OK, before I start, can I just say that I'm a well-adjusted person who is quite nice and friendly despite the fact that the rest of my post will make me sound like an anti-social freak!

The thing is, I don't like being fussed and faffed over or, for that matter, being told what to do. For most things in life, I'm very self-reliant because I've had to be and generally don't trust other people's opinions, preferring to work things out for myself.

So the idea of having a midwife/doula and lots of people around me in labour has never appealed whatsoever. Infact, the higher chances of being left alone in a private hospital because the midwives are too busy seem like a positive bonus to me rather than a negative!

Without getting into the pros and cons of various birthing scenarios, I just wondered if there was anyone else who felt the same prior to labour and whether they changed their mind during labour/afterwards. I'm due in 9 weeks with my first as you can probably tell!

Oh, I will have my partner with me as no doubt I will need someone to shout at!