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When I decided to switch from a “traditional” hospital birth to a home birth with a midwife, I really didn’t know what I was doing. I was eight months pregnant and had about a month to get myself, my husband and my house ready to welcome our first baby in the comfort of our own living room.
Morning sickness is something that affects something like 70% of pregnant women. For me, it started within days of finding out I was pregnant. For most mamas, symptoms start in the first month of pregnancy and typically taper off once you hit the second trimester (week 14) although some mamas have it longer.
Once you've had a baby you enter two stages, simultaneously. The first is the newborn stage. It's beautiful, magical and a bit surreal. The second is postpartum. For me, this was uncomfortable, kinda gross and all too real.
The following is a list of questions I would recommend asking your midwife in your initial interview/consultation. Every mama is going to have different priorities and philosophies, so there’s no specific right or wrong answer to these questions. It all depends on what you are looking for.
When I switched my birth plan from hospital birth to home birth, I did so with the intention of taking back control of my pregnancy and delivery.
I was exactly 8 months pregnant when I decided to switch from a "traditional" hospital birth to a home birth.
