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With me, I am planning on doing au natural but am not against the idea of pain meds and will ask for them if need be. The only person I want in the room with me is Shon my husband. I too DO NOT want the birth video taped. I do want to be able to feel her head crown and have a mirror if possible. Shon is going to cut the cord and I want to hold her right after she born right away. I also plan on Breast Feeding and would like to right away. I do want a pic of me holdingher right away for the first time as well as Shon holding her. Ummm I am not against the idea of a episiotomy if it is necessary. I cant think of anything else. haha

i'm not against the epi either, but will try adn do natural for as long as i can. i would rather go all natural, but i've heard ladies laugh at me when i say that lol. i only want dh there for the active labor, i don't mind my sister there before though. but for active just him, i'll kill anyone if they try and come in namely MIL. i don't want it videotaped, i'm not going for the drugs at all, but might opt for the gla__s of wine when things get started. for some reason i can't grasp the thought of holding the baby right after it's born, i'd rather the dr's check out the baby and make sure everything is fine first and then hold the baby. but of course that might change i just don't know how to feel or think about it right now. other than that i have no expectations, i don't know what to think or how it will be. i just want to be able to do it how women have been doing it and that's naturally in any position that is comfortable to me.

lol meaning the gla__s of wine that i'm going to smuggle in. probably won't happen but in theory it sounds like a good idea to take the edge off.

I am going all natural at a birthing center. I want to have a water birth. There is a midwife that will attend and possibly her understudy, whom I absolutely love and I hope she comes. I will be able to move around and do whatever I need to in order to be comfortable and have considered bringing a good bottle of wine to have a gla__s out of to try and relax (no criticism please). I will not get an episiotomy (midwife won't do them) and I don't know if I want to feel the head when it crowns. I definitely don't want to look! I want DH to catch the baby if possible. If he's busy supporting me then I'd like my mom to catch her. I don't want it videotaped but I am allowing pictures (I don't ever want to see them). I want to b___stfeed immediately after birth and would like my husband to cut the cord after it stops pulsating. I don't know how many people I want in there when I'm pushing but for sure DH and Mom, possibly my good friend but I may kick her out. I have told my husband, my mom, and my midwife to not let me get totally stark naked. I am keeping a shirt on of some sort the whole time-- no b___b shots during labor!!

OK...planned C for me :( My first was an emergency C...dialated and pushed for 3 hours, but no luck. She wasn't even close enough for suction. So its the big C for me...I am having a bit of a panic attack because I DO want major video and photos done, but i don't know if my hubby can handle both and deal with me and enjoy the moment himself! It is already scheduled for March 14 at 8am! Kinda weird hu? I am getting waves of excitment and panic in equal doses just writing this! Good idea rainbowbrite!

All going well, Im planning to use the birthing pool - the pool room at my hospital has subdued special lighting effects you can use to help create a calm atmosphere. My husband is compling a CD of music to play in the room. I will take any pain relief going if Im in agony but will try to delay this as late as possible - have to say Im not that keen on the idea of pethidine on account it makes the baby drowsy. My husband is my birthing partner and may cut the cord. Ive asked for skin to skin contact with the baby after the birth, and to bfeed. There wont be any videos of the birth, me, or my bits - although we will have a camera to capture our baby just after arrival! A natural and calm as possible approach is my aim but of course if any medical interventions (epistotomy, c-section, etc) are deemed essential to deliver the baby safely then I'll go with it.

Sara... like you, I dont want to be stark naked... I know they say you leave your dignity at the door of the maternity unit on arrival .. but I plan to sneak mine in!

Rainbow my plans are basically EXACTLY like yours except i dont want ANY residesnts. Everthing else is pretty much the same :)