If your baby's wellbeing is of serious concern to you then constant monitoring will give you the peace of mind you need even though it's restricting. You can negotiate break times though, to have a shower or walk around etc. I have stated I will be doing this on my birthplan. They might also have some monitoring machines with battery packs so you are still hooked up and the info is still sent to the machine, but you can move around? If your waters have broken they will be able to tell if bubs is distressed if there is meconium present too.