Thank you Cassius and Arcadia for your beautiful blessings. It means a lot to know that people are thinking of me and my impending labour.

Oh meow, that sounds horrendous. I'm glad I haven't seen it. In stark contrast, I watched a beautiful home waterbirth last night of a birthing goddess, and I was crying tears of joy.

I had planned a HB for my first child, but my membranes ruptured at 36+4 and I immediately thought 'there goes my HB', but my MW's were happy to take a wait and see approach. Unfortunaltely, I ended up in hospital anyway - 3 days later- because labour had not commenced. I know my current HB MW was saying 37 weeks, but I wonder if there would have been some flexibility from her too if it was a little bit earlier.

Jen - currently there are no road closures affecting my MW ability to drive to my place via the most direct route. If there are when I am in labour, she said that she can take a longer route (20-30 min extra driving time). The back-up MW only lives 10 mins away, so she will arrive first anyway. I know that my feelings about my DS2's arrival (and length of labour) were spot on, so I am wondering whether my instincts are correct this time too.