tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post5544927972242156519..comments2023-12-30T00:30:21.906-08:00Comments on The Hippie Housewife: Preparing siblings for a homebirthHippie Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14718357472343295031noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-64019590796346833432019-04-21T18:13:48.094-07:002019-04-21T18:13:48.094-07:00Thanks for letting me know! I have updated all lin...Thanks for letting me know! I have updated all links. I particularly recommend the interactive tool; it was always our favourite resource.Hippie Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718357472343295031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-57210040263982049712019-04-20T07:59:14.781-07:002019-04-20T07:59:14.781-07:00Many of your links are dead or outdated. Do you ha...Many of your links are dead or outdated. Do you have any new resources to recommend?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11021395929154779936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-16634308994879848582012-08-13T23:30:33.614-07:002012-08-13T23:30:33.614-07:00I absolutely love the idea of dress rehearsal! Tha...I absolutely <i>love</i> the idea of dress rehearsal! That is brilliant. I've never heard of doing that before, but what a fun way to help prepare children.<br /><br />If it was just my oldest, I wouldn't feel the need for a dedicated support person either, but I do want one there for my two year old. How neat that you've had two UA's!Hippie Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718357472343295031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-9692669035347050402012-08-13T20:41:01.120-07:002012-08-13T20:41:01.120-07:00Great list!
We did a dress rehearsal - each child ...Great list!<br />We did a dress rehearsal - each child had jobs to do (take photos, hold towels, get drinks, announce the sex, count fingers, etc) so we ran through the labour/birth, with me in position, making noises and leaning on the ball, birthing a doll, and everyone got to run through their bits. Following on from this, they got to ‘debrief’ the dress rehearsal by more talking or through doing art.<br />Otherwise, we did a similar list to you except for your top priority - I’ve had 2 planned unassisted births, and did not want anyone but immediate family at the birth, so no dedicated babysitter, although my kids were older.<br />We also spoke about what would happen in the event of needing to transfer.<br />Best of luck! xoxAmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-16987191699674424152012-07-24T15:09:36.712-07:002012-07-24T15:09:36.712-07:00This is wonderful! I just had a homebirth a week a...This is wonderful! I just had a homebirth a week ago with my two and a half year old daughter was home with us. Your list pretty much sums up what we did to prepare her, and I believe it was all very helpful! I actually have a post quite similar to this one in my drafts, so I'll have to refer to yours, too, when I publish :) Wishing you a beautiful birth!melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698231692999838673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-89571098711490750662012-07-23T00:50:41.821-07:002012-07-23T00:50:41.821-07:00Oh I am a bit envious of you. I wish I were prepar...Oh I am a bit envious of you. I wish I were preparing my boys for a third home birth. But that's just not a reality for us this time around. I look forward to hearing all about how everything goes and what your boys' reactions are.Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875834913316556128noreply@blogger.com