I had a beautiful water birth in October at the birth centre with the home birth service. I know that births rarely go to plan. Somehow mine did. I believe a lot of it was luck. Baby in position, healthy mama, everyone’s heartbeat doing the right thing at the right time. However, there are two other important contributing factors that got me through: preparation and support. I’d prepared myself mentally and physically like I was studying for an exam. Physical exercises (inclu