Night night all! It's a full moon tomorrow, I think, so here's hoping 
Nickle, as an old wifey, I'm going to say save your energy for the first six weeks of your baby's life - the birth is really such a short time in relation to how hard the first few weeks are, so no point getting all worked up and feisty - for sure you have 'rights' by the book, so to speak, but remember your baby's birth is a dance between his head and your womb and cervix. Very little to do with you actually IYSWIM, and it's all down to luck in the end - so Good Luck! Get some rest, because even if ISBN arrives tonight you'll need to be in tip top form for the next few weeks when you are getting breastfeeding sorted while recovering. That is hard work.
I had hb plans too, and at 35yo for a first timer I was deemed to be a suitable candidate - even I wrote a birth plan, but my baby hadn't read my plan - oh the hubris of me! FWIW I ended up with a very distressed babe, with a placenta which had stopped working properly (no indications of this until after the birth - all monitoring went well) and a crash section after three days of well monitored labour (in the hospital). When i think about how self centred I was I am so ashamed of myself . Hugs Portofino - I was awake for my crash ECS but still didn't get to see DD until later as she was whisked off.
Thinking back I am so shocked and horrified about how rigid I was about no interventions, and after ttcing for three years, how overly focussed on the conception, pregnancy and birth I was. Totally missed the point of it all. Now I have DD to remind me that the point is that I am her mother, with all the messy noise that goes with that, and my trials over her conception, gestation + birth are just that my trials! Nothing to do with her. If I had it back again, I'd have an elective caesarean at 40 weeks - get it all out of the way and concentrate on the important stuff - meeting my babe - it's when the fun begins.
Here's hoping it goes well for your babe and your cervix and womb Nickle. I hope you enjoy the experience too Nickle
, but that's kindof the Disney Version and chasing that perfect dream can be like following a will-o-the-wisp.
Don't be afraid to meet your babe - I have a feeling that you might be reluctant to actually become a mother? It's just a feeling I have in my big toe, so please ignore if you want. Don't answer my post, I don't want to put you on the spot - this is a big event psychologically, and psycho-sexually too, and fear about loss of control plays a big part in how your body behaves, and how stressed / relaxed it is. From my own journey of ttcing and obsessing about it all, I see myself in you, so apologies if I'm projecting all over the place 
Anyway, good luck with the birth and with becoming a mother, and most importantly good luck and blessings to you and your babe for the first few weeks when you get everything sorted, and beyond of course.
Didn't mean to write an essay - sorry
I'll check in on you in the morning -stalker- well meaning emoticon, and hope you sleep well tonight.