Preparing for a Blessing: Home Birth Costs

Goal: Baby Budget

Part VI: Home Birth Costs

I feel there are benefits to doing an un-medicated birth in a healthy and uncomplicated pregnancy. I've birthed in two different ways and both were both rewarding experiences. My first birth medicated for 5 hours of active labor after 2 hours of pre-labor and my second un-medicated for 1.5 hours and delivering my own baby in the waiting room of labor and delivery. My husband, although not crazy about un-medicated births agrees with me that having a home birth will probably be safer, so we don't end up having our baby before we make it to labor and delivery again. Traveling when you are in full blown labor and transitioning is unbelievably painful. Even when I was in pre-labor before I started active labor with my first delivery, I had a hard time walking in between contractions, going down the stairs and getting into the car. I am not someone that travels well once labor has started. So we would like to attempt a home water birth with a midwife and a doula. We already know there are certain costs with this future pregnancy that will be covered by insurance and other parts that will be out of pocket, so we want to start saving money to make our baby expenses more manageable when the time comes.

************ Updated: We're expecting # 3! ************

Budget Book

Pregnancy Blood Test: $17 (OBGYN office)

Option 1: Midwifery Services: $2,000 (due by 36 weeks)
Rogam Shot: $125
Midwife Early Payment Discount: - $100 *

Birthing Kit & Rental Tub: $100
Obstetrician & Lab Work: Covered by Insurance
Doula: $400
Birth Certificate: $98
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Total: $2,640 (2,540 if discount is applied)

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