Yvette, mine was pretty much what you have just stated above, that I wanted the cord to stop pumping before they clamp and that the baby should come to me straight away if nothing is wrong so that we can have those first few moments of bonding etc.

Ok so it is good to have a birth plan then, I just assumed it was for your own and your partners benefit, just so if you weren't able to communicate your wishes at the time, that your partner would know what you had ideally wanted. I will keep adding to mine though, like the lights dimmed and quiet room etc, thanks for that advice whoever offered that and various other things that I think about along the way.

Any other suggestions from anyone that's been through it?

The warm washer when the baby is crowning sounds like a good idea, also, I was told by a friend that she took in a water squirter, you know like the ones you wet your hair with, and got the doctor/midwife to spray down there when the head was crowning, she said it was the ultimate relief. She also used it post birth when she had to do a wee and it was stinging....