AIBU - Are the following demands during *labour* kooky or over the top? You know you got to help me out ?

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OK mumsnetters - check out a selection of proposed items on my birth plan - AIBU

Context - I am just over 25 weeks pregnant, will have the baby in a large noisy london hospital, so will be unlikely to have continuity of care.

1. MUSIC if I want it (and yes DH will bring the portable ipod with speakers)
   
   For example some killer tracks, how about:
   
   Are we Human or are we Dancer?
   
   or
   
   I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
   
   with that great refrain:
   
   Yeah, you know you got to help me out
   Yeah, oh don't you put me on the back burner
   You know you got to help me out, yeah
   
   
2. Getting in a birthing pool for pain relief.
   
   
3. Have the lights down low.
   
   
4. Having dh bring in home made pasta if I want it.
   
   
5. Asking anyone who enters to use antibacterial gel.
   
   
6. Requesting that I only have dh and essential staff in the labour room.
   
   
7. requesting a hands off approach by staff as to the baby after giving birth, for those first precious moments.
   
   
8. letting cord stop pulsating before they cut the cord
   
   
9. requesting natural delivery of the 3rd stage of labour.
   
   I know the above assumes all goes well.
   
   I'd also be interested if anyone did a birth plan that hospital staff took notice of.

[ZamMummy]

PS All that doesn't mean, however, it's OK to be pushed around by doctors, MW or anyone else. It's your baby, you're giving birth to it, not them. For DS2 I was firm about not wanting a VBAC and one MW was extremely sniffy.... you definitely need someone fighting your corner (you'll be busy), whatever happens. Good luck xxx

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Thanks zammummy for your posts, I don't think there will be any danger of me getting too attached to my birth plan.

I want and will expect the best care possible, and have had fab care thus far but understand that things don't go to plan.

Thanks Tafka for the doula update.

[SweetApril]

Really recommend including a c-section birthplan just in case. My NCT teacher strongly encouraged it and I went along with it but I was adamant I wouldn't be having a section. Of course, best laid plans etc and I did have to have one and having the birthplan did make it a much better experience because I felt more in control of it somehow. Up until I had to go to theatre I had a 'natural' birthplan which MWs took seriously. Had lots of music - was dancing for bloody hours trying to speed things up! I had requested no students but actually didn't care in the end because I had such a long labour and I was inviting them all in for a chat to pass the time!
Good luck anyway.