Thanks for the encouragement ladies! I think I will try to have a meeting with one of our local midwives when I become pregnant again. My only regret would be that I really like my doctor - she is actually a GP who does deliveries, only for low-risk pregnancies, and she is excellent! She will stay with me through my labour, no matter what shifts change, etc, and if she is in town, she will come when I go into labour. (Unlike the actual OB's around here who come when if they are on call, and leave when their shift is done)) I really enjoyed my appointments with her, and her manner in the delivery room - very calm, easy-going, but also no nonsense. I've asked her about home birth before, just in case I could talk her in to delivering my baby at home, but she is not interested. She isn't convinced that it is safe enough, and since I respect her opinion on most things, this worries me! But I know that many women have done this in perfect safety for themselves and their babies. So I can't make up my mind for sure, yet, but I think that talking to one of our midwives will help to reassure me that birthing at home is a good option.
If anyone has more to share on this topic, I would love to hear it!