My first birth was a 9 hour labour, with 1 1/2 hours of pushing.

My second labour was 3 hours of labour and 7 minutes of pushing (half of which I didn't even push!). I went from 3cm to pulling my baby out in less than half an hour.

Like you, I'm a little concerned about how fast things might progress this time. I've been told that if things go really fast at home and we call and ambulance, the paramedics will prefer to deliver in the home rather than risk a delivery en-route if they think you are really that close to delivering.

My deliveries have been rather uncomplicated though, so I'm not overly concerned about the thought of delivering at home. I've even got a stash of nice new towels that I have ready in my bathroom if I need them and am going to assemble a few other things "just in case".