Cricket, my third was my very best delivery, mostly because he was in a great position (ROA). However, like my previous labours, it was long and slow. I was sooo disappointed about that--I was hoping that I'd have my first exam, find out I was, oh, about 7-8 cm dilated, and then deliver within a couple of hours! Not to be, but nevertheless a wonderful birth. I hope all goes well for you!
The midwives I've chatted with have said opinions are swinging around on enemas. Whilst very far from wishing to force a ritual enema on every woman who walks in, they can be very valuable if a little extra space is needed and the bowels are full. One midwife also said to me that, if a woman is super-concerned (embarrassed) about pooing in labour, she can plan an early labour enema at home or upon arriving at hospital. Then those women feel "free" to labour away. Otherwise they can hold themselves back, literally. Obviously it helps if that issue is raised by late pregnancy! This was interesting to me because in a very old book, Marjorie Karmel's "Thank You, Dr Lamaze", that's what was suggested to the author before her first birth with Dr Lamaze in Paris--late 1950s. She said how much more respectful it was than the then-common practice of giving an enema upon arrival at hospital.