No Ivybridge group tonight (Tuesday 4th October 2011).
A supportive group for any expectant parents who are considering having their baby within the comfort of their own home. The group meets monthly to share experiences and help you to make an informed choice. Supported by a local Community Midwife as well as parents who have experienced home birth first hand, we welcome you to join us in a relaxed environment for a cuppa and an informal chat.
The Home Birth Support Group also has useful resources that can be loaned to expectant parents. We have a range of highly recommended text books as well as a several professional, hospital grade birth pools in a box.
For expectant parents to get the most out of the group, we need more parents who have experienced their own home birth to join us. If you have had a home birth and would like to share your story at a group, please get in touch.
Childbirth Warrior - A Poem About Homebirth
Childbirth Warrior!
Hear me roar!
I just gave birth on my bedroom floor.
I feel empowered
Yet serenely calm
With a bundle of loveliness wrapped up in my arms.
"Don't do it!" they cried,
"Don't give birth alone."
But I wasn't by myself, I was simply at home.
An ordinary homebirth
For an extraordinary arrival;
Following primal instincts, for our species survival.
All my creature comforts
And my family with me
And whenever I wanted, a decent cup of tea.
They bring a kit round
Like the hospitals have;
A bowl for your placenta, and all of that jazz.
A prescription of drugs
And a cannister of air
And all that you need for a home resuscitaire.
My Midwife was a wonder
And competently versed
In encouraging self-belief, in my skills of giving birth.
Two of my babies
Debuted safely in my room;
The perfect way to begin, a glorious babymoon!
Childbirth Warrior - A Poem About Homebirth is Copyright © Amy - I Want A Poem www.iwantapoem.co.uk
