Hi Meg,
I am VERY interested to hear as much information as you can share on homebirthing, natural positioning, parenting etc.
I had up until quite recently never considered a homebirth due to the fear factor and being unsupported and scared of 'side effects', but the more I read and hear, I feel pulled greatly towards it, and it is definately the way I want to go when I am pregnant. Just stepping inside a hospital makes me feel automatically ill and as if there is somehting wrong with me, and have to play the victim!  Being at home in my own environment, with a bath, able to be naked as nature intended would be much more relaxing.
As you know, I am in Perth, and it is good to know there are places to get info from here. I am eager to know more.
Thank you for your passion and support of women trying to do as nature intended!
 x

I have three children, and all were born at Mercy Hospital Perth.  I can only give high praise to the nursing staff (midwives) who gave great advice on positioning and basically assisted me with the help of my husband to deliver my babies (my DR didn't make it in time for any of my births - they came too quick). Mercy also offer water births or you can plan your deliver any way you wish. ie music etc.  All three births were uncomplicated easy births.  My last (Josh) was natural, drug free and I wasn't raw for any of them.  I do believe that because I was fit and still excersing through the pregancy and eating well, that I had uncomplicated births.

I am not saying that all hospital births are as easy as mine and at the slightest mishap your in for an emergency 'C' section or your administered drugs to ease the pain.  I felt that I could over come the pain by working through it with the midwives and the hubby and shear determination. 

Please don't forget the midwives, they do a great job.  I said to my (DR, I would have the midwife deliver my babies any time - quitely mind you).

I think it is personal preference, as I said I can only speak from my own experiences, but go for it to those of you that want to have home births, more power to you    IT wasn't something that I had even considered.

I thank God I was born a woman to be able to experience the wonderful pleasure of giving birth (once the baby is delivered the pain goes immediately, I promise you).  I also thank God that I am blessed with 3 healthy children and I promise to guide them on the journey they are destined to live.

Good luck everyone, enjoy your pregnancy's and your births it is such a natural experience!!