How to Prepare For a Successful Home Birth

I had my first home birth in 2012, with my youngest son and it was the best birth experience I’d had out of all of my pregnancies. Therefore, when I found out I was expecting again, it was a no-brainer that home birth would be my first choice.

Sadly, the midwife I had used for my last home birth experience was no longer in the area. However, when trying to find a midwife I noticed that there were a lot more options available and home births were becoming more common in my area.

So, today I decided to put together a guide to help others prepare for a successful home birth.

NOTE: This guide won’t cover the pros/cons, risks, deciding if this birth method is right for you, legalities, etc. Instead, it’s just going to get straight to the ‘how to prepare’ portion — assuming that is why you decided to read this blog post.

Let’s get started.

The first step to having a successful home birth is to interview midwives.

It can be nice to get recommendations from friends and family, but at the end of the day, you’ll want to do an interview to see if they are a match for you.

Think about it, this person is going to be in your home for a long period of time, interacting with you and your family, AND bringing your bundle of joy into the world. They must be a great match as you’re going to be seeing them a lot over the next nine months AND they are going to be sharing a very intimate moment with you.

I ended up interviewing two midwives. The first one I interviewed was very nice and outgoing, however, she recommended that I interview someone who she had trained AND it turned out that she was a better fit.

Therefore, I ended up going with Coastal Midwifery for this home birth and so far things are going great. Erin has a great personality, she instantly puts you at ease, and she does home appointments right from the start — which is great due to COVID -, AND she even does evening appointments, which makes it so my partner can attend most appointments too.

Questions to Ask Potential Midwives

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