accidental homebirth

My friend dud her first was 16 days overdue and induced so she presumed she we would go overdue again.

At 36 weeks she had horid braxtonhicks so got in the bath, baby moved something wicked and all braxtonhicks stopped.
She stay in the batch enjoying being pain free fell asleep and was wokenby weird pressure between her legs and felt the head completely out.
Turns to the baby flipped and putpressure on something in her spine so blocked all pain from contractions.
Baby was born a healthy 9lb2 so she was very pleased to not make it to term

I had an accidental homebirth first time round. By the time the midwife believed I was in labour and turned up I was fully dilated. The funny thing was that I had mentally prepared myself for delivery at home or in the car so perhaps there was some intuition there - not sure. It didn't phase me at the time, or afterwards though I was a bit annoyed that the midwife hadn't listened to me insisting that I was ready to go to hospital.

Second time I opted for hospital but baby was born about 6 minutes after arriving there and labour all up was about an hour. I opted for hospital because although I thought the homebirth was great (super relaxed) I still liked the idea of being in the right place in the event of an emergency. And actually, because no one expected our second to be born so quickly the midwife pressed the emergency bell and the room was suddenly flooded with people just in case of haemmorrage etc etc.

If we have a third I'm not sure what I would do. I would possibly opt for home and calling an ambulance as well as the midwive as soon as I knew I was in labour.

My cousin has. Her first was born after a 1 hour labour in the hospital carpark.

She still didnt plan a homebirth with her second she just knew to rush to hosp. But 7 minutes & she was out on her bathroom floor. All was well with baby. Although my cousin went into shock & also suffered quite bad PND

Well not quite the same, but when Mum had me, that morning her and Dad argued about if she was going to have a baby that day, they decided no so Dad went to work. But she knew I was going to come quick, (her longest labour with #1 was 4 hours, and I was baby #4) so had been popping into the maternity centre a few times for monitoring etc.... The day I was born was the day my grandfather walked in, slammed her suitcase down and said "this is the LAST day I am bringing her in here, she is NOT leaving until she has this baby!" ...... So he was getting a bit grumpy after a few false starts

Buut anyways, I was born on Mums 3rd contraction.... Luckily in the maternity centre. And Dad of course wasn't there (there was no way he would have made it in time) Which was quick lucky, cos if he had stayed home, mum would have still been at home, and I had the cord wrapped around my neck which even made the nurse panic! Which Dad wouldn't have coped with.. But yup. Nearly could have been a homebirth!

Cinderella wrote: I am not planning a homebirth with this one but mum and I both have a history of fast labours. I was #4 and she had me in half an hour. This is my third so I am expecting about 2-3 hours tops. I have even dreamed about having it in the shower lol. I have a MW who can do homebirths if it is too fast and lives up the road.

That's good that your MW lives up the road and can do homebirths if need be! That's why we chose to have a homebirth for bubs #2 as I had a short labour with #1 (3.5hrs) and didn't fancy having to try and get someone to come look after DD while in labour and risk not getting to the hospital on time. So decided it would be easier to just stay at home. And my MW lived over the back fence as it turned out, my 2nd labour was only 1.5hrs and my mum arrived 14mins before he was born.

I love all these stories, some of them are so funny bet it wasn't too funny at the time for those involved though

good grief half an hour??
my first was 24 hours
My second was 6 hours
my third was under 2 hours

....maybe if I had a 4th I could sneeze and out it would pop

TheKelly wrote: good grief half an hour?? my first was 24 hours My second was 6 hours my third was under 2 hours ....maybe if I had a 4th I could sneeze and out it would pop

My mother had very very fast labours. Youngest was 15mins from woah to go. Luckily she had planned a homebirth that time but the midwife was eating her dinner and wouldn't come! Dad was on the phone to her and had to hang up midway through trying to convince her saying "The baby is coming NOW."

Legend has it that my mother had walked into the lounge and asked my uncle (her brother) to move off the couch because she was in labour. So he went out and made a milo and by the time that was done - my sister was born! Haha. Hilarious story when it is being told in person.