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[RubADubDub]

Hey all. My girl and I are expecting at the end of May. We are having an unassisted homebirth, and was just wondering if there was any of you out there that have either had children at home or are going to be having birth at home. Anyways, its our first child and we are just lookin for some experienced life givers out there, as there are some unsure-ities about the possible warning signs of complications (though we understand that when something is wrong we will instinctively know). Just looking to communicate on this with some positive vibration folks, since we know that this is the most positive moment in our lives (regardless of what the hospitals and mentalities make it out to be).

Love

[NyaInIJahLove]

Bless up Bred
Igrats to the I and Sistren
Yes I, Kingman and I had all our pickneys at home, unassisted, most out in bush (in a shack or a bus), all in water, all 7 of dem
so I do know what I am talking bout
yes a big deal true
positive attitude is crucial
but your Empress has to lead
she must prepare herself for the most powerful experience of her life
and must be so strong, courageous and yet surrendered and vulnerable
most would be too faint-hearted to attempt what the likes of I have done and you are planning to do
we had a midwife organized for the first birth, I was only 17, but she didn't make it in time
still, she came minutes after, when we where all in shock and wonderment at the birth and helped us play with our son Jahman Lion in the water.
There are herbs to take in preparation that will act like midwives
like Raspberry leaf
now
and some to take as birth approach
like Shepards purse
stops the loss of too much blood by increasing the clotting factor in the blood...
I recommend a lot of reading
coz that is me
helped I prepare I mind for it
and reading convinced I to take the water approach
books like Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin and Ideal Birth by Sondra Ray helped I that first time
yoga is great too
we had such no fuss births on the whole
lotus births
waterbirth that is so gentle and so much less pain
of course, Ganjah is an ideal pregnancy and birthing herb
for pain, stress, nausea
Jasmine oil and clary Sage are wonderful to use as aromatherapy during labour
see, it is very unusual to tear in water
but tearing is more beneficial than the cutting they are prone to do in hospital, heals stronger and quicker.
and no suctioning needed in water, any gunk in babies airways comes out before they hit the surface, or can be sucked out by mouth.
baby doesn't actually need to breath while the cord is still pulsating which can pulsate up to 1/2 hour after birth, they are getting all the oxygenated blood they need from the placenta while it pulsates.
she should squat as much as poss in preparation, all throughout the pregnancy
and she can Iditate on baby and communicate with babies spirit
I found a lot of techniques like visualizing a pillar of light pouring thru I and as i breathed Iself open, (in labour) I would concentrate on Iself opening, very effective
also, i learned that it is better to enter the warm pool of bath at the end
if one goes into the water too early, one can get too relaxed and slow down the labour
a sling hanging from above, like a small hammock can be useful to help relax the lower half in
one uses cushions in it and yah can rock or hang for ease of pressure
even a gym ball can be great to drape over while contracting
positioning is all important to ease pain and keep things moving
one of the dangers is freaking out at the pain and seizing up, one has too go against the urge to tense up by breathing totally yogicly and letting go completely....
also it is better not to push at the end when baby comes out, unless it is too slow
pushing and forcing baby out will often cause tearing
breathing and allowing works much better, in I experience.....
so anyway.....I wish yah irieness and much fortune in the birth of your baby and if you want to ask I anything ask away...
remember I have done this 7 times so, it is one of I specialties
It is a pleasure to share what I know and have experienced
have a great birth!!!!!!
OneLove and guidance
Nyah

[natty threads]

Spiritual Midwifery is exactly the book that springs into my mind too.

If it is possible for you to get an experienced birther with you, it will help, but don't get someone who has some kind of official license or state capacity, necessarily. They can get wonky.

I told a doc once that I would have my baby laying in the field next to my mare with my farrier attending before I'd have her in THAT hospital. (IT was true, but the girl was due in November- good thing I had a birth center and a midwife!)

I also helped a friend's extremely unfit and indolent sister give birth. She "escaped" from the hospital- they decided she was high-risk, blocked her midwife from entering, and tried to hook her up to IV.

She and her sister ran.

I went over then called a friend who has birthed out everything from bunnies to draft horses with a few people for good measure.

The poor girl was fine until she was just about ready to give birth, panicked, and wanted to be driven to the only good hospital a couple of hours away. We knew she wouldn't get that far, but NEVER FIGHT WITH A WOMAN IN LABOR- NEVER NEVER NEVER.

We pulled seats, added mattresses and blankets, packed water, and went.

She had her daughter less than an hour out of town on a mattress in the back of my friend's Excursion.
I was the official water pourer for hand-washing. *S* I let her sister and my experienced friend do the "work."

We were glad to have her. It was a sketchy kind of deal and the baby needed a bit of rubbing and encouragement.
I'd have stone-cold panicked if my experienced friend hadn't been there.

All ended up well.


Social Services visited of course, but the guy was very nice and said having a baby in a hospital or not was a personal choice and he wouldn't stay in this hospital either.

Babies are meant to be born, and as long as the woman isn't flat on her back, they usually come out quite nicely.

Be sure to unwrap the cord before the baby comes all the way out, and don't let the cord break (or cut it) until the baby's face is cleaned of any meconium that may have passed.

Everyone I've known, myself included, has progressed better in labor having the water broken at some point, not just allowing it to break. An experienced birther will know how and when and be able to do this handily.

BLESS UP!

Home birth is the best birth.

It will be beautiful.

ALSO- statistically speaking, in high risk births midwives actually do a little better statistically than hospitals do.

The last place you want to be is a hospital, especially if you aren't already sick.

[NyaInIJahLove]

I'm glad to see the I puttin yah view forth Natty...
Yes I hafe say....I am lucky I kingman was confident enuff to feel he could handle complications like baby stuck or cord around neck...as he too had had experience with helping animals birth also....
it is crucial to have someone who can handle perhaps having to feel in and unwrap baby from cord or adjust baby should s/he be ina awkward position
also the preparation should yah Empress feel she needs added help from "professionals"
nuff times I hear about women who are all into homebirth and then they can't handle it and wanna rush to hospital coz they get too tired or it hurts to much, or its taking too
long, can't be helped coz its just too intense for many....but...
herb relaxes and eases alot of the over-intensity of the thing...
actually I am not so brave...I was just too terrified of hospitals/doctors all things modern and allopathic
and come from a roots mother who had all I siblings at home after being a nurse and having a nightmare hospital birth with I
 but see you neva know with the first baby how a woman will cope
still, I do know of another book called "the paper midwife" that is written expressly for people who do not have an experienced midwife,who are going it alone as a family like us, it is full of info on how to deal with many of the potential problems that could arise..I will see if I can find more info of that book....if yah need it....
Jah Bless
Nyah I

[RubADubDub]

Hey. First off thanks for the posts. Will definitely show the girl this post when she wakes up  . We've been looking all over for a book that goes into detail all the complications that can arise and how to prevent/deal with them, so Paper Midwife sounds excellent. Not that we are overly worried or anything, but this is our first birth and we have been raised "doctor knows best" mentality (thankfully that's no longer the case). We also are 3 blocks away from the hospital, and don't want to feel like it's an easy fix... because we really have no intention bein there. We do have Unassisted Homebirth: An Act of Love and Heart & Hands: A Midwife's Guide to Pregnancy & Birth is on the way so we'll see how that one is. Oh yea, I think we may have Spiritual Midwifery too. Anyways, that's all I'll say for now... wanna show this thread to you know who. Thanks again

[natty threads]

"I was just too terrified of hospitals/doctors all things modern and allopathic..."

Because you have good sense.

Bless up.

[Wahine]

After experiencing the trauma of a surgical intervention birth with my first child i was determined not to have that happen again.
People kept telling me that it would be high risk to have my baby at home due to previous surgery. (I tried to stay at home for my first but it didn't happen that way).
I had my best friend with me, my partner, my youngest daughter and an independent midwife. After a short labour and no interventions i gave birth at home to a healthy girl. It was the best experience i have ever had in life.
Theres was nothing like being able to get up and move around your own home following the birth. Much more relaxing.
I hope all goes well for you and Queen. The birth of new life is always an exciting time!

[natty threads]

High risk for the doctor's wallet.

Bless up!

[Love_Sponge]

Blessings all,

As a young princess with no prince i find this very interesting and informative because it shall happen to I one day and with so many different options it is nice to hear the natural ways of doing things,though I do have a question when it came to/comes to your children going for the regular injections,are they avoided or still given??I know many women who do not have access to such doctors have very strong and healthy children who have not had those injections are their herbs that can be taken by the child/ren which is equivalent to or better that the actual injection?I remember having to take I sister for her injections when I mother was at work and the pain she had to go through was terrible and the fact that her birth mother wasnt there didnt help her much,plus all the nurses were looking at me like i was her mother and then giving i dirty looks because i wasnt,people in 'authority?'

Jah Bless One Love

[NyaInIJahLove]

My childen have neva had injections other than the very occasional pain-killer needle at the dentist, which we would avoid also if Herb was legal as it is a very effective pain-reliever.....
in answer to your question, Jah gave us all the medicine growing in the garden of Earth, that is what we use, as well as positive attitude and lots of love and care..
we heal everything with herbs, fresh juices and lots of fruit and vegetable meals and whole grains and seeds, regular natural tonics, and not over-working or over stressing, the occasional tissue-salts, massage, rest and sunshine, clean water and most important, faith and trust in Jah....and the minds ability to heal the body with the help of Jah knowledge....
If the I could be specific about the particular injections, I gather yah mean vaccinations and such, I am very sus on such things, having heard of the links between autism, AIDS, hepatitus, SIDS and other diseases and vaccinations...just the other day, my Dad told me he thinks he got the flu from the flu vaccination he was just given.......
so I avoid all such things
I personally have resorted to B12 and Iron injections for severe deficiencies, which I could have avoided had I had extended family support and less poverty and sickness at the time, as well as a couple of anti-antibody shots after the first couple of babies for being rhesus negative blood, I had an extreme minimum of those tho, and no problems as a result....
am happy to give more information sistah, if yah have any more questions
Love and raspect
Nyah

[Love_Sponge]

Blessings Queen Nyah,

Yes I was referring to vaccinations specifically and with a brother with autism indeed i do remember when all the speculations were going around about the injections causing autism though it is still going around,and other worries like baby swapping and all sorts in a hospital one can become weary as well,but yes i have been wondering about homebirths and doing it naturally afterwards do you just not go for the injections etc??
Much Love for giving advice

take care
Jah Bless

[NyaInIJahLove]

Yes Sistah,
We do not go for vaccinations in general
although I imagine I daughter who is heading for Indonesia shortly will have some for the journey
In general I steer clear of Doctors
however I sometimes utalize the services for diagnosis, broken bones and unavoidable minor humane surgery
in all other respects I am wary of I family being used as guinea pigs
Love Always
your Sistah Nyah

[Love_Sponge]

Blessings Queen Nyah,

Thank you for much insight and I are sure when the time comes I king(where ever he is hehe) and i shall make a just and right decision I shall continue to read topics by the I to learn more

Jah Bless and guidence to you all

[Interested In Irating]

As Beenie Man would say - "Yes I,"

Unassisted homebirth is NO PROBLEM idren. I are di one that has 7 lickle pickneys, and they've been born in ALL KINDS of ways. 

That reminds me of when InI pickney Jefferson was born . . . it was with one of di thicker gals dem, and we never even knew she was pregnant! We just walked into 711 to get some i-tal hot dogs, and BOOM -  the water bursts. JAH! (Rastafari!)

Just be sure to get the pickney checked out by a doctor or suppem afterwards. Rasta nah deal with Babylon itardation, seen?

RASTAFARI

[NyaInIJahLove]

Give thanks Sistah Love!
here is our truthheart sistah Dr Dreher who has studied. for many years,
Jamaican sistren who use herb traditionally during pregnancy and parenthood, it is all bonafid science, although she illustrates the hostile ridicule and supression her and her crew's findings suffer at the hands of the "vested interest" academic community
these studies are not recent, dating back to the early nineties
however they are all indicative of not only Herbs lack of harmfulness to mothers and unborn babies,  but also of its longevity as potent medicine for the pains and rigors of pregnancy and childbirth....
please spread the good news!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9WorIM0RhA
much love and raspect
Sistah Nyah