Dedicated Email: Home Sweet Home

Filed Under Dedicated Emails, Pregnancy and Birthing | October 8, 2009

Have you toyed with the idea of birthing your babe at home? Labour may be a rather large undertaking – but many couples are choosing to have their babies at home – and if you do, Birthing Buddies is a friend indeed.

If you’re planning a home birth you need to be in the care of a midwife and your pregnancy must be considered low risk. If you fit the bill and you’re up for it then get started by asking your midwives for a list of supplies you’ll need. Many of them can be purchased at your local drug store and you can also get complete homebirth kits from www.mamagoddessbirthshop.com.

But the most important part of planning your homebirth is preparing yourself to cope with the discomfort of labour because there aren’t any conventional pain medication options available to you at home. But there are a number of tools you can use to help enhance your labour process.

Water is an excellent pain reliever and baths and showers can work wonders when you’re in labour. In the bath the warmth and buoyancy of the water makes it easier to relax during contractions. While in the shower you can direct the spray over your abdomen during contractions. And an Aquadoula birthing pool gives you more space than a traditional tub and ensures the water will always be warm.

Have you heard of Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, or TENS ? Not half as complicated as it sounds, it’s a form of non-medicinal analgesia for to women in labour that provides drug-free pain relief that you control and can be started and stopped easily during labour.

Birthing Buddies rents both Aquadoula pools and TENS machines and they also offer popular private, customized prenatal classes. Talk about a buddy system!

Birthing Buddies: www.birthingbuddies.com