic sheeting to protect floor/sofa or to go under a pool if you're having one, lots of towels & snacks, tea & coffee! The mw's bring everything they need so it's mainly just what you want to have ie music/candles etc that you need to provide Do have a bag packed for hospital 1) just in case & 2) it means everything is in one place for the hb! Feel free to pm me if you have any other q's! hth xx

plus dp's family keep saying its a stupid idea, its too risky.

im 22+4 weeks and im booked in for a homebirth.  as the weeks roll by im feeling a little scared.  i realy want one but have no idea what i will need, no idea how i will cope with the mess as dp is crap at tidying up yukky stuff lol, he cant even change a pooey nappy!  my appointment with the midwife is at 24 weeks my last one was 15 weeks i think.  does or has any one else felt like this?  im confused as to what to do.