Emma, you'll have to be careful that this doesn't play out in the birth. Thinking you have something to prove is not great - even if only on the surface level, you need someone on your side who can keep you on track rather than those who don't believe in you.

Can you get a doula/student doula? The last thing you want is your mind talking you out of it in labour, when everyone around you is just going to say 'I told you so.' Of course no-one in the room when you were 10cms encouraged you and suggested positions or to move around did they? If a baby is misaligned (if that was the case) the best thing is to get moving as much as possible...