Do I tell next door neighbours we are planning a home birth?

[ollieplimsoles]

Hey all, need advice as I'm not sure how to approach this.

Our next door neighbours are moving and have rented their house out through letting agents to another young couple who have a young child, he looks about 6 months old.

We are planning a home birth for our first dc and I'm wondering- do you tell/ warn neighbours next door when it gets nearer the time? The walls are quite thin and we can hear sounds from each other's houses quite often.

Its my first and I have no idea what will happen, it could also be in the middle of the night and I'm thinking of their DC. Is it a weird thing to tell them?

I think I definitely need to tell them, she has a baby too so hopefully they understand!

I am at some of these stories though, especially the police interruption and the pool falling through the floor!