Hi all. I am currently 29wks with dc2 and after a horrific 2 week hospital experience with dc1 8 years ago I am longing for a relaxed home water birth if at all possible.
As background I was diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia at 37wks and rushed to hospital where I was scanned and monitored for 48hrs before being induced. Everything felt completely out of control and I didn't even know what was happening half the time I just ended up with loads of different midwives saying right we're going to do this now. I never had any privacy as doctors, students, midwives and even visitors were allowed to walk into the delivery suite at anytime. I had planned for it to be just me and my partner but my mum ended up being there when I delivered and apparently (though thankfully I wasn't aware at the time) my MIL was there and saw me being stitched up! After all that I was left alone still attached to god knows how many drips and machines, feeling incredibly ill and wasn't even able to bond with ds as he was put in a cot at the other side of the room as apparently i needed to rest. I then had trouble breastfeeding and was encouraged to give up so I could take blood pressure medication which left me feeling like a complete failure. I believe the whole experience contributed to me developing post natal depression and not actually bonding with ds properly until he was approx 8months old.
Anyway if I havent bored you and you're still reading I would love to know if anyone has had pre-eclampsia in 1st pregnancy and still been allowed a home birth? I am under consultant care but so far so good and I have another appointment and growth scan in 5 wks. Also if you used a hypnobirthing CD did you find it useful and which one was it?
Thank you so much for any advice you can give me. :)
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Hypnobirthing, homebirth and pre-eclampsia
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cookiewuk · 08/03/2013 21:10
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