Home birth or hospital?

I can't comment on your suitability for HBAC (obviously!), but here is an inspiring read for you....also, as the story says, there's tonnes more info on the ICAN website

HBAC story

It would be fair to say you might meet some opposition but plenty of people have done it. There is no reason to have your first birth in hospy, but you the vbac will make some MWs nervous. I suggest you start researching good MWs now so you know who to call when you get preg as the best HBMWs do book up very fast. Try the local homebirth assoc for recommendations. hope you get your bfp soon

If a HBAC is what you want get a supportive midwife. My 2nd VBAC was a homebirth. I wanted to have my 1st VBAC at home but the midwife i had at the time refused which i found odd considering she'd had a HBAC herself!

The midwife i had for my HBAC was amazing!! I went 18 days overdue and she was happy for me to do that and even kept the OBs at the hospital at bay when they kept on asking about me and why i hadnt had my baby yet.

I have now had 2 HBACs, (4 VBACs all up) and am planning my 3rd HBAC :).

lisa85 wrote: Thanks ladies good to hear it's not impossible!

It is actually completely possible, and I don't think you should have any trouble finding a midwife who is willing to assist you. It happens all the time!
You might get a bit of grief when you have the regulation OB visit at the hospital, but if you know your stuff then they won't bother you too much!

lisa85, I'm in chch too, and was a student midwife up until last year, if you ever need some names of good supportive homebirthing midwives in chch, let me know :)

I had a HBAC...but it wasnt planned. It also helped that I had a VB first time round so we knew that route was an option. Apparently I had a greater chance of a VB than a first time mum. You would probably have that of a first timer as the c-section was planned and due to twins.

You will meet a lot of opposition to HBAC and I would take it all on board as there are higher risks. In saying that, you live so close to a main hospital...really is there any difference to home vs a birthing unit (other than some pain relief options) For me it was riskier as we are 3 hrs from hospital. As it was, the wee guy just had other plans and 1hr 40 after seeing MW and being told NOT in labour he was in my arms on our bedroom floor.

Now I am a strongly pro medical person but I have to say, birthing at home was the best experience I have ever had and I think it had something to do with how easy it was.

Totally possible I second the finding out about MWs before your PG, so you have your list to call asap GL, I hope to read your HBAC story in 10 months time (Im going for my HBAC in a couple of weeks, although I was induced with DD, but not sure how much the 12 hours of synto measures up to being in real labour, but Im not too worried Way better than going to the hospital and hoping for a VBAC with all the 'protocols' they put on you (but then I really really dont want another c section so am doing my best to avoid it!)