home births

I am due December 9th with my second child. I will be doing ANOTHER HOME BIRTH. wanted to know if anyone else is planning on a home birth?

I want one SO. EFFING.BAD. but the lady that does them charges 4 grand and we just can't afford that.

Quoting CRSx2Mommy:" I want one SO. EFFING.BAD. but the lady that does them charges 4 grand and we just can't afford that. "

Four grand....  

Well there goes my plans for one. -Crosses it off list.-

I think if I didn't live in an apartment I would have a home birth, but since I don't feel comfortable enough to do it in my home I'm having mine at a birth center. The next best thing.  

You don't need to post this twice.

Quoting CRSx2Mommy:" I want one SO. EFFING.BAD. but the lady that does them charges 4 grand and we just can't afford that. "

That's a million times cheaper than it would've been for me to deliver in the hospital. Ended up finding a birthing center that was only 3k, sooooo good.

Quoting kr.r:" That's a million times cheaper than it would've been for me to deliver in the hospital. Ended up finding a birthing center that was only 3k, sooooo good."

i have tricare so it costs us nothing to deliver in a hospital. I looked into a birthing center but the closest is 2 and half hours away and they denied me. So my only other option since assisted home birth is illegal in NC was to find a midwife willing to do it; and she charges 4 grand  

Quoting Mommatini.:" Four grand....   Well there goes my plans for one. -Crosses it off list.-"

might not be that high in your area mama. Still look into it  

Quoting CRSx2Mommy:" i have tricare so it costs us nothing to deliver in a hospital. I looked into a birthing center but ... [snip!] ... other option since assisted home birth is illegal in NC was to find a midwife willing to do it; and she charges 4 grand  "

Oh.   I bet it'd be well worth it though.

Quoting kr.r:" Oh.   I bet it'd be well worth it though."

We still haven't totally ruled it out. Gonna see how finances are then  

I'm paying my midwife 6900, but she's awesome. Wouldn't have it any other way.

first time i posted it it said it didnt post. so yeah sorry! home births can be a bit pricey but if you talk to a midwife they do have payment plans. mine is going to cost roughly 3000. shes the same one to deliver my son 2 years ago, so I am pretty excited. my sons birth was used for educational purposes as well as this one will be.

im doing it on a hospital bed, with an anesthesiologist in eyesight range..

Quoting CRSx2Mommy:" We still haven't totally ruled it out. Gonna see how finances are then   "

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! I think everyone deserves the chance to not deliver in a hospital, if that's what they want. More freedom, less/no medical interventions. Birthing like women have for thousands of years.

Quoting kr.r:" I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! I think everyone deserves the chance to not deliver in a hospital, ... [snip!] ... if that's what they want. More freedom, less/no medical interventions. Birthing like women have for thousands of years."

thanks girl. and amen to that! I wish I could get that birthing center   one of the L&D nurses told me that two of the rooms in the hospital have baths... so worst case I can hope to get one of those rooms. I just hated birthing in a hospital and now that I have DS my anxiety is going to be through the roof about leaving him and being stuck there for 2 days again. I just want to be home with my family