Hi Ttcno2
Put together a home birth kit. This kit can be very simple. Scissors. 2 pieces of string/cord something like shoelaces are fine. At least 3 towels.

Make sure that you have phone numbers for DH/support person, friend, neighbour, Hospital, Ambulance, next to the phone.

When your contractions are 20 minutes apart and if you are on your own, phone people on your phone list including the ambulance. Go to the hospital.

If things progress quickly and you think that you may give birth at home here I what to do.

DO NOT PANIC
Get your home birth kit
Phone the ambulance 000
Unlock your front door
Find a place you feel comfortable.
If you have a large mirror use that so you can see what it happening
Listen to your body, it will tell you what is happening and what to do
Do not push because you feel that you want to. (When the urge to push comes you will not be able to resist)
As the baby’s head is being born you will feel a burning sensation (often called a ring of fire). This is your peri stretching. This is the time you want to slow the birth down if you can it will reduce the chance o you tearing.
When your baby’s head is born put 2 fingers inside at the front and touch the baby’s shoulder.
Slide your fingers from the tip o your baby’s shoulder to its ear touching its skin all the way.
If you feel the cord lift it over the baby’s head.
Sometimes the cord is too tight to move. I this happens do not worry, leave it alone and follow the guide below for not being able to feel for a cord.

If you are unable to feel for a cord do not worry.
When your baby’s head is born, hold the head against your bottom and let the body slide out whilst keeping the head as lose to your vagina as possible. This should reduce the chance of the cord tearing if it around your baby’s neck.
Should the or tear again do not panic. Grab the cord coming from the baby. (At this stage you o not need to worry about the cord coming from the placenta).
The cord will be bleeding you need to stop this bleeding, you can o this by squeezing the chord and then tying some string around it. Make sure the knot is tight. You can tie more than one piece o sting if you need to. You can even tie the cord in a knot.

After your baby is born put him/her on your chest.
Cover him/her with a couple of towels and start to dry your baby.
If your baby is not breathing you need to be rough when drying him/her.

Next check your bleeding.
Don’t forget that you have not yet stopped the bleeding from the cord that is attached to the placenta so don’t get this mixed up with the blood coming from your vagina. If the bleeding is not heavy then everything is going well. There is no need to stop the bleeding from the cord attached to the placenta however there will be a lot of blood coming from it and it can cause a hell of a mess.

Change the towels covering you and your baby. A baby that is wet looses heat very quickly.
By this time hopefully the ambos have arrived.

I hope this helps

If you have any more questions just ask