I don't know how many of you know the the logistics of homebirths so I'll explain. Anyone whose gone natural can agree that it's much more comfortable to labor at home than in a hospital. Having done both now I can atest it's also much calmer to deliver at home. That being said the one part I don't love about doing it at home is having to keep my house clean so that in a few minutes notice I won't mind having a baby there and not be distracted by my mess. Which means basically once I'm 36 weeks (b/c that's when my midwife will deliver at home) I am in a constant state of picking up and vacuuming because when labor starts it's go time and it's all happening right here. It's no easy task to keep a house orderly when I've got two toddlers running around and I'm huge. But I guess I can say I'm secretly grateful I have no choice but to stay motivated on the cleaning front since I've neglected it for the last couple of months with my tired pregnancy excuses.
So wish me luck - I'll probably need it more for the up keep of the house than the actual birthing part. Call me crazy but the latter is looking much more appealing at this point.
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I'm not having a homebirth, but I feel the same way - I do not want to come home from the hospital to a messy house, so I'm super vigilant these days.
I am currently taking a break from hand washing the kitchen floors. Next up is the pantry. I feel your pain. Cleaning at 9 months pregnant should be illegal.
You'll probably go into labor early with all the cleaning activities. I'm so excited for you! Keep us posted, I hope your throat is feeling better.
when you run out of stuff to do... come to my house. you can nest the hell out of it :)
I was wondering if your mom did homebirths? And...I wish you the best with your cleaning!
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