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Anyone else having/had a homebirth?

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    #32
    Mink
    Registered Users Posts: 2,260 ✭✭✭Mink


    Yay I'm not the only one!!!

    Best of luck with your homebirths Funny onion & Miss aggie & keep us updated.

    I'm 34 weeks on Sat. I think I'm going to wait til 36 weeks before I pick up extra bits for the actual homebirth - ie; birthing pool (I'll reserve one in meantime), plastic sheeting, extra towels etc. Just in case I go early. If I go even a couple days before 38 weeks I have to go to hospital.

    My midwife is coming Friday afternoon so I'm leaving work 2 1/2hrs early. In fairness this is the first time I've taken any time off for maternity stuff since early May & I've only had to do this on two occasions. But having said that, it will be really nice to get home a bit earlier :D

    I'm hoping baby is still nicely head down (he has been for ages) & that everything else is fine.

    Picked up my 2nd round of blood results from Rotunda for my midwife the other week & they're all normal so happy days so far.

    I'll have lots of moaning to do to her between shocking heartburn, haemmorhoids, insomnia & puffy ankles!


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    #33
    Mink
    Registered Users Posts: 2,260 ✭✭✭Mink


    Bit short notice but anyone in or near to the West Dublin/Kildare area, there is a homebirth support meeting tomorrow morning.

    Details are here http://www.homebirth.ie/index.asp?mm=4&msm=2

    Hoping to meet some others who had their first at home (or attempted to anyway :D)


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    #34
    laobhaise
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭laobhaise


    Hi Ladies, im just 4 wks but would love a homebirth. I'm living outside the domino scheme. If you would recommend your mid-wife then i would love to know about it. thanks :)


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    #35
    Mink
    Registered Users Posts: 2,260 ✭✭✭Mink


    This is a blast from the past. I had Susan Cooney, but I think she might be retired now. She was wonderful, couldn't have asked for a better service.


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    #36
    AshAdele
    Registered Users Posts: 108 ✭✭AshAdele


    Hey i am hoping for a homebirth in cork in september. i have an amazing midwife organised, i really cant wait.
    i also did the gentlebirth class which i found fantastic, as did my husband.

    the homebirth association of ireland have a list of independant midwives that do homebirths
    http://www.homebirth.ie/index.php/information-and-faq/list-of-practicing-homebirth-midwives


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    #37
    SanFran07
    Registered Users Posts: 230 ✭✭SanFran07


    For anyone who is outside the MOU (or DOMINO catchment) and not eligible for a HSE led homebirth more options are coming very soon with a private midwifery service. Services will be announced later this week.


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