Whew! Ok, we’ve made the decision. We are going to have our baby at home, without a midwife. It’s a relief to know what the plan is but also a bit scarey! This will be a journey I have never taken before.
I have just ordered the following books:
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth
Unassisted Childbirth
Emergency Childbirth: A Manual
Unassisted Homebirth: An Act of Love
Heart & Hands: A Midwife’s Guide to Pregnancy & Birth
I’m not sure how much research you’ve done in this, so this might be redundant info, but you can check out “trustbirth.org” and the Yahoo group “unassistedchildbirthreadingroom” for more UC support.
Kathy
I have joined trustbirth.org and I think I joined the yahoo group but i will double check. Thanks!
Hi! I wish you the best as you plan for your unassisted homebirth. I invite you to listen to the one hour talk radio segment I was interviewed for on March 7. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/usmilemom.
-Lynn M. Griesemer
http://www.unassistedhomebirth.com
All great books! Enjoy reading them! I devoured pregnancy and labor books while pregnant with my second (UP and UC).
MDC has a great UC forum. I highly recommend them!
http://www.mothering.com/discussions/forumdisplay.php?f=306
And there’s also the infamous C-Birth Yahoo!Group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/c-birth/
Good luck and enjoy!