I did it the opposite way around. Numbers 1 and 2 were both Birth Centre Water Births. My midwives were wonderful, and knew my name. I have seen them since and they have said my name when I said hello in the shops.

My health with #3 in the last trimester precluded me from the birth centre. I had been booked in but had to be transferred to the L&D system. My BC MW is one of my FB friends, and I saw her partner (they work in teams) and even she remembered my name when we had only spoken on the phone, because I told her that I wished DD3 could have been born there.

The L&D MW though didn't have a clue who I was and tried to tell me that I wasn't ready to push. 5 minutes later my baby was born, with a smaller head than average so I did not need to be 10cm to be fully dilated anyway, the diameter of her head was 9cm.

Definitely go for the more physiological to begin with. If you need to you can be transferred to L&D but it doesn't work the other way around. All the best for your family!!