Oh Michael, after reading all of your wonderful posts I think you'd make a fantastic doula!!! (although isn't a male doula a contradication in terms?) ;-)

Sorry if this is a little off topic - but I couldn't find a waterbirth general discussion thread. I'm v. v. excited after having my appointment at the hospital to prepare for a waterbirth!! The public hospital I am attending supports and encourages both active and water birth - isn't that a bit of an anomaly within the public system? In any case I am cautiously optimistic about my chances of having the type of birth that I would like!

I would have loved to have a home birth but we just moved to an area with limited home birth resources, and not much time to seek them out. But I have been very happy with the hospital support I've received so far, and if not for the strong BHs I've been getting would have literally skipped out of the hospital after meeting with the waterbirth consultant midwife! The little guy is still determinedly posterior so it's been great reading other BB members' positive experiences with posterior home and waterbirths.

I don't think that I would be going into this experience in such a confident state of mind without all of the wonderful support from BB! Thank you to everyone!