Community Services - Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2016-08-28 Person 5 5 0

I had a very positive homebirth experience. I was lucky to have a great midwife (Lynn Good) and saw her for all of my antenatal appointments. On the day of the birth I spoke to Lynn who told me to call her when I felt I needed her to come to my home. I called an hour later and within 10 minutes Lynn and another midwife, Mel Taylor, arrived. By now I was feeling ready to have my baby so Lynn and Mel prepared the room and then let me take the lead (this was my 2nd child). Everything was going well until it became apparent that my baby had, at some point, decided to turn and was arriving in the breech position. At first I felt a little concerned but Lynn and Mel appeared to be very calm which put me at ease. They told me they would have to call an ambulance but not to worry as this was standard procedure with a breech delivery. After about 10 minutes my baby was born breech with no pain relief! I'd just like to add that this was my choice as I was using the hypnobirthing method, entonox was available should I have wanted it. Lynn and Mel checked my baby and, as all was well, they called to cancel the ambulance as it was yet to arrive! Following the birth, Lynn and Mel were great. They stayed with us for about 4 hours, making sure that both myself and my baby were fit and well before they left us. The whole experience was lovely, so calm and relaxed being in your own home. I would definitely recommend the homebirth service to anyone considering it :)