@apdrago1015 No, no.... it has to do with the fact that America is the only industrialized nation to make money off its sick and dying. It provides no healthcare for everyone. Sickness/doctors are BIG business here. The high death rate and overall unhealthiness of hospital births has to do with how they are done... in an assembly line fashion... and all the drugs given, unnecessary c-sections, exposure to sickness etc etc. That book I mentioned gives great details and statistics.
@apdrago1015 Not enough space to answer properly here. To go amazon and look for "Ina May's Guide to Childbirth" Its packed full of research and info. There is tons of info out there if you research it. The key is to research. Never blindly believe what you are told. Medicine is a business in this country and child birth has become an assembly line production. One reason our infant death rates are one of the worst in the industrialized world. Good luck!
I never commented on this. Figured I'd get one in. This was my first, & the most amazing experience of my life! I wouldn't trade it for anything. It's a pity that so many mothers miss out on such a peaceful birth experience. Certainly there are higher risk situations where a homebirth just isn't possible - but for most it is, & you women have no idea what you're missing out on, & how much better it is for your baby. Truly. Please research, is all I can say. Much love to all you Mamas out there!
@amytothegrace Very well put. I've been ragged on some for the title I choose. I never dreamed it would get the number of views it has. I just put it up for friends and family! I quickly picked a title without much thought. But some folks really get upset that I said "the way ALL babies should enter". I'd reword it if I could but youtube won't let you change title. I agree, some require hospital births but that number is very low.
and truly the number that can't is so small! People think yeah, but what about those breeches, or twins, or VBAC and yet when one researches it they find the truth. There are instances where hospital births are necessary and far those instances, we are grateful to have OBGYN's and hospitals to care for those cases, but for any low-risk woman (and personally the medical community defines high-risk way to widely) physiological birth is the safest and healthiest for a baby and mother!
@nanrector My partner and I had planned a home birth, but my little one had other plans. She was born 7 weeks early. Due to numerous factors, I needed to be induced and required a barbituate (my all-for-natural-birth midwife strongly advised it) in order to avoid a C-section. So many wires, monitors, tubes... it was AWFUL, but necessary. Had she not been born in a hospital, both of us could have easily died. Thank you for the correction.
Lovely video, unfortunately not ever mother can give birth at home, if i had both me and my son would have died because i had placenta previa. My other son was born 2 weeks over due and had no choice but to go to hospital because i had the labour started off for me, it's nice to see other people can manage to give birth without medical interference.
@nanrector - thank you very much. Like I said, we're lucky here in the UK that every woman has the right to a homebirth and our National Health Service is required to have a portion of midwives (most births are midwife-led here) trained in homebirths. I'm thinking the decision is becoming more and more of a no-brainer (providing there are no complications). I've just found the rockin' it solo site and love all the pictures. Well done you on teaching your children about natural health.
@MrsSharnz Your so welcome. And lucky! The US is not open minded concerning natural health or birth as anything to do with health is a profit center in this country. The US has one of the worst infant death rates... that alone should speak volumes! I did teach my kids, but made SURE they did their own research on things. I didn't want them doing things just because I said so. :-P Much health and happiness to you and your babe!
@nanrector I'm not real sure where you get your facts that the US has one of the worst infant death rates but the US is only 33 out of 195 countries. Not THAT bad. You make it sound much worse, which is putting babies of at risk mothers in harms way, should they try and deliver at home. Do search for "Infant Mortality Rates". The US ranks 33 out of 195.
if it wasn't for hospitals and Drs. myself and my son wouldn't be here. Giving birth in any way is natural.
@nanrector I'm not real sure where you get your facts that the US has one of the worst infant death rates but the US is only 33 out of 195 countries. Not THAT bad. You make it sound much worse, which is putting babies of at risk mothers in harms way, should they try and deliver at home. Do search for "Infant Mortality Rates". The US ranks 33 out of 195.
if it wasn't for hospitals and Drs. myself and my son wouldn't be here. Giving birth in any way is "natural".
I get them from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. I though I had clarified (maybe I didn't) that we are one of the worst of "industrialized" nations. Obviously places like Sudan or other similar areas are worse than we are. That is a given. But for us to be 29th (as of 2008) in modern countries, considering how our health care is the most expensive in the world and we claim having the best technology.. well that low on the list is beyond ludicrous.
I just loved watching this video. Would you kindly tell me whether this was your daughter's first baby? I'm considering having a homebirth for my first (in the UK, which every woman has a right to request on our National Health Service), but it seems that people mainly have homebirths after their first child.
@MrsSharnz The girl delivering is my daughter. :-) And it was her first baby. We've been into natural health for a while. I did tell her that she needed to do a great deal of research though before doing it so she knew for herself that it was a good choice, which she did. It is very important to have a well trained midwife....
@MrsSharnz If you would like to see current pics of this baby who is now 5 years old, my daughter has a blog where she posts photos. Thanks SO much for your comment and good luck!
Youtube won't let me type in a URL to her blog. grrr... if you just do a google or web search for this word typed just like this: rockinitsolo her blog is at the top of the search.
But what happens if something goes wrong, and the baby or mother could die? At home, they have to either wait for the ambulance, or drive to the hospital. If you were already at the hospital, they could get immediate care.
i unfortunatly live in a state where at home childbirth is not recognized.allbecause of hospital politics. according to my midwife though she thinks that will be changing within the next ten years or so. i don't see what is so wrong with a woman choosing to have her child at home. it wasn't more that 100 years ago that over 50% of women were have their babies at home and now all of a sudden its actually illegal in some states. its a womans right to choose where and how she wants to have her baby
@doggykittydad Isn't it amazing how self-regulating society can be concerning those who do step outside the norm. I've actually seen people fight for something that hurts them over and over simply due to conditioning.
I so believe in midwives and home births. One sister of mine went to a doc who had devlivered ONE baby before hers. ONE. A midwife must do about 500 in Canada before she can even become a full midwife. Let me see, 1 compared to 500. Midwives are by far more experienced than a doc from the start. Do the math... 500 times more experienced.
I'm glad I had my baby in the hospital. I was just shy away from turning 40weeks where I went in to the ER with high blood pressure and protein in my urine. At my last OB check up, I showed no signs of going in to labor any time soon. If I wouldn't have went in to the ER, my mild case of preeclampsia would have turned in to full blown eclampsia. So I had a good hospital birth experience that also saved my life. I don't have problems with any woman who wants to go all natural.
@alw7 I'm so glad you went to the ER!!! Toxemia is dangerous to both mother and baby. If you have, or a family history of toxemia(preeclapmsia) you should NOT have homebirth. God has given doctors the knowledge to save mother and baby from this danger! Proud that you knew the signs and sought help!!
@alw7 I have had friends who had had multiple home births and then suddenly, with one baby, felt they needed to go to the hospital. Sure enough there were complications that warranted them going. If women listen to and trust their own bodies as you did, they will know intiutively what to do. I believe that all women are capable of this intuition because after all, women are birthing godesses. Congrats to you and your little one:-)
@nanrector Thank you! I Can't wait to experience a water birth. I am hoping to reach down and grab the baby myself. Kinda of assisted but also unassisted. ;-) I also am planning on taking my placenta (after birth) home to plant along with seeds for a tree in our family yard. I have never done that, so I still haven't figured out whether the hospital will let me take it home. If not I will def do a home water birth. having that to take home is very important to me. Seeing as that was the lifeline
@tryingforbabyNUM4 And how you view the placenta is beautiful. You obviously are wanting a very spiritual experience with your birth... which is how it should be. Lucky baby. Ü
@nanrector Well. Thank you! That means a lot to me to hear that from you. Your a very kind and trong woman. I respect that with all my heart! Glad to also hear the baby is doing great!!
@tryingforbabyNUM4 I was trying to clean up this thread so that your message on the hospital water birth was the main one... I'd like folks to read that. But I accidentally deleted your first post which I meant to keep.. I didn't want that other misunderstanding stuff clouding the issue of your wonderful "hospital" birth choice which is why I deleted the other stuff. Ü Feel free to re-post your opinion on hospital births and I'll leave it alone. Though yours again is certain not the standard!
@nanrector Oh, that's OK. I appreciate all of everything you have said to me. You truly do KNOW what birth is all about and what it should be! I appreciate all your insight and all your kind opinions. God Bless you and your beautiful and HEALTHY family!
I'm a home birth baby myself, gave birth to my daughter at home, and am a natural childbirth instructor. Mommas in my classes give birth at home and at birth centers and one thing that I have to say about home birth is that it's not something you go into on a whim, you must fully educate and PREPARE yourself in every sense of the word! You must feel completely safe and comfortable in your body and environment. If you fear birth, home is not the place for you. FEAR can greatly harm your birth.
my mom had foru of her babıes at home. she had me ın the hospıtal . she says ı was her most dıffıcult experıence. ı guess they have her epısıotomy ın the hospıtal and that damaged her perınıum for years she had suffered from bad cut and stıches .. her prevıous home bırths were awesome she says. ınterestıng. ı know so many woman here ın the rural vıllages of Turkey*who had natural bırth at home and dıd just fıne.
ı agree wıth you how thıngs are done for profıt ın America. sad. well America ıs an ımperıalıst and capıtalıst country-what can you expect? ı gave bırth ın an American hospıtal . I had epıdural . ı had the pıtocın. ı pushed for about an hour and doc decıded to use a vacuum. whıch gave me urınary ıncontınence later on and my baby had a fractured clavıcle. so.. my hospıtal experıence was terrıble. ı dıd have a good nurse who was very supportıve -anyway we are doıng fıne now. thıs was 9 months ago.
@gunesgun thanks for sharing! I had all mine in a hospital... many years ago... Ü No issues but I didn't' know anything different. We all pretty much do the best we can at the time. Or what we feel is best. I'm sorry the experience was not that great and your poor little one had that happen but I'm so glad that your both doing better. Sharing you experience can help others make more educated decisions. So again, thank you! (I actually had no idea vacuums were still used!)
I do not want to have a baby agaın ın Amerıca. If I have a second baby I wıl have her or hım ın Turkey. hopefully everythıng wıll be better next tıme around.
No -ıt dıd not hurt . I gave one push and he was out easıly wıth the vacuum. labor hurts the most. ı dıdnt even feel the epıdural. pıtocın makes the paın worse. delıverıng a 8.11 pound baby ıs not easy for the fırst tıme delıverıng. ın Turkey, where I am currently, most doctors says we would have done a c -sec for you because ı was 41 weeks . they dont favor usıng vacuums here . they prefer c-sec ıf the baby ıs bıg. ı thınk that ıs what ı should have had.
The most disturbing thing in society are those who live in it, yet fight to keep people in the dark & in danger, including themselves. They are so quick to criticize anything other than the status-quo. This is how we've been conditioned... to not ask question & follow blindly those who would do harm for profit. So many oppressed fight to stay that way. How ironic. Those of you brave enough to step outside the box and search for truth give hope to all.
@nanrector You hit the nail on the head. And sadly, those of us who step outside the box and speak the truth (on anything, not just childbirth) are most times ganged up on and shot down by those who want to stay in the dark. But never give up, because you never know when you might reach that one person who begins to question their belief system. In order to find the truth, we often must throw away our entire belief system and clear the slate in order for truth to be revealed.
This little girl in the video is now 5 years old now. She was not vaccinated either due to the dangers of pumping unneeded & harmful chemicals into our kids. (Again reliable & extensive research bears this out). She got her first official cold at age 4. Until then she was never sick as her immune systems was never compromised. She is also a vegetarian. Never believe the powers that be who profit off illness to love and care for your child. Its up to us, their parents. Much health & happiness!
@nanrector What an inspiration! My husband and I both want to have a natural birth (maybe not necessarily a home birth though, we haven't decided yet as I am not currently pregnant). We also want to raise our children naturally w/o all the things the pharmaceutical industry pressures us to have done to our kids. And, we are also vegetarians and of course we want our children to be as well! What a great video and it encourages me even more to hear how well she (the baby) is doing now! Thanks!
@orchidglow19 Thank you so much. I'm so glad to have helped inspire. Good for you for being open minded enough to know that what we are told by society and modern medicine is not always true.
@orchidglow19 You probably have done your research but this is an excellent book on home births with great documentation. the key is knowledge... looking for the TRUTH and not just one viewpoint. Much love, health and success!
It's not too difficult to find the truth of the situation with our medical community if one is really looking for it. We are the only country that makes money off its sick and dying and have turned birth into an assembly line production with tragic consequences. The info is out there written by many authorities and doctors themselves if you look for it. Please do so on all fronts of your health. We are a very sick and dying society because there is profit in it. Sad but true.
Wow... never dreamed this would get the amount of views it has and cause so many comments! Thanks again to all the wonderful comments and even the ones of opposing views that were done politely. (I delete rude ones.) I put this up for enjoyment of those who know about home births or are interested. Obviously you can't make a decision like this without a LOT of research and study put out by professionals and even doctors themselves.. Though some seem to think we do it with none. :P
For those who want to know more about hospital births and how it came about that hospitals do deliveries should all watch The Business of Being Born. It's so informative and lets you know lots of truths. The thing is that giving birth is so so much more then getting the baby out. Before you make a judgment about something so incredible as childbirth, get informed well. Childbirth and the way it happens is actually more important then you can ever imagine. Well worth to inform yourself!!!!
My only problem with this is, you claim that a homebirth is the way that all babies should come into the world. Don't get me wrong, I agree. But if a mother feels safer in the hospital, or if she knows that there will be complications, maybe a hospital is better for that particular baby. Like I said, I agree with you- homebirths are probably the better way to go.
I know I'm probably going to get slaughtered by this, but does it really matter where a baby is born? Aslong as its healthy birth, i think it doesnt really matter alsong as the baby is loved and well cared for, which this baby clearly is :)
@CutieMissJoker I won't allow anyone to get "slaughtered" for a intelligent question or comment even if its opposing. Ü Of course you can have a child in a hospital and have them turn out just wonderful. Many do. It's simply about what is the most safe and loving way to enter the world with no hurrying, no unnecessary drugs or cutting, no bright lights etc. Just too much evidence against hospital births in "general". Again, some are certainly necessary due to preexisting health issues of mom.
@Nanrector and family this video is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. It's awesome to see people doing things the "original" way. We're so used to what we see today, not realizing it hasn't always been and there's money to be made (that's the reason for the change). Adam didn't have health insurance, nor did he take Eve to the hospital. No one after them did either. People are ignorant of what big business having a baby is. It's NOT a medical condition. We need to MORE of the option of TRUTH.
I didn't have a home birth but I did have both of my children drug free in the hospital. I am glad to have had them in the hospital because I had complications with my daughter and after 3.5 hours of pushing they had to assist with the vacuum. Her hands were on either side of her head and she was wedged. Believe me, I squatted, I stood, etc. Nothing helped, she was stuck. So when I was pregnant with my son it was an easy decision to have another hospital birth, drug free.
this is really beautiful, you can tell how much she admires the new life she has brought into the world and how alert she is when she first gets to introduce her into the world. I was considering a birth like this one and this video readlly makes me think im making the right desicion. -dont worry about what other people say about proud natural birthers they envy you. Although some arent able to have natural births and it might be more painful for one woman than the next.
this is really beautiful, you can tell how much she admires the new life she has brought into the world and how alert she is when she first gets to introduce her into the world. I was considering a birth like this one and this video readlly makes me think im making the right desicion. -dont worry about what other people say about proud natural birthers they envy you. Although some arent able to have natural births and it might be more painful for one woman than the next.
Beautiful. My mom wanted to have a water birth for me, but then she said "SCREW THIS! IT HURTS!!!! BRING ME TO THE HOSPITAL!!!" lol i know, but I love her dearly, she she is the best mom I could ever hope for. :)
When my water broke with my third baby late at night they chose to give me pitocen for no apparent reason as I had only been in labor three hours. This caused my baby to quickly go into distress (she was perfectly fine the entire time before the medication). The baby's heart rate dropped off the monitor with every contraction. They wheeled me in for a c-section, but I refused. I pushed her out by myself with no assistance. I didn't need any intervention period. They almost killed her.
I think that home births are wonderful but I also believe that if you dont have a good opinion on hospital birthing that you should keep it to yourself cause it is rude to down on the method that others use to have their children. I was unable to naturally deliver my daughter she was two weeks late I had to use pitocin to induce labor I had to have my water medically broken and then i had to have a c section because my cervix swelled and now i have a very beautiful two year old daughter
@rachelrushing95 thank you! some people need to go to the hospital, i believe home births are wonderful as well if you can handle it but sometimes the mother gets scared and usually if the mother is stressed the baby gets stressed and it can slow down or stop labor but if you have an epidural at your request it can relax you, its not to "drug up the baby" or "be selfish" child birth in itself is a selfless expression of love and giving so don't tell people that natural is the only way to go.
Good for you. It's wonderful you were able to do this but you know what? I went in the hospital, had all the "bad drugs" so I didn't feel a thing and my son came out perfectly fine. He is a strapping and handsome teenager. His teachers call him brilliant and his friends love him. My point is people shouldn't be made to feel guilty if they don't want to do things ala natural. I hate pain. I loved giving birth and I didn't feel pain. Mama's don't feel guilty. Natural birth is not for everyone.
@lita9898 Just so folks know... I did the same thing... Ü Had my 4 kids very young all in hospitals.. And they are fine and healthy. this is not to say you cannot have a hospital birth with no problems. Of course you can. Its just to say that its is better for the baby and mother to have a home birth if it can be done. Drugs and bright lights and forced delivers etc. Just not good... period. Plus episotomies lead to incontinence in later years. problem are delayed as are some drug effects.
i would like the option of a homebirth but when my time comes i doubt it will even be a consideration. i'm asuming i will be classed as high risk given the fact i had a heart defect as a baby so i will have no choice but to have it in hospital. as sistasoultress said situations such as mine would more than likely never have a chance of being at home. its not just a case of where you're advised its what suits the situation & as long as me & my baby are healthy etc thats all i'll care about.
can clerly see the love between the couple... bless yur family... i cried when i noticed he new daddy gt emotional too ... beautiful vid,, thnks fr sharing
Congratulations! I love your video! We just found out we're expecting our fourth little one. This will be our 3rd homebirth, 2nd unnassisted. As a midwife and educated mother, its always wonderful to see other women educating themselves and learning about what our bodies can do and what we can accomplish with just a little education! I wish more mothers (and obviously fathers) would educate themselves on this topic, rather than fearing it. Thank you for sharing your experience!!
its not about fear, sure our bodies are built to do these things but like i said in a previous post some people need the hospital and if the baby is healthy then whats the problem, i'm about to have my first child and i have decided to birth at a hospital, this is not due to lack of education i've educated myself plenty in all ways of child birth so don't think for a second that people who choose hospitals are lacking in knowledge or are fearing it.
I clearly wasn't talking about educated mothers, and never said those who birthed in hospitals weren't educated. I've had an educated birth in a hospital as well. If you're an educated mother who is making an informed choice, then there is no reason for you to take my post personally, whether you have a hospital birth, birth center birth, home birth, or unassisted birth. Millions of women fear birth, and in alot of cases that IS what its about when it comes to choice.
Congratulations! I love your video! We just found out we're expecting our fourth little one. This will be our 3rd homebirth, 2nd unnassisted. As a midwife and educated mother, its always wonderful to see other women educating themselves and learning about what our bodies can do and what we can accomplish with just a little education! I wish more mothers (and obviously fathers) would educate themselves on this topic, rather than fearing it. Thank you for sharing your experience!!
I personally think that if both of the parents wanna have the birth like this, then it's fine. The midwives know what they're doing. I personally am a very paranoid person and would prefer to have the doctors be right there just in case, God forbid, anything go wrong. I'm not dishing on either way. I think it's a beautiful and intimate way to be close to the baby. However, if you're not 100% sure it's not a good idea
That is a truely beautiful family right there. Congratulations on your baby. I wish you the best of luck, and many many years pulling your hair out from that little bundle of life.
why would you wish that on anyone. life is beautiful and i'm sure you were a brat and your mother was pulling her hair out when she raised you. you speak from ignorance just like people who are against hospitals, epidurals and c-sections.
@creation305 WTF are you talking about? I made a congratulatory statement to the family and wished them luck. ANYONE who has a newborn, be it their first of fifteenth, WILL be pulling their hair out at some point.
For your information, I was the least spoiled of my parents kids as the middle male, sisters on both sides...
@creation305 By the way, I'm not against C-sections, epidurals, hospitals, pain killers, natural birth, or up-side-freaking-down birth! If it's safe for the baby AND the mother, I'm all for any of it. Next time, keep your nose out of comments 4+ months old, especially when neither the comment or video concerns you.
To the family with the(not-so new) addition.........
Congratulations to your wonderful daughter...What a lovely video.
Please bare in mind also, that even though hospitals have a "highest rate in the world" you need to consider that most babies are born in hospital - therefore the rate will naturally be higher as the statistics for homebirth are far lower. And alot of high risk pregnancies/labour are also only performed in hospital - and these labours often have complications, and are generally never carried out at home.
@SistaSoultress You make a very good rational point on how you have to be careful how you read statistics. There are many things that come into play and there are certainly times when it is necessary to have a hospital birth. My main focus is that for a healthy mom and baby that home births are safer due to the damage done by how hospital births are handled and all the unnecessary meds, equipment and forced delivered. I always appreciate rational and kind comments such as yours. Ü
they are much higher...for my last birth i wanted a home birth. but changed my mind at last min...had baby in hos had a really easy time until they tried to get placenta out..it got stuck so i had to go into theatre to have it removed had i been at home i would have bled to death...within seconds iwas losing an awful lot of blood...so hospital all the way for me x but beautiful vid x
You didn't answer the question. Your statistic (uncited, I might add) does nothing to directly address what was asked. Where are you coming up with this 90% figure?
@opmike343 This is really not mean's nor works well) as a discussion board. . I put the video up for those who have either already done their research on the subject and know about it or else get inspired to learn more on their own.
@MakeupByMii No they are definitely not. Our country has one of the higher infant death rates in hospitals caused by assembly line deliveries. It's very easy to research out to find the truth. WELL worth it. Thanks for visiting!
OMG that cool, I would have been scared in a way, but I guess for me the hospital was a better option since my daughter had the cord around her neck causing me to have an urgent c-section. You are so brave
aww look at daddy he's crying too. it made me cry too. its the moost beutifull thing i've ever seen. aww ant at the end it was so sweet. My husband and i cant wait to be parents and i hope our birth will be as wonderfull as that.
THANKS again for the wonderful comment!. Every now and then I have to remove a few ornery ones. (Amazing how nasty people can get from the safety of their home computer.) I will keep respectful opposing comments though this really wasn't intended for debate. Just sharing my knowledge and a special moment. Those of us who have done our research know ALL the opposing views. So spare us the hate filled mean remarks. I just boot them off. Ü
Beautiful! My first birth i had no choice but to be in hospital as i had to be induced. The experience was traumatic and i felt like a number on a production line. My second was a home birth amazing and so relaxed. Now in my 3rd pregnancy and planning another home birth :-)
LOL was just thinking how my son and my old doctor had a home birth. I found this out long after she moved from the practice. Turns out we haev the same midwife lol. Obviously that doctor was educated enough.
But there are cases where a mother SHOULD be in a hospital. What if she had multiples, or if she had one fairly complicated pregnancy already? Or what if she had a preexisting condition? And I think there are a number of reasons why so many woman in the US die every year from pregnancy, one of which being that they didn't listen to their doctor when they should've.
sorry had to get that off my chest! Your a great mom for teaching your children the risks of hospitals what a beautiful birth!!!!! Beautiful grand baby!!!
@mamaof4under4 I hear you. And thank you I certainly respect any mothers right to deliver the way she feels is safest. But education and learning about this very important issue is the key. And I like you am outraged that profit goes before safety and so many blindly believe what they are told by those who would manipulate for money. There is way to much of that that goes on in our society!
can i say one thing..... HIGH RISK PREGNANCY, DIABETIES, FIBROIDS (which my mother had by the way and if she would have birthed at home she would have died) LOW BLOOD COUNTS, BEING A MIDGIT i mean come on people home birth is wonderful and all, but if the doctor tells you hey you have diabeties because they tested your blood and it showed then youd better go to the hospital. if you are perfectly healthy then go for it but please don't put fear of hospitals in peoples minds thats really not fair
....Birthing has been standardized and systematized and it is nearly impossible to deliver in a hospital in a manner other that the one track provided which includes heavy sedation and a plethora of drugs. A cascade of interventions can actually create stress in the baby and lead to a required c-section.
We lose more Mothers in this country in childbirth than in Japan and most European Nations where midwives are used in over 80% of births. In the US, its less that 8%. The US also has the second highest newborn death rate amongst developed Nations. Not to mention that Cesarean birth has risen by 46% in the US since 1996 (in 2005 it was one out of every 3 births)....
Very beautiful labor and Birth I am expecting my 2nd HB anytime now... (Liams Home Birth) is my youtube video. the black and white one.
Best decision we have ever made knowing the hospital risks, and Infant death rates are 6 per 1,000 births... SIX!!! and out of the TOP tec countries in the WORLD we rate #51... (with 1 being the best) Singapore with 2 per 1,000 live births. And why is this? Because 70% of the world uses midwives! and support natural births!
I think home births truly are beautiful but also years ago how many women died giving birth when hospitals were not available?? HOME BIRTH IS NOT AN OPTION TO ME IN IRELAND BUT I CAN GAURANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT AFFECT MY PARENTING. i will be just as good a mother and will bond with my baby just aswell. i think to truly experience the wonderfull moment of chilbirth is completely up to the persons own views.
I couldn't agree more. But the quality of mothering has nothing to do with how the baby comes into the world. (As far as the early deaths that had more to do with cleanliness and ignorance rather than the lack of hospitals.) Ü
not that they dont allow them. im 21 with my fiance since i was 16 this is our first i work all week and it all goes on bills i could not afford to go to dublin the capital stay there for a few weeks hire a midwife and pay for private care!! then why would i maternity in ireland is free all doctors appointments all hospitals etc i have complete faith in my hospital! women also died not only because of cleanliness but if they heamoridged etc they had no care!!
I just LOVE those first sneezes and cries! They are the most beautiful sound in the world! Congrats on a most amazing and beautiful birth! Great job, Mommy!
This is a video for those who wish to see the beauty of home birth. If not that's great too. The statistics in favor of home birth are definitely true when looked at property. Again that is not to say doctors never save babies. Just as a whole there would be less death and illness were most babies not subjected to typical hospital births.
Thanks for all the positive comments and those who realize what the message really is here.
As happens a lot folks are taking things too literal and not reading all the info posted. Saying that all babies should be born this way is a true statement in a perfect world. Of course ours is not perfect. Ü As I've stated in many posts on here there are of course situations due to poor mother health or other things that require hospital births. Never has anything been said to criticize others. Reading someones opinion does not mean they are criticizing anyone elses.
Very lovely video. I am not coming down on you but your statistics are flawed. Babies that are born in a hospital are not the highest deaths. Considering that many millions of babies have been saved by doctors you can't say that and you should not say all babies can be born at home, they can't! That is the facts and the statistics that go along with it will show you that. The amount of sugar in a GD test is the same as 10ozs of orange juice. Congrats on beautiful baby but dont slam others.
you know.. im all for home births, but im sorry not everyone wants one and not everyone can have one. i dont and my childs birth will still be beautiful to me.
i have absolutely nothing against midwives or home births. but i cant stand those who put women down for chosing and or wanting to give birth in a hospital
its extremely ignorant to say this is the way all babies should enter. sorry but it is.
i don't understand why its "extremely ignorant" to say this is "The way all babies should enter the world", because to be honest it is how all babies should be born. We didn't always have hospitals and if something ever happened and we didn't have them anymore ...well you'd see a lot more of this. I understand that you're entitled to your own opinion, but with all the info out there on hospital births and the drugs used it would be foolish to not have an alternative. Just saying
@kassan2491 you're misunderstanding my comment. I'm all for homebirth and actively support the woman's right to choose. Homebirth is an amazing alternative. However some women cant have them for many reasons. I'm just saying that naming this video 'the way all babies should enter the world' with the hidden meaning 'via homebirth' is ignorant. Hospital births don't make birth any less beautiful or less loving. Its about supporting women/mothers, not bashing their choices
Many complications are caused by the very people trying to prevent it. If the woman's body is allowed to birth as it was designed to, many of the 'complications' encountered in hospitals would be obsolete. There is only a small % of births that would require medical intervention and for those women, a hospital and all it's technology would be beneficial. But that is a small percentage.
@yuniique thankyou for acknowledging the "complications". I delivered my son in a hospital, they made their very own complications, they caused their very own emergency (that was most definitely avoidable, all they had to do was, do nothing) I delivered my 2nd child at home (where my mother had birthed all 5 of us), it had some "complications" but the midwife never made them comlicated, they were simply variations on normal. :D
As a side not my daughters (in the video) doc refused to keep seeing her bkz she refused a couple unnecessary tests. One was the glucose test where you drink a large amount of thick sugary liquid. She eats VERY well and knew she did not need it plus she did NOT want that much sugar put unnecessarily her body hitting her baby also. Doc got angry. So many unnecessary tests that harm. (Now if someone does eat really bad... u may need the test. Key is to be healthy and aware.)
@brittanyismebb hello its only supposed to make you sick if you have gestational diabietes, it didn't make me sick at all its just liquid that tastes gross just like cough syurp but oh well if you take it then you know for sure if you have it or not so why deny it. oh by the way they were telling me about an amnio and i said that if i had to get it i didn't want it and they didn't refuse to see me they let me make my own decision
Hehe yes if you are very "aware" you realize that birth should NOT be handled the way it is. Its basically a money making thing in this country. The key is to self-educated BIG time and ALSO take very good care of ones self... eat right, exercise... so your very aware of your body and know if something is wrong. Awareness and education/knowledge are the key.
I am giving birth at home, I cannot lay eggs, but I am giving birth at home with only my husband. It really true also that a lot of death occurs in hospital. They cut the cord before the baby take its first breath, they PULL on the nake ALL THE TIME. THey tell you to lay down on your back, the MOST UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION EVER when everyone knows that gravity helps. If it does not go fast enough for them they induce you, then they will C-sec you and they will tell you HORROR story so you agree.
@kassandrakassan I had a nurse try to use scare tactics on me in hospital so that she could place an unnecessary catheter, luckily she didn't scare me as much as she wanted to, unluckily, she then later took the opportunity to jab me in the leg with a pain killer that i did not want and did not consent to.
@creation305 I had 3 shifts of them and many of the women I assit now in their births experience the same thing, I am not the only one who has experienced the horrors that the hospital system can cause.
@edaj84 I find it interesting when someone decides to post an argument such as "All my friends had hospital births that went fine!" and don't realize how ridiculous and illogical that statement is. Opponents have no idea how much true research goes into making the decision for home birth. If they did any at all themselves from a truth standpoint they would quickly realize the incredible and long lasting dangers. I'm always amazed at mothers who fight to keep our babies in harms way.
Thanks again everyone for the beautiful comments. I still get a nasty one every so often I have to delete. Ü But 99% are knowledgeable and kind. Thank you all for spreading the positive. Again, in most situations this is the best way to deliver for mom and baby. There are of course exceptions to any rule. And moms that deliver in hospitals do what they think is right just like home birthers. Its all about doing the best u can. Have a wonderful holiday season!
I gave birth to both my children in a hospital because my town did not have a midwife at the time! (Thankfully I chose a hospital that was a drug free and natural one) The nurses were incredibly supportive! I would have loved to have experienced a home birth! Beautiful video!
Lovely video; thanks for posting. My 1st was born at a hospital because it was "safer". I was given an incorrect dosage of a medication (which was administered without my consent) and that led to an emergency c/s. We almost didn't survive. I didn't even receive an apology from the person responsible. His response was, 'Well, 40% of births here are c-sections, so you were probably going to have one anyways." I am planning a homebirth for my 2nd which is much safer than THAT hospital.
im IN the medical profession.. and i would opt to have a home birth vs. a hospital birth. if ur skeptic, watch the movie "the business of being born". and ppl have a weird misconception of midwives.. theyre trained professionals. they come in with surgical instruments (for in case needed) and an emerg. plan is set, and practiced prior to the birth.
Thank you for your honesty and for the name of that movie. I will post a link separate. Its so refreshing to see doctors and nurses speaking the truth.
@pefercorn BoBB is a great movie. and yeah i agree, the preconception about homebirths is that we jsut don't have any tests, don't know anything, refuse all medical treatment, and take unnecessary risks with ours and our unborn babys. This is wrong, we are well informed women who (usually) engage the services of a trained, experienced professional, if at any time prior to or during the birth a hospital transfer is needed then of course we will do anything for everyones safety and wellbeing.
I had a great birth at the hospital! I had a wonderful doctor who encouraged me while i was in labor. I had a natural birth and wouldn't want it any other way :) As long as the baby is healthy that's all that really matters to me...
yes sometimes hospitals can be bad. but if you have a premiture birth or have multiple and you have some other complications. then you would want to go to a hospital
home birth is very safe. Sure there are some cases in which birth should take place in a medical facility - but THOSE are the rare cases. Childbirth is not a medical event when the pregnant woman and baby are healthy - homebirth is beautiful AND safe.
So true. When you study the statistics hospital births are astronomically more dangerous than home births. People alway say "what if something happened???" Its an illogical argument given the stats. A
What if you live 45 minutes from a hospital and complications arise like hemorraging? Is home birth still possible? Are the midwifes capable of keeping mom stable until transferred to a hospital? :)
exacccttly my thoughts. home births are only for realllly uncomplicated pregnancies. (WHICH ARE SEMI-RARE) babies can come out transverse, the mom can hemorrhage ,the placenta burst inside the moms body and can be life threatening and so on and so forth. this is ridiculous!!!
@hopstop3721 you will know well in advance if bub is transverse, there are a lot of things that can be done for many weeks leading up to the birth to try and turn bub (I turned 2 breech babies in the last 3 weeks of both pregnancies with a midwifes advice). PPH can be handled very well at home with the drugs mids carry, or be stabilised for transport to hosp. as for the placenta "bursting", I guess ur talking about placental abruption,
are they killed or kidnapped? Do the doctors do something bad??
apdrago1015 8 months ago
@apdrago1015 No, no.... it has to do with the fact that America is the only industrialized nation to make money off its sick and dying. It provides no healthcare for everyone. Sickness/doctors are BIG business here. The high death rate and overall unhealthiness of hospital births has to do with how they are done... in an assembly line fashion... and all the drugs given, unnecessary c-sections, exposure to sickness etc etc. That book I mentioned gives great details and statistics.
nanrector 8 months ago
I heard this once in a movie and it stuck with me because it's sooo true, "how can you love someone so much that you just met."
patricia2249 8 months ago
Plz answer! What is the danger?
apdrago1015 8 months ago
@apdrago1015 Not enough space to answer properly here. To go amazon and look for "Ina May's Guide to Childbirth" Its packed full of research and info. There is tons of info out there if you research it. The key is to research. Never blindly believe what you are told. Medicine is a business in this country and child birth has become an assembly line production. One reason our infant death rates are one of the worst in the industrialized world. Good luck!
nanrector 8 months ago
Made me cry. That was so beautiful
cassidysinger4 8 months ago
Im pregnant.. I cried while watching this.
donellexrachelle 8 months ago
Lovely.
sheltona1 9 months ago
I never commented on this. Figured I'd get one in. This was my first, & the most amazing experience of my life! I wouldn't trade it for anything. It's a pity that so many mothers miss out on such a peaceful birth experience. Certainly there are higher risk situations where a homebirth just isn't possible - but for most it is, & you women have no idea what you're missing out on, & how much better it is for your baby. Truly. Please research, is all I can say. Much love to all you Mamas out there!
amytothegrace 9 months ago 4
@amytothegrace Very well put. I've been ragged on some for the title I choose. I never dreamed it would get the number of views it has. I just put it up for friends and family! I quickly picked a title without much thought. But some folks really get upset that I said "the way ALL babies should enter". I'd reword it if I could but youtube won't let you change title. I agree, some require hospital births but that number is very low.
nanrector 9 months ago 2
@nanrector well, I still think the title fits. All babies SHOULD enter the world this way...if they CAN!
amytothegrace 9 months ago
and truly the number that can't is so small! People think yeah, but what about those breeches, or twins, or VBAC and yet when one researches it they find the truth. There are instances where hospital births are necessary and far those instances, we are grateful to have OBGYN's and hospitals to care for those cases, but for any low-risk woman (and personally the medical community defines high-risk way to widely) physiological birth is the safest and healthiest for a baby and mother!
TheSdecker2 7 months ago
@nanrector My partner and I had planned a home birth, but my little one had other plans. She was born 7 weeks early. Due to numerous factors, I needed to be induced and required a barbituate (my all-for-natural-birth midwife strongly advised it) in order to avoid a C-section. So many wires, monitors, tubes... it was AWFUL, but necessary. Had she not been born in a hospital, both of us could have easily died. Thank you for the correction.
meglintine 9 months ago
VERY healthy birth...
ilovemyhorse8077 9 months ago
Lovely video and such wonderful birth. Congratulations.
marakoniko 9 months ago
wonderful
nottinmatterz2day 10 months ago
Lovely video, unfortunately not ever mother can give birth at home, if i had both me and my son would have died because i had placenta previa. My other son was born 2 weeks over due and had no choice but to go to hospital because i had the labour started off for me, it's nice to see other people can manage to give birth without medical interference.
TheFaeryWaltz 10 months ago
All very lovely but it's ridiculous to say that all babies should be born at home. My daughter would have died if she had not been born in hospital.
missfifibelle 10 months ago 3
@nanrector - thank you very much. Like I said, we're lucky here in the UK that every woman has the right to a homebirth and our National Health Service is required to have a portion of midwives (most births are midwife-led here) trained in homebirths. I'm thinking the decision is becoming more and more of a no-brainer (providing there are no complications). I've just found the rockin' it solo site and love all the pictures. Well done you on teaching your children about natural health.
MrsSharnz 11 months ago
@MrsSharnz Your so welcome. And lucky! The US is not open minded concerning natural health or birth as anything to do with health is a profit center in this country. The US has one of the worst infant death rates... that alone should speak volumes! I did teach my kids, but made SURE they did their own research on things. I didn't want them doing things just because I said so. :-P Much health and happiness to you and your babe!
nanrector 11 months ago 2
@nanrector I'm not real sure where you get your facts that the US has one of the worst infant death rates but the US is only 33 out of 195 countries. Not THAT bad. You make it sound much worse, which is putting babies of at risk mothers in harms way, should they try and deliver at home. Do search for "Infant Mortality Rates". The US ranks 33 out of 195.
if it wasn't for hospitals and Drs. myself and my son wouldn't be here. Giving birth in any way is natural.
tomdaltodmom 9 months ago
@nanrector I'm not real sure where you get your facts that the US has one of the worst infant death rates but the US is only 33 out of 195 countries. Not THAT bad. You make it sound much worse, which is putting babies of at risk mothers in harms way, should they try and deliver at home. Do search for "Infant Mortality Rates". The US ranks 33 out of 195.
if it wasn't for hospitals and Drs. myself and my son wouldn't be here. Giving birth in any way is "natural".
tomdaltodmom 9 months ago
I get them from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. I though I had clarified (maybe I didn't) that we are one of the worst of "industrialized" nations. Obviously places like Sudan or other similar areas are worse than we are. That is a given. But for us to be 29th (as of 2008) in modern countries, considering how our health care is the most expensive in the world and we claim having the best technology.. well that low on the list is beyond ludicrous.
nanrector 9 months ago
I just loved watching this video. Would you kindly tell me whether this was your daughter's first baby? I'm considering having a homebirth for my first (in the UK, which every woman has a right to request on our National Health Service), but it seems that people mainly have homebirths after their first child.
MrsSharnz 11 months ago
@MrsSharnz The girl delivering is my daughter. :-) And it was her first baby. We've been into natural health for a while. I did tell her that she needed to do a great deal of research though before doing it so she knew for herself that it was a good choice, which she did. It is very important to have a well trained midwife....
nanrector 11 months ago
@MrsSharnz If you would like to see current pics of this baby who is now 5 years old, my daughter has a blog where she posts photos. Thanks SO much for your comment and good luck!
nanrector 11 months ago
Youtube won't let me type in a URL to her blog. grrr... if you just do a google or web search for this word typed just like this: rockinitsolo her blog is at the top of the search.
nanrector 11 months ago
But what happens if something goes wrong, and the baby or mother could die? At home, they have to either wait for the ambulance, or drive to the hospital. If you were already at the hospital, they could get immediate care.
ukwildcatsgirl 11 months ago
i unfortunatly live in a state where at home childbirth is not recognized.allbecause of hospital politics. according to my midwife though she thinks that will be changing within the next ten years or so. i don't see what is so wrong with a woman choosing to have her child at home. it wasn't more that 100 years ago that over 50% of women were have their babies at home and now all of a sudden its actually illegal in some states. its a womans right to choose where and how she wants to have her baby
snoopyrocks89 11 months ago
Omg! Baby sneezes? So cute... :) My mom had a home/water birth with all of us too... definitely the better choice... adorable video, very sweet.
BeUnbroken 11 months ago
Crying my eyes out, thanks for that. Jeez. :P I can't wait to have a baby one day!
greysquare7 11 months ago
@doggykittydad Isn't it amazing how self-regulating society can be concerning those who do step outside the norm. I've actually seen people fight for something that hurts them over and over simply due to conditioning.
nanrector 1 year ago
If I do get pregnant again, I'm hoping to have a home birth or a hospital birth with no pain medication. Also if there is no complications.
alw7 1 year ago
so beautiful , i can not say anything ,only tear in my eyes . I will be a mom soon myself but the home birth is not fit to my health conditions.
nipaporntouen 1 year ago
I so believe in midwives and home births. One sister of mine went to a doc who had devlivered ONE baby before hers. ONE. A midwife must do about 500 in Canada before she can even become a full midwife. Let me see, 1 compared to 500. Midwives are by far more experienced than a doc from the start. Do the math... 500 times more experienced.
Ritercrazy 1 year ago
I'm glad I had my baby in the hospital. I was just shy away from turning 40weeks where I went in to the ER with high blood pressure and protein in my urine. At my last OB check up, I showed no signs of going in to labor any time soon. If I wouldn't have went in to the ER, my mild case of preeclampsia would have turned in to full blown eclampsia. So I had a good hospital birth experience that also saved my life. I don't have problems with any woman who wants to go all natural.
alw7 1 year ago 11
@alw7 I'm so glad you went to the ER!!! Toxemia is dangerous to both mother and baby. If you have, or a family history of toxemia(preeclapmsia) you should NOT have homebirth. God has given doctors the knowledge to save mother and baby from this danger! Proud that you knew the signs and sought help!!
playingforhim511 1 year ago
@alw7 I have had friends who had had multiple home births and then suddenly, with one baby, felt they needed to go to the hospital. Sure enough there were complications that warranted them going. If women listen to and trust their own bodies as you did, they will know intiutively what to do. I believe that all women are capable of this intuition because after all, women are birthing godesses. Congrats to you and your little one:-)
doggykittydad 1 year ago 3
@nanrector Thank you! I Can't wait to experience a water birth. I am hoping to reach down and grab the baby myself. Kinda of assisted but also unassisted. ;-) I also am planning on taking my placenta (after birth) home to plant along with seeds for a tree in our family yard. I have never done that, so I still haven't figured out whether the hospital will let me take it home. If not I will def do a home water birth. having that to take home is very important to me. Seeing as that was the lifeline
tryingforbabyNUM4 1 year ago
@tryingforbabyNUM4 And how you view the placenta is beautiful. You obviously are wanting a very spiritual experience with your birth... which is how it should be. Lucky baby. Ü
nanrector 1 year ago
@nanrector Well. Thank you! That means a lot to me to hear that from you. Your a very kind and trong woman. I respect that with all my heart! Glad to also hear the baby is doing great!!
tryingforbabyNUM4 1 year ago
@tryingforbabyNUM4 I was trying to clean up this thread so that your message on the hospital water birth was the main one... I'd like folks to read that. But I accidentally deleted your first post which I meant to keep.. I didn't want that other misunderstanding stuff clouding the issue of your wonderful "hospital" birth choice which is why I deleted the other stuff. Ü Feel free to re-post your opinion on hospital births and I'll leave it alone. Though yours again is certain not the standard!
nanrector 1 year ago
@nanrector Oh, that's OK. I appreciate all of everything you have said to me. You truly do KNOW what birth is all about and what it should be! I appreciate all your insight and all your kind opinions. God Bless you and your beautiful and HEALTHY family!
tryingforbabyNUM4 1 year ago
WISHING A HEALTHY, HAPPY AND PEACEFUL HOLIDAY SEASON TO ALL MOTHERS AND BABIES NO MATTER HOW OR WHERE THEY CHOOSE TO DELIVER THEM!
nanrector 1 year ago 2
@nanrector You too Hun!!! Merry Christmas!!!
tryingforbabyNUM4 1 year ago
I'm a home birth baby myself, gave birth to my daughter at home, and am a natural childbirth instructor. Mommas in my classes give birth at home and at birth centers and one thing that I have to say about home birth is that it's not something you go into on a whim, you must fully educate and PREPARE yourself in every sense of the word! You must feel completely safe and comfortable in your body and environment. If you fear birth, home is not the place for you. FEAR can greatly harm your birth.
mynaturalchildbirth 1 year ago
@mynaturalchildbirth
my mom had foru of her babıes at home. she had me ın the hospıtal . she says ı was her most dıffıcult experıence. ı guess they have her epısıotomy ın the hospıtal and that damaged her perınıum for years she had suffered from bad cut and stıches .. her prevıous home bırths were awesome she says. ınterestıng. ı know so many woman here ın the rural vıllages of Turkey*who had natural bırth at home and dıd just fıne.
gunesgun 1 year ago
ı agree wıth you how thıngs are done for profıt ın America. sad. well America ıs an ımperıalıst and capıtalıst country-what can you expect? ı gave bırth ın an American hospıtal . I had epıdural . ı had the pıtocın. ı pushed for about an hour and doc decıded to use a vacuum. whıch gave me urınary ıncontınence later on and my baby had a fractured clavıcle. so.. my hospıtal experıence was terrıble. ı dıd have a good nurse who was very supportıve -anyway we are doıng fıne now. thıs was 9 months ago.
gunesgun 1 year ago
@gunesgun thanks for sharing! I had all mine in a hospital... many years ago... Ü No issues but I didn't' know anything different. We all pretty much do the best we can at the time. Or what we feel is best. I'm sorry the experience was not that great and your poor little one had that happen but I'm so glad that your both doing better. Sharing you experience can help others make more educated decisions. So again, thank you! (I actually had no idea vacuums were still used!)
nanrector 1 year ago
@nanrector
I do not want to have a baby agaın ın Amerıca. If I have a second baby I wıl have her or hım ın Turkey. hopefully everythıng wıll be better next tıme around.
gunesgun 1 year ago
@gunesgun did the vaccum hurt?
bubbles62ful 1 year ago
@bubbles62ful
No -ıt dıd not hurt . I gave one push and he was out easıly wıth the vacuum. labor hurts the most. ı dıdnt even feel the epıdural. pıtocın makes the paın worse. delıverıng a 8.11 pound baby ıs not easy for the fırst tıme delıverıng. ın Turkey, where I am currently, most doctors says we would have done a c -sec for you because ı was 41 weeks . they dont favor usıng vacuums here . they prefer c-sec ıf the baby ıs bıg. ı thınk that ıs what ı should have had.
gunesgun 1 year ago
The most disturbing thing in society are those who live in it, yet fight to keep people in the dark & in danger, including themselves. They are so quick to criticize anything other than the status-quo. This is how we've been conditioned... to not ask question & follow blindly those who would do harm for profit. So many oppressed fight to stay that way. How ironic. Those of you brave enough to step outside the box and search for truth give hope to all.
nanrector 1 year ago 18
@nanrector You hit the nail on the head. And sadly, those of us who step outside the box and speak the truth (on anything, not just childbirth) are most times ganged up on and shot down by those who want to stay in the dark. But never give up, because you never know when you might reach that one person who begins to question their belief system. In order to find the truth, we often must throw away our entire belief system and clear the slate in order for truth to be revealed.
doggykittydad 1 year ago
This little girl in the video is now 5 years old now. She was not vaccinated either due to the dangers of pumping unneeded & harmful chemicals into our kids. (Again reliable & extensive research bears this out). She got her first official cold at age 4. Until then she was never sick as her immune systems was never compromised. She is also a vegetarian. Never believe the powers that be who profit off illness to love and care for your child. Its up to us, their parents. Much health & happiness!
nanrector 1 year ago 3
@nanrector What an inspiration! My husband and I both want to have a natural birth (maybe not necessarily a home birth though, we haven't decided yet as I am not currently pregnant). We also want to raise our children naturally w/o all the things the pharmaceutical industry pressures us to have done to our kids. And, we are also vegetarians and of course we want our children to be as well! What a great video and it encourages me even more to hear how well she (the baby) is doing now! Thanks!
orchidglow19 1 year ago
@orchidglow19 Thank you so much. I'm so glad to have helped inspire. Good for you for being open minded enough to know that what we are told by society and modern medicine is not always true.
nanrector 1 year ago
@orchidglow19 You probably have done your research but this is an excellent book on home births with great documentation. the key is knowledge... looking for the TRUTH and not just one viewpoint. Much love, health and success!
nanrector 1 year ago
@orchidglow19 Won't let me post the link. But you can go on amazon and find this book "Ina May's Guide to Childbirth " Its phenominal.
nanrector 1 year ago
@nanrector WOW! AGE 4? That's awesome!!! Good Job!!
tryingforbabyNUM4 1 year ago
It's not too difficult to find the truth of the situation with our medical community if one is really looking for it. We are the only country that makes money off its sick and dying and have turned birth into an assembly line production with tragic consequences. The info is out there written by many authorities and doctors themselves if you look for it. Please do so on all fronts of your health. We are a very sick and dying society because there is profit in it. Sad but true.
nanrector 1 year ago
Wow... never dreamed this would get the amount of views it has and cause so many comments! Thanks again to all the wonderful comments and even the ones of opposing views that were done politely. (I delete rude ones.) I put this up for enjoyment of those who know about home births or are interested. Obviously you can't make a decision like this without a LOT of research and study put out by professionals and even doctors themselves.. Though some seem to think we do it with none. :P
nanrector 1 year ago
thanks for posting...I LOVE it! the whole scene and I could just imagine how it felt in the room.
napzfaya 1 year ago
For those who want to know more about hospital births and how it came about that hospitals do deliveries should all watch The Business of Being Born. It's so informative and lets you know lots of truths. The thing is that giving birth is so so much more then getting the baby out. Before you make a judgment about something so incredible as childbirth, get informed well. Childbirth and the way it happens is actually more important then you can ever imagine. Well worth to inform yourself!!!!
di131013 1 year ago
My only problem with this is, you claim that a homebirth is the way that all babies should come into the world. Don't get me wrong, I agree. But if a mother feels safer in the hospital, or if she knows that there will be complications, maybe a hospital is better for that particular baby. Like I said, I agree with you- homebirths are probably the better way to go.
EmilyLovesMakeup99 1 year ago
I know I'm probably going to get slaughtered by this, but does it really matter where a baby is born? Aslong as its healthy birth, i think it doesnt really matter alsong as the baby is loved and well cared for, which this baby clearly is :)
CutieMissJoker 1 year ago
@CutieMissJoker I won't allow anyone to get "slaughtered" for a intelligent question or comment even if its opposing. Ü Of course you can have a child in a hospital and have them turn out just wonderful. Many do. It's simply about what is the most safe and loving way to enter the world with no hurrying, no unnecessary drugs or cutting, no bright lights etc. Just too much evidence against hospital births in "general". Again, some are certainly necessary due to preexisting health issues of mom.
nanrector 1 year ago
the hard work and labour of brith is to seal the love of your baby to get them here
lucvaudar 1 year ago
That is one very proud mama :)
And the song Grandpa was singing was beautiful, what a truly wonderful way to enter the world.
fluffymum101 1 year ago
Thanx for sharing
tigerfur11 1 year ago
Beautiful.... :)
vituxis 1 year ago
And how many of you are planning on using toxic western medication to drug your baby for your own selfish comfort? anyone? OW OWWWWW!!!
crazygryphon 1 year ago
@Nanrector and family this video is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. It's awesome to see people doing things the "original" way. We're so used to what we see today, not realizing it hasn't always been and there's money to be made (that's the reason for the change). Adam didn't have health insurance, nor did he take Eve to the hospital. No one after them did either. People are ignorant of what big business having a baby is. It's NOT a medical condition. We need to MORE of the option of TRUTH.
ksh09nichelle 1 year ago
I didn't have a home birth but I did have both of my children drug free in the hospital. I am glad to have had them in the hospital because I had complications with my daughter and after 3.5 hours of pushing they had to assist with the vacuum. Her hands were on either side of her head and she was wedged. Believe me, I squatted, I stood, etc. Nothing helped, she was stuck. So when I was pregnant with my son it was an easy decision to have another hospital birth, drug free.
mrschknfricasee 1 year ago
this is really beautiful, you can tell how much she admires the new life she has brought into the world and how alert she is when she first gets to introduce her into the world. I was considering a birth like this one and this video readlly makes me think im making the right desicion. -dont worry about what other people say about proud natural birthers they envy you. Although some arent able to have natural births and it might be more painful for one woman than the next.
samanthacurry4343 1 year ago
this is really beautiful, you can tell how much she admires the new life she has brought into the world and how alert she is when she first gets to introduce her into the world. I was considering a birth like this one and this video readlly makes me think im making the right desicion. -dont worry about what other people say about proud natural birthers they envy you. Although some arent able to have natural births and it might be more painful for one woman than the next.
samanthacurry4343 1 year ago
still Im a believer that it will be worth it
samanthacurry4343 1 year ago
Beautiful. My mom wanted to have a water birth for me, but then she said "SCREW THIS! IT HURTS!!!! BRING ME TO THE HOSPITAL!!!" lol i know, but I love her dearly, she she is the best mom I could ever hope for. :)
mysinger4life 1 year ago
When my water broke with my third baby late at night they chose to give me pitocen for no apparent reason as I had only been in labor three hours. This caused my baby to quickly go into distress (she was perfectly fine the entire time before the medication). The baby's heart rate dropped off the monitor with every contraction. They wheeled me in for a c-section, but I refused. I pushed her out by myself with no assistance. I didn't need any intervention period. They almost killed her.
1114jorel 1 year ago
beautiful!Congrats
BeadingonaBudget 1 year ago
I think that home births are wonderful but I also believe that if you dont have a good opinion on hospital birthing that you should keep it to yourself cause it is rude to down on the method that others use to have their children. I was unable to naturally deliver my daughter she was two weeks late I had to use pitocin to induce labor I had to have my water medically broken and then i had to have a c section because my cervix swelled and now i have a very beautiful two year old daughter
rachelrushing95 1 year ago 2
@rachelrushing95 thank you! some people need to go to the hospital, i believe home births are wonderful as well if you can handle it but sometimes the mother gets scared and usually if the mother is stressed the baby gets stressed and it can slow down or stop labor but if you have an epidural at your request it can relax you, its not to "drug up the baby" or "be selfish" child birth in itself is a selfless expression of love and giving so don't tell people that natural is the only way to go.
creation305 1 year ago
so beautiful..
yessicaliz90 1 year ago
Good for you. It's wonderful you were able to do this but you know what? I went in the hospital, had all the "bad drugs" so I didn't feel a thing and my son came out perfectly fine. He is a strapping and handsome teenager. His teachers call him brilliant and his friends love him. My point is people shouldn't be made to feel guilty if they don't want to do things ala natural. I hate pain. I loved giving birth and I didn't feel pain. Mama's don't feel guilty. Natural birth is not for everyone.
lita9898 1 year ago 4
@lita9898 Just so folks know... I did the same thing... Ü Had my 4 kids very young all in hospitals.. And they are fine and healthy. this is not to say you cannot have a hospital birth with no problems. Of course you can. Its just to say that its is better for the baby and mother to have a home birth if it can be done. Drugs and bright lights and forced delivers etc. Just not good... period. Plus episotomies lead to incontinence in later years. problem are delayed as are some drug effects.
nanrector 1 year ago 3
i would like the option of a homebirth but when my time comes i doubt it will even be a consideration. i'm asuming i will be classed as high risk given the fact i had a heart defect as a baby so i will have no choice but to have it in hospital. as sistasoultress said situations such as mine would more than likely never have a chance of being at home. its not just a case of where you're advised its what suits the situation & as long as me & my baby are healthy etc thats all i'll care about.
catmagoo 1 year ago
:) this video made me cry just u guys:)
anonimous983 1 year ago
Wonderful, all the best !!!
optimist06 1 year ago
can clerly see the love between the couple... bless yur family... i cried when i noticed he new daddy gt emotional too ... beautiful vid,, thnks fr sharing
all4u100 1 year ago
This is wonderful. I wish I could have done this but my son would have died if I would have.
Sleigh39 1 year ago
that is so sweet this video made me cry congrats
ToriVegaa 1 year ago
Congratulations! I love your video! We just found out we're expecting our fourth little one. This will be our 3rd homebirth, 2nd unnassisted. As a midwife and educated mother, its always wonderful to see other women educating themselves and learning about what our bodies can do and what we can accomplish with just a little education! I wish more mothers (and obviously fathers) would educate themselves on this topic, rather than fearing it. Thank you for sharing your experience!!
franklyrachel 1 year ago
its not about fear, sure our bodies are built to do these things but like i said in a previous post some people need the hospital and if the baby is healthy then whats the problem, i'm about to have my first child and i have decided to birth at a hospital, this is not due to lack of education i've educated myself plenty in all ways of child birth so don't think for a second that people who choose hospitals are lacking in knowledge or are fearing it.
creation305 1 year ago
@creation305
I clearly wasn't talking about educated mothers, and never said those who birthed in hospitals weren't educated. I've had an educated birth in a hospital as well. If you're an educated mother who is making an informed choice, then there is no reason for you to take my post personally, whether you have a hospital birth, birth center birth, home birth, or unassisted birth. Millions of women fear birth, and in alot of cases that IS what its about when it comes to choice.
franklyrachel 1 year ago
Congratulations! I love your video! We just found out we're expecting our fourth little one. This will be our 3rd homebirth, 2nd unnassisted. As a midwife and educated mother, its always wonderful to see other women educating themselves and learning about what our bodies can do and what we can accomplish with just a little education! I wish more mothers (and obviously fathers) would educate themselves on this topic, rather than fearing it. Thank you for sharing your experience!!
franklyrachel 1 year ago
I personally think that if both of the parents wanna have the birth like this, then it's fine. The midwives know what they're doing. I personally am a very paranoid person and would prefer to have the doctors be right there just in case, God forbid, anything go wrong. I'm not dishing on either way. I think it's a beautiful and intimate way to be close to the baby. However, if you're not 100% sure it's not a good idea
WakoGeek 1 year ago
That is a truely beautiful family right there. Congratulations on your baby. I wish you the best of luck, and many many years pulling your hair out from that little bundle of life.
imthejman85 1 year ago
why would you wish that on anyone. life is beautiful and i'm sure you were a brat and your mother was pulling her hair out when she raised you. you speak from ignorance just like people who are against hospitals, epidurals and c-sections.
creation305 1 year ago
@creation305 WTF are you talking about? I made a congratulatory statement to the family and wished them luck. ANYONE who has a newborn, be it their first of fifteenth, WILL be pulling their hair out at some point.
For your information, I was the least spoiled of my parents kids as the middle male, sisters on both sides...
imthejman85 1 year ago
@creation305 By the way, I'm not against C-sections, epidurals, hospitals, pain killers, natural birth, or up-side-freaking-down birth! If it's safe for the baby AND the mother, I'm all for any of it. Next time, keep your nose out of comments 4+ months old, especially when neither the comment or video concerns you.
To the family with the(not-so new) addition.........
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imthejman85 1 year ago
Congratulations to your wonderful daughter...What a lovely video.
Please bare in mind also, that even though hospitals have a "highest rate in the world" you need to consider that most babies are born in hospital - therefore the rate will naturally be higher as the statistics for homebirth are far lower. And alot of high risk pregnancies/labour are also only performed in hospital - and these labours often have complications, and are generally never carried out at home.
Thanks for sharing :)
SistaSoultress 1 year ago
@SistaSoultress You make a very good rational point on how you have to be careful how you read statistics. There are many things that come into play and there are certainly times when it is necessary to have a hospital birth. My main focus is that for a healthy mom and baby that home births are safer due to the damage done by how hospital births are handled and all the unnecessary meds, equipment and forced delivered. I always appreciate rational and kind comments such as yours. Ü
nanrector 1 year ago
they are much higher...for my last birth i wanted a home birth. but changed my mind at last min...had baby in hos had a really easy time until they tried to get placenta out..it got stuck so i had to go into theatre to have it removed had i been at home i would have bled to death...within seconds iwas losing an awful lot of blood...so hospital all the way for me x but beautiful vid x
TheGowlands 1 year ago
MOST COMMON QUESTION ASKED: "What if something happens to the baby???"
ANSWER: Over 90% of anything that happens to the baby (and mother) is CAUSED by the doctors an/or hospital.
nanrector 1 year ago
@nanrector
You didn't answer the question. Your statistic (uncited, I might add) does nothing to directly address what was asked. Where are you coming up with this 90% figure?
opmike343 1 year ago
@opmike343 This is really not mean's nor works well) as a discussion board. . I put the video up for those who have either already done their research on the subject and know about it or else get inspired to learn more on their own.
nanrector 1 year ago
aren't the risks of having a home both higher than in the hospital?
MakeupByMii 1 year ago
@MakeupByMii No they are definitely not. Our country has one of the higher infant death rates in hospitals caused by assembly line deliveries. It's very easy to research out to find the truth. WELL worth it. Thanks for visiting!
nanrector 1 year ago
Congradulations lol...... i hope the baby is ok and everything.... and a home birth is better anyways
Phillip4718 1 year ago
OMG that cool, I would have been scared in a way, but I guess for me the hospital was a better option since my daughter had the cord around her neck causing me to have an urgent c-section. You are so brave
TropicalBeauty1 1 year ago
aww look at daddy he's crying too. it made me cry too. its the moost beutifull thing i've ever seen. aww ant at the end it was so sweet. My husband and i cant wait to be parents and i hope our birth will be as wonderfull as that.
roselinkuchiki 1 year ago
THANKS again for the wonderful comment!. Every now and then I have to remove a few ornery ones. (Amazing how nasty people can get from the safety of their home computer.) I will keep respectful opposing comments though this really wasn't intended for debate. Just sharing my knowledge and a special moment. Those of us who have done our research know ALL the opposing views. So spare us the hate filled mean remarks. I just boot them off. Ü
nanrector 1 year ago
Beautiful! My first birth i had no choice but to be in hospital as i had to be induced. The experience was traumatic and i felt like a number on a production line. My second was a home birth amazing and so relaxed. Now in my 3rd pregnancy and planning another home birth :-)
TheVixenStar 1 year ago
LOL was just thinking how my son and my old doctor had a home birth. I found this out long after she moved from the practice. Turns out we haev the same midwife lol. Obviously that doctor was educated enough.
jdizzil86 1 year ago
so sweet
mahmahmeimei 1 year ago
But there are cases where a mother SHOULD be in a hospital. What if she had multiples, or if she had one fairly complicated pregnancy already? Or what if she had a preexisting condition? And I think there are a number of reasons why so many woman in the US die every year from pregnancy, one of which being that they didn't listen to their doctor when they should've.
Rosebunse 1 year ago
sorry had to get that off my chest! Your a great mom for teaching your children the risks of hospitals what a beautiful birth!!!!! Beautiful grand baby!!!
mamaof4under4 1 year ago
@mamaof4under4 I hear you. And thank you I certainly respect any mothers right to deliver the way she feels is safest. But education and learning about this very important issue is the key. And I like you am outraged that profit goes before safety and so many blindly believe what they are told by those who would manipulate for money. There is way to much of that that goes on in our society!
royriversmusic 1 year ago
can i say one thing..... HIGH RISK PREGNANCY, DIABETIES, FIBROIDS (which my mother had by the way and if she would have birthed at home she would have died) LOW BLOOD COUNTS, BEING A MIDGIT i mean come on people home birth is wonderful and all, but if the doctor tells you hey you have diabeties because they tested your blood and it showed then youd better go to the hospital. if you are perfectly healthy then go for it but please don't put fear of hospitals in peoples minds thats really not fair
creation305 1 year ago
....Birthing has been standardized and systematized and it is nearly impossible to deliver in a hospital in a manner other that the one track provided which includes heavy sedation and a plethora of drugs. A cascade of interventions can actually create stress in the baby and lead to a required c-section.
mamaof4under4 1 year ago
We lose more Mothers in this country in childbirth than in Japan and most European Nations where midwives are used in over 80% of births. In the US, its less that 8%. The US also has the second highest newborn death rate amongst developed Nations. Not to mention that Cesarean birth has risen by 46% in the US since 1996 (in 2005 it was one out of every 3 births)....
mamaof4under4 1 year ago
Very beautiful labor and Birth I am expecting my 2nd HB anytime now... (Liams Home Birth) is my youtube video. the black and white one.
Best decision we have ever made knowing the hospital risks, and Infant death rates are 6 per 1,000 births... SIX!!! and out of the TOP tec countries in the WORLD we rate #51... (with 1 being the best) Singapore with 2 per 1,000 live births. And why is this? Because 70% of the world uses midwives! and support natural births!
kickwiz 1 year ago
I think home births truly are beautiful but also years ago how many women died giving birth when hospitals were not available?? HOME BIRTH IS NOT AN OPTION TO ME IN IRELAND BUT I CAN GAURANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT AFFECT MY PARENTING. i will be just as good a mother and will bond with my baby just aswell. i think to truly experience the wonderfull moment of chilbirth is completely up to the persons own views.
ivyroseire 1 year ago
I couldn't agree more. But the quality of mothering has nothing to do with how the baby comes into the world. (As far as the early deaths that had more to do with cleanliness and ignorance rather than the lack of hospitals.) Ü
nanrector 1 year ago
So... Ireland does not "allow" home births? I'm not familiar with how other countries handle that.
nanrector 1 year ago
not that they dont allow them. im 21 with my fiance since i was 16 this is our first i work all week and it all goes on bills i could not afford to go to dublin the capital stay there for a few weeks hire a midwife and pay for private care!! then why would i maternity in ireland is free all doctors appointments all hospitals etc i have complete faith in my hospital! women also died not only because of cleanliness but if they heamoridged etc they had no care!!
ivyroseire 1 year ago
having babies in hospitals is dangerous?
LemurMan2008 1 year ago
Look at the maternal peri and postpartum mortality rates for hospital births compared to birth-center/midwife attended births.
maarakailet1 1 year ago
I just LOVE those first sneezes and cries! They are the most beautiful sound in the world! Congrats on a most amazing and beautiful birth! Great job, Mommy!
JulieFilter 1 year ago
the baby is adorable :) the beuty of life
Rainbow4MJ 1 year ago
I thought I heard an australian accent int here somewhere.
edaj84 1 year ago
aww. beautiful baby
JoshuaHutchersonluvr 1 year ago
This is a video for those who wish to see the beauty of home birth. If not that's great too. The statistics in favor of home birth are definitely true when looked at property. Again that is not to say doctors never save babies. Just as a whole there would be less death and illness were most babies not subjected to typical hospital births.
Thanks for all the positive comments and those who realize what the message really is here.
nanrector 2 years ago
As happens a lot folks are taking things too literal and not reading all the info posted. Saying that all babies should be born this way is a true statement in a perfect world. Of course ours is not perfect. Ü As I've stated in many posts on here there are of course situations due to poor mother health or other things that require hospital births. Never has anything been said to criticize others. Reading someones opinion does not mean they are criticizing anyone elses.
nanrector 2 years ago
Very lovely video. I am not coming down on you but your statistics are flawed. Babies that are born in a hospital are not the highest deaths. Considering that many millions of babies have been saved by doctors you can't say that and you should not say all babies can be born at home, they can't! That is the facts and the statistics that go along with it will show you that. The amount of sugar in a GD test is the same as 10ozs of orange juice. Congrats on beautiful baby but dont slam others.
titangoddess05 2 years ago
you know.. im all for home births, but im sorry not everyone wants one and not everyone can have one. i dont and my childs birth will still be beautiful to me.
i have absolutely nothing against midwives or home births. but i cant stand those who put women down for chosing and or wanting to give birth in a hospital
its extremely ignorant to say this is the way all babies should enter. sorry but it is.
anways, beautiful video
hollyy
diehardcutie 2 years ago 14
@diehardcutie
i don't understand why its "extremely ignorant" to say this is "The way all babies should enter the world", because to be honest it is how all babies should be born. We didn't always have hospitals and if something ever happened and we didn't have them anymore ...well you'd see a lot more of this. I understand that you're entitled to your own opinion, but with all the info out there on hospital births and the drugs used it would be foolish to not have an alternative. Just saying
kassan2491 1 year ago 2
@kassan2491 you're misunderstanding my comment. I'm all for homebirth and actively support the woman's right to choose. Homebirth is an amazing alternative. However some women cant have them for many reasons. I'm just saying that naming this video 'the way all babies should enter the world' with the hidden meaning 'via homebirth' is ignorant. Hospital births don't make birth any less beautiful or less loving. Its about supporting women/mothers, not bashing their choices
diehardcutie 1 year ago
what if there was a complication with the baby, i would have the mother of my child to have it in a hospital
holysnackpack 2 years ago 2
Many complications are caused by the very people trying to prevent it. If the woman's body is allowed to birth as it was designed to, many of the 'complications' encountered in hospitals would be obsolete. There is only a small % of births that would require medical intervention and for those women, a hospital and all it's technology would be beneficial. But that is a small percentage.
yuniique 2 years ago
sorry I meant to give you a thumbs up not a thumbs down. SO SO SO Sorry!!! Your statement is so true.
foh20 1 year ago
@yuniique thankyou for acknowledging the "complications". I delivered my son in a hospital, they made their very own complications, they caused their very own emergency (that was most definitely avoidable, all they had to do was, do nothing) I delivered my 2nd child at home (where my mother had birthed all 5 of us), it had some "complications" but the midwife never made them comlicated, they were simply variations on normal. :D
beautiful video.
edaj84 1 year ago
Beautiful and so touching. Thank you for sharing and inspiring ; )
stephrogo 2 years ago 4
how tender is a mum
TheMissenglishrose 2 years ago 3
As a side not my daughters (in the video) doc refused to keep seeing her bkz she refused a couple unnecessary tests. One was the glucose test where you drink a large amount of thick sugary liquid. She eats VERY well and knew she did not need it plus she did NOT want that much sugar put unnecessarily her body hitting her baby also. Doc got angry. So many unnecessary tests that harm. (Now if someone does eat really bad... u may need the test. Key is to be healthy and aware.)
nanrector 2 years ago
Oh I hate that test. It makes you so sick!
brittanyismebb 2 years ago 4
@brittanyismebb hello its only supposed to make you sick if you have gestational diabietes, it didn't make me sick at all its just liquid that tastes gross just like cough syurp but oh well if you take it then you know for sure if you have it or not so why deny it. oh by the way they were telling me about an amnio and i said that if i had to get it i didn't want it and they didn't refuse to see me they let me make my own decision
creation305 1 year ago
Hehe yes if you are very "aware" you realize that birth should NOT be handled the way it is. Its basically a money making thing in this country. The key is to self-educated BIG time and ALSO take very good care of ones self... eat right, exercise... so your very aware of your body and know if something is wrong. Awareness and education/knowledge are the key.
nanrector 2 years ago
I am giving birth at home, I cannot lay eggs, but I am giving birth at home with only my husband. It really true also that a lot of death occurs in hospital. They cut the cord before the baby take its first breath, they PULL on the nake ALL THE TIME. THey tell you to lay down on your back, the MOST UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION EVER when everyone knows that gravity helps. If it does not go fast enough for them they induce you, then they will C-sec you and they will tell you HORROR story so you agree.
kassandrakassan 2 years ago 2
@kassandrakassan I had a nurse try to use scare tactics on me in hospital so that she could place an unnecessary catheter, luckily she didn't scare me as much as she wanted to, unluckily, she then later took the opportunity to jab me in the leg with a pain killer that i did not want and did not consent to.
edaj84 1 year ago
@edaj84 you just had a mean nurse there are a lot of those out there but not all are like that
creation305 1 year ago
@creation305 I had 3 shifts of them and many of the women I assit now in their births experience the same thing, I am not the only one who has experienced the horrors that the hospital system can cause.
edaj84 1 year ago
@edaj84 I find it interesting when someone decides to post an argument such as "All my friends had hospital births that went fine!" and don't realize how ridiculous and illogical that statement is. Opponents have no idea how much true research goes into making the decision for home birth. If they did any at all themselves from a truth standpoint they would quickly realize the incredible and long lasting dangers. I'm always amazed at mothers who fight to keep our babies in harms way.
nanrector 1 year ago
Thanks again everyone for the beautiful comments. I still get a nasty one every so often I have to delete. Ü But 99% are knowledgeable and kind. Thank you all for spreading the positive. Again, in most situations this is the best way to deliver for mom and baby. There are of course exceptions to any rule. And moms that deliver in hospitals do what they think is right just like home birthers. Its all about doing the best u can. Have a wonderful holiday season!
nanrector 2 years ago
:) beautiful
SongCoverSlaughter 2 years ago
I gave birth to both my children in a hospital because my town did not have a midwife at the time! (Thankfully I chose a hospital that was a drug free and natural one) The nurses were incredibly supportive! I would have loved to have experienced a home birth! Beautiful video!
meredegaby 2 years ago
Lovely video; thanks for posting. My 1st was born at a hospital because it was "safer". I was given an incorrect dosage of a medication (which was administered without my consent) and that led to an emergency c/s. We almost didn't survive. I didn't even receive an apology from the person responsible. His response was, 'Well, 40% of births here are c-sections, so you were probably going to have one anyways." I am planning a homebirth for my 2nd which is much safer than THAT hospital.
Sharaybay 2 years ago
This is a very touching video...the song... the love and tenderness made me teary.
Congratulations on the birth your beautiful baby girl!!!
I too have my little video here on youtube. I had a vaginal birth at home after 3 c-sections. It was a real blessing.
massageplease 2 years ago
im IN the medical profession.. and i would opt to have a home birth vs. a hospital birth. if ur skeptic, watch the movie "the business of being born". and ppl have a weird misconception of midwives.. theyre trained professionals. they come in with surgical instruments (for in case needed) and an emerg. plan is set, and practiced prior to the birth.
pefercorn 2 years ago
Thank you for your honesty and for the name of that movie. I will post a link separate. Its so refreshing to see doctors and nurses speaking the truth.
nanrector 2 years ago
@pefercorn BoBB is a great movie. and yeah i agree, the preconception about homebirths is that we jsut don't have any tests, don't know anything, refuse all medical treatment, and take unnecessary risks with ours and our unborn babys. This is wrong, we are well informed women who (usually) engage the services of a trained, experienced professional, if at any time prior to or during the birth a hospital transfer is needed then of course we will do anything for everyones safety and wellbeing.
edaj84 1 year ago
I had a great birth at the hospital! I had a wonderful doctor who encouraged me while i was in labor. I had a natural birth and wouldn't want it any other way :) As long as the baby is healthy that's all that really matters to me...
Spottedpony666 2 years ago 2
@Spottedpony666 you were very lucky :D and if more hospitals acted this way, more people might be happier about going there.
edaj84 1 year ago
yes sometimes hospitals can be bad. but if you have a premiture birth or have multiple and you have some other complications. then you would want to go to a hospital
kaylovshim 2 years ago 2
Absolutely Amazing.....
fordmum 2 years ago
home birth is very safe. Sure there are some cases in which birth should take place in a medical facility - but THOSE are the rare cases. Childbirth is not a medical event when the pregnant woman and baby are healthy - homebirth is beautiful AND safe.
laralizzie 2 years ago
So true. When you study the statistics hospital births are astronomically more dangerous than home births. People alway say "what if something happened???" Its an illogical argument given the stats. A
pce4all 2 years ago
What if you live 45 minutes from a hospital and complications arise like hemorraging? Is home birth still possible? Are the midwifes capable of keeping mom stable until transferred to a hospital? :)
agape1975 2 years ago 3
exacccttly my thoughts. home births are only for realllly uncomplicated pregnancies. (WHICH ARE SEMI-RARE) babies can come out transverse, the mom can hemorrhage ,the placenta burst inside the moms body and can be life threatening and so on and so forth. this is ridiculous!!!
spiritual = risky!
hopstop3721 2 years ago
@hopstop3721 you will know well in advance if bub is transverse, there are a lot of things that can be done for many weeks leading up to the birth to try and turn bub (I turned 2 breech babies in the last 3 weeks of both pregnancies with a midwifes advice). PPH can be handled very well at home with the drugs mids carry, or be stabilised for transport to hosp. as for the placenta "bursting", I guess ur talking about placental abruption,