What an amazing experience @vanessamidwife. It is quite something to be a midwife but quite another to be a midwife following your own homebirth. I can't tell you how impressed I am that you did it all alone - just you and your husband. How remarkable. And special. I was 1 week short of 42 weeks when my little boy was born, but I have to admit I did the castor oil 3 days before because I was so huge and uncomfortable. But mostly because we had to stay close to our midwife (our farm is 4 hours away) and it was simply getting to stressful (and expensive) waiting . By the second week away I opted castor oil. But with my hypermesis I guess it was not a good decision. What are your thoughts on the castor oil? My baby was in position for months before and started engaging really early. But it seems some time during labour he turned posterior. I also loved having my husband close and was comforted hearing him praying. I don't know how we would've managed without our hope in ABBA!