Missdyan, you can go private here but it costs a lot of money. You can combine private and nhs, ie have a private midwife all pregnancy but still have nhs scan and tests. That costs about £5000. Having everything private is a lot more. And funny you say that, I want water birth! I may not give actual birth in a pool but definitely want to use one during labour. And i don’t want to use drugs either, just gas max. No one i know used drugs and they were absolutely fine. But each to their own!
Dutchie, i am keeping crossed everything for you!