Whats your birth plan like?

i wish we had a birthcare here in Palmy i would sooo have loved that option.

I can only speak for myself here with answering the q about water births but for some it is a pain releif option and that's about it. Som elike to be on 'dry land' for the actual birth. the other thing is that to have a water birth you usually have to have planned that in advance and many midwives do not do them, so that can be another thing - you might want to check with your midwife now so theres no surprises. I know that first time round, pushing took so long that staying in the bath relaxing would have been WONDERFUL. second time around at the pushing stage i felt so out of control and ferral almost that i really couldn't even stand being touched or couldn't get comfy no matter what, i don't think trying to keep balance in the water would have been the greatest idea.

Hopefully some others can give their opinions too.

Edited by mum2paris

i'm the same as you robyn, worried about floaties in the water i'm sure they wouldn't get noticed but i'd rather be out of the pool to push.
where abouts are you transferring to after the birth? i had jack at st georges as he was an elective c-section and i really loved it there. this time we are most likely transferring to burwood as it's really close to home. will deliver at women's for the same reason as you, if anything does go wrong, you're already in the right place

Vanessa Im probably going to go to St georges but was thinking about burwood cos thats pretty close too. With GD Im not sure what will happen with baby so if she goes to NICU which is quite likely I guess I wont be transferring anywhere which is fine by me if the new womens is as nice as Ive heard.
Kelpa I was the same as you but didnt have a choice in the end as i was admitted before Kobe was born but I had a friend who went home a few hours later only to be admitted again because she kept losing to much blood, I think it was against medical advice that she went home in the first place though

Robyn, Vanessa, and anyone else worried about floaties... if you have a water birth in a bath (both of mine were in a spabath at Waikato Hospital) your midwife will be constantly renewing the water around you. Mine just kept swishing the yucky water down the plug, and refreshing the water around me. I didn't notice anything, except that the water was always a good temperature!

Im leaning towards a water birth aswell since ill be in there anyway lol

Janine - I've already mentioned water births to my midwife, which is totally fine by her, so that's the "plan" (yes, may not turn out that way LOL but that's what I'm gunning for). As for floaties, if the poo is gonna come out it's gonna come out, whether I'm in the water or not ! I can understand though why some women would be more comfortable on 'dry land' though - I really just love being in the water, plus want to try and use it as a form of pain relief.

Robyn - Birthcare is a maternity hospital, and from all the things I've heard VERY nice, however the catch is that they don't offer the full range of pain relief and lean strongly towards a 'natural' approach with labour and birth - this is what makes a lot of women hesitate I think.

Kelpa - I think if you have a hospital birth there is a minimum stay of 6 hours so that they can have you under observation for at least a *little* while, "just in case". Otherwise I can also understand wanting to go home as soon as possible if the option is there !

Anna - hopefully I won't get too sick of Birthcare, but if I left before my 'free time' was up, I would definitely consider having a lactation consultant come visit for help with breastfeeding etc whether there were any problems with it or not