Anyone had any experience of this?
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We're actually very lucky where we are. Loads of choice in terms of where we can have the baby... the hospital, a maternity unit (near enough to the hospital, but nothing like one) or you can have it at home.
We're looking to do it at home... maybe get a birthing pool as well. Didn't know there's a limit in choices in Ireland. However, in saying all this, the midwife in our town only works one day a week - so it tends to be almost impossible to see her!
Although at least when you're at home you can stick on the stereo during the labour.No such option in The Coombe.
Something in between sounds like it would be ok though, near a hospital
hospital carpark?
Something in between sounds like it would be ok though, near a hospital, with facilities to get the shit untangled from the fan etc.
That's what a maternity unit is. Quite handy really. But we're going to be ten minutes from the hospital, so I reckon we'll be okay.
Either way, we can book the home birth now and we can change our minds. If we don't book a home birth, then we don't have a choice closer to the big day.
I have seen a fairly convincing arguments that its easier for the mother to give birth without epidural. The contractions work better etc apparently. With the epidural its possible that the body just doesn't really know what's going on, so certain queues / responses dont go through properly.
But, I have heard that having a child can sting a bit. So... yeah. I dunno.
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