I absolutely recommend doing a birth plan, as detailed as possible. Mine includes things like wanting the cord to stop pumping before they clamp/cut it, wanting quiet voices, wanting baby given to me immediately & attended to while with me, and lots of suggestions of how those present can help me.

It doesn't always go to plan, but is well worth having. DH didn't ring anyone he was supposed to ring & forgot the food, but midwife followed it to the letter (and this was in a public hospital). She reassured me at crowning & used warm wash cloth, suctioned Angus while he was on my chest, every detail she had quite obviously taken note of.

I had detailed plans for the 2 homebirths too. It's a great way to get you to think about all the possibilities & how you would like to handle them, even what to do in case of C-section.

Will start a new thread today especially for birth plans. My current one is a work in progress til the time comes.