Hi Emma,

My hubby was funny about cutting the cord too! Before the birth he said no way, as that was the doctors job - that is what we were paying them for, LOL!

But on the day, he was so overwhelmed with emotion of having seen his son born, that he probably lost his fear (of hurting me during the cutting) that he did it without even thinking about it. I think in retrospect if he hadn't he would be really sad about it now.

BTW, I think by the time they see the bub come out of 'there' and all the bits and bobs that go with it, cutting the cord is not only the least they thing they can do, but it is also the least messy, LOL!

Don't worry - as Kelly said leave it flexible, and mayble, like my hubby, it will be very different on the day!

Best of luck!

PS: About cutting the cord yourself - I don't know about others, but I was so exhausted, and so glad that he was out safely, that worrying about cutting the cord was the last thing on my mind. Besides when they put the baby on your chest, and they open their eyes and look at you, it is such an incredible moment that everything else just melts away....... (and you honestly don't really care what anyone else is doing around or to you - at least that is the way it was for me!)