Home baptism?

[pinefamily]

I have found a baptism in St Stephen Coleman St London that has the capital letter H after it. All of the entries either have CH or H. I am assuming it means Church or Home.
My question is, what reasons are there for a home baptism? I understand that it occurred in the cases of sickly babies unlikely to survive, but are there any other reasons? There is no corresponding burial for this child, but it doesn't mean she wasn't sickly of course.

[Gillg]

My great aunt was baptised at home because she was a sickly baby, but actually she survived to a good old age. 

[pinefamily]

That's my understanding too, Gillg. After further investigation, the burials for the parish concerned (St Stephen Coleman Street) are not available on Ancestry. So I'm back to square one apparently. 

[GR2]

In Scotland in the past it was normal for children to be baptised and marriages to take place at home. My font was the best sugar bowl!

[Maiden Stone]

It was usual for Catholic babies in England to be baptised at home late 16thC-early 19thC. Until 1790s the only legal Catholic chapels were at foreign embassies and in houses belonging to aristocracy and gentry. A priest baptised a baby at home within a few days of birth. Some baptisms were on the day of birth if baby was born in the morning and the priest got the news early enough to visit the same day.

[lizdb]

I understand that it occurred in the cases of sickly babies unlikely to survive, but are there any other reasons?

I guess there could be all sorts of possible reasons!
Church building undergoing repair or renovation
Mother of baby unwell and unable to go out
Other rellies who they wanted to attend (maybe godparents) housebound
Vicar just happy to do it at home for those that want it that way
etc etc     

As with so much in Family History, our research can often shed light on WHAT happened to our ancestors, but rarely WHY it happened!!

[aghadowey]

My husband was born at home and his mother nearly died so he was baptised at home.

Further back I know of another baptism done at home because baby's grandmother had just died.

[pinefamily]

Thanks for all your responses.
Lizdb, it's true we can only guess at the "why" of the things we uncover.
I hadn't even considered Catholic, and possibly other denominations, baptisms, Maiden Stone. Although in my case the entry is in the PR, with the letter "H" after it.
GR2, did that give you a sweet tooth? 

[dowdstree]

I was baptised in my grandparents house when I was 8 weeks old. My parents had taken me on the train from Edinburgh at the ripe old age of 3 weeks to my grandparents home in Dundee.

It had all been arranged for the local church but I had a bit of a cold (well it was December) so the Church Of Scotland minister came to the house.

That was in "modern" times - well 1946 

Dorrie