Oh I am going to enjoy your posts Hive account@vanessamidwife! I so wish you were closer. Homebirth, going "upstream" and health. We have so much in common except that I'm in the Karoo (just friend requested you ;) My wonderful homebirth journey took a horrible and unexpected turn after three days of labour, 17 months ago. But I will perhaps save that for a post. What should've been the most wonderful experience of my life is one that I wish never to remember. HOWEVER, praise the Most High, despite the emergency C-section at the crack of dawn and all the medical intervention, we did get delayed cord clamping, my husband insisted on skin to skin and left with no vaccinations (although a huge fight). So I still have so much to be grateful for. I loved your post Vanessa. You are a special woman and birthing mamas and babas are blessed to have you! Yay for no doppler!!!!