Marcellus - congratulations on your pregnancy, and YAY yor going to have a homebirth. that's so exciting. I just had another DD at home 11days ago, she was 10lb 4oz and only a 1.5hr labour...

Em.... So sorry that ur Ob was an idiot. I had to get 'approval' from an Ob to have a homebirth as I was sent for a ultrasound to check fluid/size of baby because midwives were concerned... I had 2 different Obs try and scare me into having a hospital birth, because one Ob was concerned of bleeding risk and he other kept mentioning shoulder dysocia. Argh. Luckily
I had a good back up of people i could call on to get advice and there was no way in hell I was having a hospital birth. Turns out I did have some excessive bleeding at the birth (700mls appx) but my midwives managed it quickly and easily and it was such a non issue. My midwife actually went back to the Ob at hospital and bragged how well it went LOL.