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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
A friend of mine is a nurse midwife and had both of her babies at home in her own bed. She looks so happy and comfortable in the pictures right after the babies were born.
I don't think I could do that--especially with a first child--even if I knew there was an extremely high likelihood that everything would go fine. I'd want to have emergency equipment on hand, just in case. Maybe with a second child, where I know what to expect with a birth. I think that at my age, though, a hypothetical second child would be a higher risk pregnancy (assuming at least a year or two between kids, and assuming the first kid isn't any time soon, and assuming no twins (that predisposition passes down the mother's side, right?)).
The birthing center seems like a nice compromise, though.
NOTE: RT is not pregnant and has no plans on being pregnant any time soon.
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Another issue is the mess. No way I'd want to be anywhere near my wool carpet at that moment. Bad enough that my water broke at home this time. After just one time of amniotic fluid leaking onto the rug, I decided to head for the hospital to let them deal with cleanup. And don't get me started on the actual delivery!
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