Thanks everyone for their kind words!

Ta, Hana, but DH was dead against a homebirth for me. Plus, of the two people I know who had homebirths here, one went to hospital after 6 hours because no-one was sent to her, the other waited 20 hours before the hospital sent 2 previously unknown midwives when it became clear she wasn't going in. I'm actually wanting an unassisted homebirth next time - I live 2 mintes from the hospital if I have to call an ambulance.

I doubt that, after the birth I had, they'll "allow" me to go to a birth centre or homebirth (the first midwife we saw was so anti-homebirth that just made DH worse), so I'll just do it on the sly LOL. It's awful that it's having to come to this though! At least I know I don't make enough noise to disturb the neighbours unless there's an obstetrician present!