Home Birth/Doula/Natural Birth

Had anyone had a home birth or is planning one? I'm going to be hiring a doula for the day of delivery. I was originally planning on delivering at St. David's hospital in Austin. However, I'm curious about just having a home birth. Wondering if anyone has any insight to share? Thanks!

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I live in Boston so can’t speak about midwives or doulas near you, but I’m planning a home birth. If I were planning to deliver in the hospital I would absolutely hire a doula though! All my sisters in law who have had babies in the hospital with and without doulas recommend them! Since I’m planning for a home birth, I purposefully chose a midwife who can transition to a doula role IF I end up needing to deliver at the hospital.

Hey! I'm planning a homebirth and I'm in Austin. I can answer any questions you have or recommend some good midwives in the area if you want to message me. I'm also a doula but I plan to stop attending births in June, plus it looks like I'm due 2 weeks after you! I can recommend another doula too though!

Thanks everyone. I decided to deliver at a hospital but I still want a doula there with me just to help me with a natural delivery. I went with The Austin Doula.

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