Comments on: Going to the hospital for financial reasons http://vbacfacts.com/2008/06/04/going-to-the-hospital-for-financial-reasons/ Vaginal birth after cesarean? Don't freak, know the facts. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:40:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jen Kamel http://vbacfacts.com/2008/06/04/going-to-the-hospital-for-financial-reasons/comment-page-1/#comment-7741 Jen Kamel Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:21:53 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/2008/06/04/going-to-the-hospital-for-financial-reasons/#comment-7741 Alisamarie, I don't know, but I'm sure if you joined the <a href="http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ICAN-online/" rel="nofollow">ICAN email support group</a> or the <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirthAfterCesarean/" rel="nofollow">Birth After Cesarean email support group</a>, someone there would know. You could also consider a traveling midwife. You might want to read <a href="http://vbacfacts.com/2009/01/15/im-pregnant-and-want-a-vbac-what-do-i-do/" rel="nofollow">I'm pregnant and want a VBAC, what do I do?</a> for more information. Warmly, Jen Alisamarie,

I don’t know, but I’m sure if you joined the ICAN email support group or the Birth After Cesarean email support group, someone there would know. You could also consider a traveling midwife. You might want to read I’m pregnant and want a VBAC, what do I do? for more information.

Warmly,

Jen

]]> By: Alisamarie http://vbacfacts.com/2008/06/04/going-to-the-hospital-for-financial-reasons/comment-page-1/#comment-7729 Alisamarie Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:32:12 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/2008/06/04/going-to-the-hospital-for-financial-reasons/#comment-7729 Is it possible to have an HBAC in Alaska with a midwife? I haven't found any midwives that will. I'm not pregnant yet but want to be prepared because I'd love to get pregnant soon! Is it possible to have an HBAC in Alaska with a midwife? I haven’t found any midwives that will. I’m not pregnant yet but want to be prepared because I’d love to get
pregnant soon!

]]> By: hospital birther but believer in natural birhts http://vbacfacts.com/2008/06/04/going-to-the-hospital-for-financial-reasons/comment-page-1/#comment-2387 hospital birther but believer in natural birhts Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:50:54 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/2008/06/04/going-to-the-hospital-for-financial-reasons/#comment-2387 I believe that home births are great for some people, and that hospital births are great for some people. I just get a little tired of people bashing one or the other, so let's try to be fair to those who did give birth in a hospital. There's nothing wrong with it, my baby is healthy and happy and so am I. I believe that home births are great for some people, and that hospital births are great for some people. I just get a little tired of people bashing one or the other, so let’s try to be fair to those who did give birth in a hospital. There’s nothing wrong with it, my baby is healthy and happy and so am I.

]]> By: home birther http://vbacfacts.com/2008/06/04/going-to-the-hospital-for-financial-reasons/comment-page-1/#comment-2263 home birther Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:46:41 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/2008/06/04/going-to-the-hospital-for-financial-reasons/#comment-2263 I completely agree! I spent the first 30 weeks of my pregnancy thinking that I had no choice but to birth in the hospital, mainly for financial reasons. My hospital birth would only cost me $500, while a home birth would run $3000. But after switching OBs twice and touring all the local hospitals, I realized that I had to make every attempt to birth at home. I e-mailed all the midwives in town and found two that could work with me on my finances. I met with them, and they were both wonderful. I had the birth everyone dreams of - easy, intimate, nearly completely pain free (and I'm a total wimp). I am eternally grateful to my midwife and I can't believe that I almost allowed money and fear to make my decision for me. Courtney - I would urge you to look under rocks you may not have overturned. If I were you, I would hire that midwife that will let you try. Then you can decide to stay home, or transfer if needed. Hopefully, she will go with you and act as your doula if you must transfer. To me, having the option to stay home plus the support in hospital if transfer is needed - would be worth it. Otherwise, you could try unassisted. I'm not that brave myself, but many are. I completely agree! I spent the first 30 weeks of my pregnancy thinking that I had no choice but to birth in the hospital, mainly for financial reasons. My hospital birth would only cost me $500, while a home birth would run $3000. But after switching OBs twice and touring all the local hospitals, I realized that I had to make every attempt to birth at home. I e-mailed all the midwives in town and found two that could work with me on my finances. I met with them, and they were both wonderful. I had the birth everyone dreams of – easy, intimate, nearly completely pain free (and I’m a total wimp). I am eternally grateful to my midwife and I can’t believe that I almost allowed money and fear to make my decision for me.

Courtney – I would urge you to look under rocks you may not have overturned. If I were you, I would hire that midwife that will let you try. Then you can decide to stay home, or transfer if needed. Hopefully, she will go with you and act as your doula if you must transfer. To me, having the option to stay home plus the support in hospital if transfer is needed – would be worth it. Otherwise, you could try unassisted. I’m not that brave myself, but many are.

]]> By: breech http://vbacfacts.com/2008/06/04/going-to-the-hospital-for-financial-reasons/comment-page-1/#comment-2256 breech Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:46:25 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/2008/06/04/going-to-the-hospital-for-financial-reasons/#comment-2256 http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/ http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/

]]> By: Courtney http://vbacfacts.com/2008/06/04/going-to-the-hospital-for-financial-reasons/comment-page-1/#comment-2253 Courtney Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:27:59 +0000 http://vbacfacts.com/2008/06/04/going-to-the-hospital-for-financial-reasons/#comment-2253 So what is your suggestion when the only issue is not money, but a state with maybe only 10 midwives that will preform a homebirth, only 1 that will touch you because you are having twins and you dont want her because every twin birth she has ever attempted ended up in the hospital anyway? I know the easy suggestion would be to go to one of the neighboring states to live for a month and birth at a birthing center.. However, now we are talking a month away from your family, the possibility of your spouse not making it to the birth because there is no way you can afford him to be out of work for a month or more and the cost??.. approx $10k-15k. I want nothing more to birth at home, but unless a miracle happens.. Im birthing in the most horrible place I can think of.. the hospital. So what is your suggestion when the only issue is not money, but a state with maybe only 10 midwives that will preform a homebirth, only 1 that will touch you because you are having twins and you dont want her because every twin birth she has ever attempted ended up in the hospital anyway? I know the easy suggestion would be to go to one of the neighboring states to live for a month and birth at a birthing center.. However, now we are talking a month away from your family, the possibility of your spouse not making it to the birth because there is no way you can afford him to be out of work for a month or more and the cost??.. approx $10k-15k.

I want nothing more to birth at home, but unless a miracle happens.. Im birthing in the most horrible place I can think of.. the hospital.

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