Comments on: Guest Post: Baby, You’re Home http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/11/21/guest-post-baby-you%e2%80%99re-home/ The Blog About Being Black and Married With Kids! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:45:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Kim C. http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/11/21/guest-post-baby-you%e2%80%99re-home/comment-page-1/#comment-6870 Kim C. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:34:03 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=2003#comment-6870 i ended up doing all the work and doctoring myself anyway. the doctors i had both times were horrible. like someone mentioned, all business-like and rushed. "hurry up, get the baby out, clean this room, and bring in the next one!" wish i would have done this instead i ended up doing all the work and doctoring myself anyway. the doctors i had both times were horrible. like someone mentioned, all business-like and rushed. “hurry up, get the baby out, clean this room, and bring in the next one!” wish i would have done this instead

]]> By: Linda http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/11/21/guest-post-baby-you%e2%80%99re-home/comment-page-1/#comment-6511 Linda Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:09:58 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=2003#comment-6511 I've been looking into birthing centers in the Anne Arundel area, since I pregnant with my third child. I hated the hospital births that I had with my two children, it was to controlled and "business like usual" to them. I’ve been looking into birthing centers in the Anne Arundel area, since I pregnant with my third child. I hated the hospital births that I had with my two children, it was to controlled and “business like usual” to them.

]]> By: Anna http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/11/21/guest-post-baby-you%e2%80%99re-home/comment-page-1/#comment-6447 Anna Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:38:38 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=2003#comment-6447 Dee said: Yea, what Mrs. D said. I used midwives with all three of my children though I didn’t have homebirths. I wanted to, but the out of pocket cost would’ve been too high (not covered by insurance). If there is a fourth child in the cards for us, we plan to (finally) have a homebirth. ~~~~~~~~ Cute pic. I sometimes want a fourth child but was in the store yesterday and the kid in the cart remined me to "just say no". I will wait on having grand kids, I can give them back. My first born is only 23 getting her Masters and is pre engaged and wants her plan of having her first child at 27. I will give/pass along the option for her to have a midwife. I have a good friend who has 5 kids and is a midwife. Money wise the cost is cheaper. I am not sure if ppl know that a doc that did not deliver your child can say a peek a boo "hi" and still end up on your insurance bill. Dee said:
Yea, what Mrs. D said. I used midwives with all three of my children though I didn’t have homebirths. I wanted to, but the out of pocket cost would’ve been too high (not covered by insurance). If there is a fourth child in the cards for us, we plan to (finally) have a homebirth.
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Cute pic. I sometimes want a fourth child but was in the store yesterday and the kid in the cart remined me to “just say no”. I will wait on having grand kids, I can give them back. My first born is only 23 getting her Masters and is pre engaged and wants her plan of having her first child at 27. I will give/pass along the option for her to have a midwife. I have a good friend who has 5 kids and is a midwife. Money wise the cost is cheaper. I am not sure if ppl know that a doc that did not deliver your child can say a peek a boo “hi” and still end up on your insurance bill.

]]> By: SingLikeSassy http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/11/21/guest-post-baby-you%e2%80%99re-home/comment-page-1/#comment-6419 SingLikeSassy Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:02:38 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=2003#comment-6419 I've always wanted to do a homebirth, but I'm AMA now so it's not an option unless circumstances at the time of birth work out for it to happen that way. But I have researched working with a midwife at a birthing center and my insurance will cover that so I think I'm going to do it if we ever get pregnant. I’ve always wanted to do a homebirth, but I’m AMA now so it’s not an option unless circumstances at the time of birth work out for it to happen that way. But I have researched working with a midwife at a birthing center and my insurance will cover that so I think I’m going to do it if we ever get pregnant.

]]> By: Dee http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/11/21/guest-post-baby-you%e2%80%99re-home/comment-page-1/#comment-6407 Dee Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:28:28 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=2003#comment-6407 Yea, what Mrs. D said. I used midwives with all three of my children though I didn't have homebirths. I wanted to, but the out of pocket cost would've been too high (not covered by insurance). If there is a fourth child in the cards for us, we plan to (finally) have a homebirth. <abbr><em>Dees last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tifiblogscom/~3/451487221/" rel="nofollow">Fail!</a></abbr></em> Yea, what Mrs. D said. I used midwives with all three of my children though I didn’t have homebirths. I wanted to, but the out of pocket cost would’ve been too high (not covered by insurance). If there is a fourth child in the cards for us, we plan to (finally) have a homebirth.

Dees last blog post..Fail!

]]> By: Mrs. D http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/11/21/guest-post-baby-you%e2%80%99re-home/comment-page-1/#comment-6400 Mrs. D Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:44:03 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=2003#comment-6400 People in general are becoming savvier about their healthcare. Childbirth is not a medical procedure, it is a natural act of bringing a child into this world. Doctors are trained to diagnose and treat disease. Midwives are trained to deliver babies. I chose a midwife over a doctor with my third child. There are cases ,especially with high risk pregnancies, that it would be wise to deliver in a medical facility, however there are midwife birthing centers that partner with obstetricians and local hospitals to handle unforeseen problems and circumstances. The cost of giving birth is expensive. My last child was born in a hospital because I was high risk. The cost of that delivery was $22,000, which entailed and emergency C-section. A midwife, had it been a normal pregnancy, would have cost me $3,000 total at the midwife birthing center and $1,500 with a midwife during a home birth. The average cost of birth in Texas is $6,000 to $25,000 and that doesn’t include lab fees, physician fees and every other kind of fee they manage to find. Healthcare is expensive, midwives allow you to do what is comfortable for you during birth, and most doctors make you do what is more comfortable for them to fit their schedules. Midwives allow the human body to birth the baby causing less injuries and episiotomies for women. For a normal pregnancy, I would take a midwife hands down because it seems to me that women lose their power in hospitals to give birth the way our bodies were designed to do so. People in general are becoming savvier about their healthcare. Childbirth is not a medical procedure, it is a natural act of bringing a child into this world. Doctors are trained to diagnose and treat disease. Midwives are trained to deliver babies. I chose a midwife over a doctor with my third child. There are cases ,especially with high risk pregnancies, that it would be wise to deliver in a medical facility, however there are midwife birthing centers that partner with obstetricians and local hospitals to handle unforeseen problems and circumstances.

The cost of giving birth is expensive. My last child was born in a hospital because I was high risk. The cost of that delivery was $22,000, which entailed and emergency C-section. A midwife, had it been a normal pregnancy, would have cost me $3,000 total at the midwife birthing center and $1,500 with a midwife during a home birth. The average cost of birth in Texas is $6,000 to $25,000 and that doesn’t include lab fees, physician fees and every other kind of fee they manage to find.

Healthcare is expensive, midwives allow you to do what is comfortable for you during birth, and most doctors make you do what is more comfortable for them to fit their schedules. Midwives allow the human body to birth the baby causing less injuries and episiotomies for women. For a normal pregnancy, I would take a midwife hands down because it seems to me that women lose their power in hospitals to give birth the way our bodies were designed to do so.

]]> By: Anna http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/11/21/guest-post-baby-you%e2%80%99re-home/comment-page-1/#comment-6398 Anna Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:18:30 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=2003#comment-6398 The rise behind it is because woman want a more natural calming enviroment. Even with a pregnancy with no surprises there can be complications durning delivery. I would not opt for this type of delivery. I had my last child 19 yrs. ago and the hospital birthing rooms are very cozy and home like. I want to ease my own mind knowing there is a doctor and a neo natal unit near by. The rise behind it is because woman want a more natural calming enviroment. Even with a pregnancy with no surprises there can be complications durning delivery. I would not opt for this type of delivery. I had my last child 19 yrs. ago and the hospital birthing rooms are very cozy and home like. I want to ease my own mind knowing there is a doctor and a neo natal unit near by.

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