Are you 37 weeks yet Loulabelle??? Thinking of you lots too!! I remember waiting for that 37 week mark. I felt really sure baby#2 was coming early (he came at 41 weeks ) so I discussed HBing before 37 weeks. My primary MW was like "Nup- anything before 37 weeks we're off to the hospital". My secondary MW thought anything from 36 weeks sounded fairly reasonable so I decided I was staying home after the 36 week mark

I just watched Tori Spelling's 3rd birth on TV last night...

*Warning possible triggers*
Ugh! Why do I do that to myself. 3rd elective c-sect (I don't know why she has only had c-sections). She kept saying she was having really strong contractions for weeks before hand... they are called braxton hicks!!! Then she went into labour early- so they rushed off for the c-section. Poor baby was taken over to a bench and suctioned (roughly with no gentle insertion of the mouth piece and no soothing hands to comfort. Was left lying there arms out, naked while dad was videoing and they fussed over trimming the cut cord and whatever THEN finally fully wrapped and placed cheek to cheek with mumma. God, they could do c-sections with SO much more love and respect for the mother/baby bond
Then they showed baby's first bath- a midwife abruptly lifted baby up while she was sleeping peacfully! Roughly washed the tiny newborn then poured J&J baby oil and lathered it all over the newborn scalp.
All in all a painful experience to watch. And I wonder what huge amount of money they paid for such crap, uneducated care. Homebirth rocks!