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Welcome Home Baby!
Two Moms Share Their Home Birth Stories
By Teri Brown
professional doulas," says Larkin. "The doctor showed up for the final hour. My daughter was with me for early labor, but not for the birth. She was 2 years old and while I would have liked for her to be there, I didn't want my nanny there and so I banished them together!"
Larkin recommends that others seriously consider the home birth option. "If a woman (or couple) understand the birth process and what a woman needs in order to give birth safely and comfortably, a home birth is the only way to go," says Larkin. "When you have your baby at home, the attendants are guests who are invited into your space, not technicians whose space you are admitted to. When you have a home birth, you have been through your birth plan with people who 'get' it. There are no shift changes to worry about when you have a home birth. When you have your baby at home, you are surrounded by your own things and there is no need to worry about forgetting to pack something important. There are no rules to follow at a home birth, except the ones you make up yourself."
Home birth as an option is becoming more and more viable as couples and childcare professionals are becoming more educated on the concept. The advice I get from mothers who have done it is simple: Read up on birth. Educate yourself on the process. Drop people from your team if you feel the slightest bit uncomfortable with them, and the best one of all, warn your neighbors a few weeks in advance that you're going to be giving birth at home – especially if you live in an apartment building!
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