Let’s say you’ve decided that you want a homebirth…but….you’re feeling some uncertainty.
Maybe you’ve heard stories from other moms who wanted the very same, but then their births took another direction, and they didn’t end up with the intimate birth at home that they’d envisioned. How do we come to terms with this possibility, yet not expect negative outcomes? Several weeks ago, one of our community members, Danielle, shared her story of planning a homebirth, but having to make the difficult decision to transport to the hospital during labor, and eventually making the even more difficult decision to have a cesarean section. After such a moving, emotional, and deeply connecting episode – one that truly seemed to touch something in the mothers who experienced similar stories, and the ones who have not alike….I wanted to continue exploring this idea of the hospital transport. I want to take a look at another side of transporting, in a way– another angle to view it from. How can we hear a story like Danielle’s or any other mom who planned for homebirth and ended up needing or wanting to transport— how can we listen to that, but not fear our birth or fear the possibility of transport? I love that we’re able to look at birth through so many contexts and lenses. That we can take personal experiences, mindset exercises and pure old statistics and blend them into a comprehensive, comforting inspection of homebirth and the likelihood of transporting.
So with that in mind, today I want to go through some practical thoughts, tips and reminders regarding homebirth and hospital transport, and the relationship between the two. As always, this is not medical advice, this show is an educational tool, so continue to make empowered decisions for yourself and your family.
We will:
Discuss the most common reasons for transport, and several ways to help discourage their necessity
Share some internal and external pain relief techniques
Discuss how we control the narrative and the perspective-- no matter where we give birth
Resources:
Join Happy Homebirth Academy
Ep 183: Here’s How We Swap Anxiousness for Peace About Our Homebirth in 12 Short Weeks
Ep 182: 4 Warning Signs to Re-Prioritize HB Prep
Ep 181: Remove Anxiety From Your Homebirth Preparation
Ep 180: Increase Attachment With Baby Prenatally
Ep 179: The 3 Reasons You’re Not Feeling Confident About Homebirth
Ep 178: Here’s the Unexpected Secret for How to Have a Peaceful, Empowering Birth Experience
Ep 177: The Intimacy of Homebirth: Using Birth to Strengthen Connection
Ep 176:The Midwife’s Visit: How to Involve Your Children in Pregnancy and Birth With Kelly Jenkins, CPM
Ep 175: The Gillespie Approach: How Craniosacral Fascial Therapy Can Optimize Health for Your Infant
Ep 174: An Interview with a Homebirth Convert, Becky Zale
Ep 173: Is Homebirth Still Safe After a Diagnosed Disability?
Ep 172: The Ring of Fire
Ep 171: Parenting and Birthing Gently with Caitlyn Doerksen
Ep 170: Cross-Country Homebirth
Ep 169: Homeopathy for Pregnancy, Birth and Motherhood with Jenna Dodge
Ep 168: Birth on the Road: A Missionary’s Birth Experiences
Ep 167: ”What if it’s painful?” Getting Comfortable with Discomfort
Ep 166: Uncharted Euphoria: Rose’s 3 Homebirths
Ep 165: Homebirth on Historic Family Land
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