Smoke: that must be a big weight lifted off your shoulders regarding the new GP and the hospital beginning to be on board. i guess you know to keep yourself with a smile on your dial as you might find quite a few (even well meaning!) drs and midwives practically beg you to just transfer total care to them.

Teni: i can imagine that it will be a bit to process with DH missing the Main Event. How is he feeling about it? Quick births can be really intense, not just in a physical sense but also in an emotional one. I know that after DD3s birth I was a bit, maybe shocked? I dont know, i didnt feel i had the time to really revel in the event. it was all wham bam and done! i loved the birth and the environment was gorgeous, but yeah, i really relied on the pics that were taken to gaze over the whole thing later on.

which, if there is a next time i think i will actually hire a birth photographer...