I think the one thing that made the home birthing so special was the total support and help of my husband. This was all news to my husband, but he is now an ardent supporter of home birth. Our midwife, Sharon, was a blessing. She truly has a conviction that women should have the option to birth at home. There's nothing else that could make me feel so competent and alive.
Home birth is the ultimate adventure.
I chose home birth because I didn't want doctors to intervene in my birth. I didn't want people telling me that I couldn't get up, or that I couldn't eat or drink. And I certainly didn't want anyone to say that I couldn't hold and bond with my baby immediately after birth. And I knew that at home I would feel completely comfortable. I had a 49-hour labor, with four hours of pushing.