Toured the water birth center and that is where I am going to (want) to give birth. I still want to do a home birth but the only midwife that will do them has a bad history of not calling 911 regardless what happens, guess I will have to hope that my hubby gets transfered to Germany sometime and get preg there... (Germany has AWESOME Midwiferies and really works at allowing home births).
The birth center is run by a husband and wife team. He is the doctor and she is the midwife. She has three rooms, all with tubs. She doesn't insist on being in the tub, but recommends it and will allow you to do whatever you want really, so long as you and the baby are safe. She makes you stay for 4 hours after the birth just to make sure you aren't bleeding out and has lactation consultants on call for after the birth (not that I think I will need one but still nice to have.) I am really looking forward to this.
My first appointment is next week and I am not looking forward to that. They have to do blood work and I HATE HATE HATE blood work. I don't like blood, I don't like guts, I don't like needles, I don't like IVs... I don't like anything medical really, well only if it breaks the skin... (might make you wonder why I married someone that wanted to be a doctor... I wonder this too...).
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you have a right to refuse bloodwork! i homebirth and use a mw but i never get bloodwork done- she never even asks! so maybe if you ask..... :)