Comments | ebonyraine: Project Pollywog: 32 Weeks, 2 Days

ebonyraine

Project Pollywog: 32 Weeks, 2 Days

Aug 15, 2007 12:44

The Cost of Having A Baby
We had our 32 Week Midwife appointment this morning. Despite a rocky start in getting there and me walking part of the way post tantrum, I think the fact that it turned out well is proof positive that Darlene really works for us ( Read more... )

midwife, mahem, health care, planning, third trimester, 32 weeks, project pollywog

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I can see the headline now... edduhduh August 15 2007, 22:04:44 UTC

Mom decides to have home delivery, but winds up having the baby at a Cure concert instead. Robert Smith makes the baby an honorary member of the band.

Re: I can see the headline now... ebonyraine August 15 2007, 22:44:40 UTC

That would be so awesome.

warlockuk August 15 2007, 22:18:17 UTC

Go for ultimate bragging rights: have it in a cab.

Better yet, find a trainee doctor who drives a cab to make money for med school :D

ebonyraine August 15 2007, 22:45:59 UTC

Oh we so live in the wrong part of the world for that! It would probably cost us just as much to keep us near or in a cab long enough to make sure it happened.

We no live in city.

warlockuk August 15 2007, 22:54:17 UTC

How about in a speaker-cab? :D

ebonyraine August 15 2007, 23:05:19 UTC

Now there's an idea...

sparklielizard August 16 2007, 08:05:00 UTC

I really wanted a homebirth with my daughter but she came a day too early by the hospital records (not by her records though!) so they told me I had to go to hospital :-(

You can buy or rent inflatable birthing pools if that appeals at all? I was going to immediately after my "home suitability" midwife appointment, but somebody decided I was going to suddenly go into labour 15 minutes before that appointment. Guess I saved some money anyway..

Sounds like you have all the right reasons for wanting to do a homebirth (not just cost) and you've clearly done your research! I bet it'll turn out great and I look forward to reading about it - homebirths often make the best birth stories! :-)

ebonyraine August 16 2007, 18:08:12 UTC

We did talk about the possibility of renting a birthing tub or doing something more make shift. I haven't researched it in months, so right I think we're focusing on just paying for the birth at all... and then if we can afford anything like that, we'll see what we can do. It isn't totally out the window, but my birthing instructor also advised that it is the biggest mess we will have to clean up ourselves if we choose to bring on into the house ( ... )

sparklielizard August 17 2007, 07:55:31 UTC

Heh - it is hard to visualise what you may want when the time comes. Even though I've done a natural labour (well, apart from a bit of gas and air) I still don't know what I'd want. People often get pools and then just not want them at all. The lovely thing about a homebirth is that it's just that - it's your home, you go where you feel comfortable. In the hospital they wouldn't let me move, I was uncomfortable, and stuck on my flipping back with my legs held back. No wonder I had to push for 90 minutes. I think what I really wanted to do was curl up on my own bed in peace and quiet and work something out for myself!

Enjoy doing the research - I loved researching pregnancy and birth things, and even now I love researching baby stuff! :-)

timly August 16 2007, 12:46:48 UTC

my youngest was born at home. in kentucky, midwifery is not recognized legally anymore. in fact, i believe it's illegal but nobody enforces it. you can't get any insurance help at all.

but our prices were no where near what you're looking at paying. i guess the 'underground' approach means they can't charge as much. if there were more money in it, the state would want their share!

all in all it was an amazing experience for me, and i was just watching and soothing (even got complimented by the midwife for that!). the girls did all the work. my daughter even helped and she wasn't 3 yet.

ebonyraine August 16 2007, 18:25:52 UTC

in kentucky, midwifery is not recognized legally anymore. in fact, i believe it's illegal but nobody enforces it. you can't get any insurance help at all.Score one for Kentucky, I guess! Personally, I think that most of the things that OB's do to mothers and babies is down right criminal and should be illegal! But that's another rant entirely ( ... )