My VBA2Cs Home Waterbirth

Thanks hippymama but that link isnt working for me

Edited by melnel

Hmmm... not sure why the link did that, very odd!

But here it is again, you'll have to copy and paste into your browser window though melnel :)

http://www.homebirth.net.au/2008/04/this-brilliant-article-was-written-by.html

melnel wrote: Ladies, when you have some time I would love some help. Over time I am realising if I really want the chance to birth in the water then I am going to have a home birth, but DH is very anti the idea. He is worried about things going wrong and I just dont know how to explain things to him so he understands where I am coming from and a pointer to some reference material would be great! TIA

Hey Mel,
for reference there is a great book called Silent Knife which has a lot of statistics & references to actual studies. Google is also pretty good too and well of course there are those of us here who have done the home waterbirth thing ourselves

My Hubby was very anti the idea as well but I just made it VERY clear to him how important it was for me. My mum was also quite anti the idea but she actually spoke to my midwife about it before the big event and was alot happier afterwards to support my decision.

I did the same as Toni and made it clear to hubby that a Homebirth was the best choice for me. Mum was anxious too and cried throughout the labour but she was very happy once bubs came and I recovered well from the birth. We're expecting another bubs on Sunday the day after our son's first birthday hehehe (lol, due date Boxing Day) and we we are preparing for another HB. I can't wait I'm so excited I've told hubby to set up the birth pool first thing Monday as we need the space for this weekend's birthday and Xmas celebrations. All the best everyone