i cant imagine what it is like to loose a baby, and congratulations on your pregancy

i had a hb last aug and it was the most magical calming experience ever, we had a very dood midwife team even though dh delivered the baby they have to learn to drive faster, as marajade said you can always change your mind upto the last minute, just remember the desisions are yours, but i am a hb convert and i know i will definately have the next at home, the best part is you get a decent meal afterno matter what the time, but all the ladies on here are great for advice

xx

HIya hun.first of all Huge congratulations on the pregnancy i read you were ttc which i think was amazing with your recent loss but hadnt read you were pg.

i always say go for it regadless of situation because you can always change your mind all the way up to the last minute if you choose.

i had my second hombirth last week i would have had one with my 14 month old but i wasnt supported very well by the consultants even though there was no reason why i couldnt have had a hb they were just very anti hb.

i will be honest you do fret towards the time of things going wrong and all the 'what if's' and with your loss of Beautiful Seth. i think thats why i caved in to a hospital birth with my 14 month old because i had suffered a loss just before falling pg with her. but i think you fret no matter where you decide to have baby i know i do anyway. You just have to keep telling yourself the pros of homebirth outweight the pros of a hospital birth and like my consultant said to me problems in birth occur something like 1% and its only 1% of those problems that really need intervention (although its often more than that in hospital births because they use intervention so freely).

put your trust in the midwifery team mine were fantastic they know exactly what they are doing and if something was not quite right during the birth they would have been aware and prepared long before i even knew there was a problem. My birth story is on this forum somewhere its just one example of how wonderful a hb can be.

mara x

Hi ladies.  I am 8 weeks pg with baby number three and considering a HB.  I could have easily had my first ds at home as I had a 'text book' delivery.  I had planned a HB with our second ds but due to complications with my breathing during my pg the consultant wouldn't agree to it.  I have a fantastic mw who is pro home births and would support me all the way.  I must admit though, I am a bit nervous as what could go wrong.  In June our precious baby boy Seth lost his life to a rare brain disease that we didn't know he had until 18 weeks before we lost him.  Most of that time was spent in hospital so feel i have had my fair share of hospital life.  Also, having a hospital birth didn't make a difference to seth's life so am very tempted to go for it!  I am just terrified that something is going to go wrong and I can't bare the thought of loosing another precious baby.  I am going to talk about my concerns with my MW but just like to hear from some mummies really. XXX