Oh wow, I LOVED River's birth, the bath was ready for me when I got there, she asked to have a feel to try and see what possy the baby was in when we got there, it hurt too much to lay down, and she said not to worry about it then, I got in the bath and stayed there!
Then again, perhaps the difference was made by my birth support partners, and the fact that I zoned out and didn't notice anyone anyway.
And perhaps I didn't get 4 hourly exams cos I was only there 3 hours before Riv was born!

I really liked the atmosphere though, not clinical or anything.

ETA: Kelly, 4 hourly doesn't sound like much? What do they mean by exams? Don't many places do monitoring heaps more regularly? (not saying that's right, but just saying that 4 hourly doesn't sound as bad as many other places?)