Home Birth
Homebirth
I respect every woman’s choice to birth as she pleases, and what is right for her
at that time, whether it is at home or in hospital, natural or caesarean, I am fortunate
to live in an area, here in the Byron Shire, where alternative methods of birthing
are readily accepted and easily available.
When a woman is in her own home, her familiar comfort zone surrounded
by her family and selected loved ones for support,
it brings with it
a familiarity that enhances the feeling of relaxation. Birth need not be a stressful time and to be able to decorate
your sacred space to prepare for the birth ritual, play music of your choice, burn incense, have an alter set up with all your
precious photos, crystals and personal tokens of what birth means for you, sets up a atmosphere of intimacy that greatly enhances
the experience and sets the scene for a gentle birthing journey and a strong healthy bond between baby and the rest of the family
who can actively be involved.
In this environment, women tend not to enter the fear zone that hospital machinery and often-officious attitudes can bring with it.
For this reason, home birth is a very safe alternative. Statistically just as safe, if not safer than being in a hospital.
After birthing both of my children at home, underwater, with the midwives of my choice, I feel passionate that this was the right
choice for me, my gentle, sacred ritual, and urge other ‘mum’s to be’, to consider it as an option for their birth. Being submerged
in your own safe, warm space not only makes the delivery process easier, faster and less painful, but is also holistically better
all around for the emotional, spiritual and physical well being of the whole family and the bonding process that occurs during
and after birth.
Have a birthing pool in my own home made the experiences the ultimate one
for me. No drugs were required. The soothing effect brought about by being submersed in my own warm cocoon enhanced relaxation and made the contractions manageable and more effective. Everything progressed naturally, and I was empowered and in control of my own births and each birth have left an everlasting
memory of the most two beautiful experiences of my life.
