For me it was a case of "why not?" because I didn't feel that, for a low risk pregnancy and birth, there was any reason I needed to enter a hospital. I was also drawn to consistent, dedicated one-on-one midwifery care because my biggest gripe for my first (birth centre transfer) birth was that I saw so many unfamiliar faces during the labour, birth and post natal days and this made me anxious.

I felt so secure in my homebirth team that I didn't feel the need to write a birth plan because I just knew everyone was on the same page. I also felt very much that the focus was on the right things - that the labour and birth was my job, and the midwives' job was to monitor and support me to do it. Sometimes I think birth is credited to the medical staff despite it being the woman doing all the work.

There's also nothing like labouring and birthing at home in your own comfort zone and without having to think about "when do we go to hospital?" It was just so normal and well...normal to stay at home and give birth.