For the past 3 years, ever since my friends and family have been having babies, I've been listening and learning and determining what our birth plan would be. I know that I don't want to be induced, I want to have the baby naturally - without an epidural, I don't want to be linked to monitors & IVs so I could move around freely and I don't see the point in staying in a hospital for two days after having the baby if there's no reason for me to stay. With all that, it seemed obvious that having the baby at a hospital would be more of a hindrance than a blessing.
Obviously, I'm not going to escape the hospital with the baby as soon as I have feeling in my legs, and I seriously doubt the hospital would let me go if I asked them nicely. So, I began researching alternatives to hospitals, and came across Labor of Love (http://laborluv.com/).
Labor of Love is a birthing center - a place to have the baby completely naturally with a skilled mid-wife and assistant present to provide emotional support and medical back-up, if needed. The center has two birthing suites complete with bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchenette and a jacuzzi tub for water births. So we'll be completely free to have the baby how & when the baby & I see fit.
So, that's our plan. I have my first appointment with Labor of Love in a couple of weeks, and the following appointment will be our chance to see if it's a boy or a girl. I'll keep you all posted!
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You've really done your homework. Good girl!!
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Labor of Love--such a cute name! Well, good for you, Runt. Just tell me when Brian gets to the entrance it won't be like the scene in Airplane..."Hello, sir, we'd like you to have this flower from the Church of Religious Conscience" (Brian punches him) "Scientologeeeee" (Brian throws him out of the way)
ReplyDeleteI like the way you think!... Sure beats the back of an ambulance in Italy... now THATS adventure birthing!... AntLar
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