Vaccine Video

PLEASE give yourself 90 minutes and watch this video on vaccinations:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8610554679207090010&hl=en

Reasons to have a homebirth

A friend just sent this... I love it...

No chance of bringing home someone else's baby
No chance of having someone steal your baby while in the hospital
No chance of having someone else nurse your baby
No chance of having your baby being given formula when you want only breast milk
No chance of being separate from your newborn
No chance of you catching a hospital born virus or bacteria
No chance of your newborn catching a hospital born virus
No chance of receiving an episiotomy
No chance of getting an infection in the episiotomy stitches
No chance of ripping out the stitches when having your first BM
No chance of being confined to a bed during your labor
No chance of being left alone during your labor, unless you want to be
No chance of having your children excluded during this important time in your life
No chance of getting an IV in your arm
No chance of getting the wrong drug in your IV
No chance of getting an unknown/nasty care provider at the time of labor
No chance of getting an unwanted circumcision for your son
No chance of getting an unwanted vaccination for your newborn
No chance of getting an uncomfortable continuous fetal monitoring
No chance of getting unwanted drugs during your labor
No chance of laying in an uncomfortable bed
No chance of laying flat on your back during the birth
No chance of having your legs strapped down into stirrups
No chance of having unbearable cramps in your legs because you cannot move them
No chance of enduring the noise of a typical hospital after the birth
No chance of enduring unpopular or against your diet hospital food
No chance of being coerced into a Caesarian
No chance of having an anesthesia reaction, and dangers that goes with it
No chance of having your doctor cut your baby during a Caesarian
No chance of having your doctor cut your bladder during a Caesarian
No chance of having you doctor cut your intestines during a Caesarian
No chance of getting an infection in the Caesarian incision
No chance of having your doctor leaving something inside after a Caesarian
No chance of having to endure Caesarian incision pain after the birth
No chance of having your care provider or hospital refusing to do a VBAC
No chance of having to get up in the middle of the night to go to the hospital
No chance of having to endure a bumpy/uncomfortable ride in the car
No chance of not making it to the hospital
Your Doctor views birth as a potential disaster
Your Doctor will put limits on the length of your pregnancy
Your Doctor willwant to induce you, if you pass those dates
Most inductions are failures if you are not close to your baby's REAL date
Your Doctor is "hanking"that your induction will be a failure
Your Doctor has financial incentives to do MORE procedures
Your Doctor likes to maintain DAYTIME obstetrics
Your Doctor can make double the money for doing a Caesarian, and he can be done in 1 hour
Your Doctor does not like late night births, he has office visits tomorrow
Your Midwife views birth as a normal function of a women's body
Your Midwife only attends normal births, that is her specialty
Your Midwife will always do your prenatal care
Your Midwife will listen to your needs and fears
Your Midwife is available 24/7 to answer your questions
Your Midwife will honor your birth plan
Your Midwife doesn't do quicky office visits
At home, you can labor in the position of your choice
At home, you can go to the bathroom without asking someone
At home, you can lay down or stand up without asking someone
At home, you can eat or drink if you choose to
At home, your young children can be with you, if you choose
At home, your labor coach is the same familiar person that gave you prenatal care
At home, the baby catcher can be anyone you want
At home you can have the people YOU want at your birth