Hi Catherine!

I was told to get on my back. i was devastated but waaaay to gone in labour land to say no and advocate for myself. i had actually started pushing when i was on my knees (was leaning on the wooden railing at the side of the bed and bearing down on my knees). i felt that this position was really helping with the flow and i felt DD move down. However the moment i went on my back, i could no longer 'feel' where DD was at when i was pushing so had to use a mirror to get some idea. also i felt that the majority of the strength in the pushes were comprimised (sp?) and it slowed down the progress.

have you considered the possibility of going public as a private patient? that way you can use the delivery suites and generally get a private room (also, you do tend to get more one on one care...). this might be a good half-way ground ITMS...