Dilemma

Oh where to deliver, that is the question...

I am really interested in the Midwifery Center at DePaul. What I love about it is that it is connected to a hospital, just in case. One of the main reasons I am looking at this is I really want a different experience. The past two deliveries have consisted in me being stuck on a bed, puking my guts out in horrid pain, in the end begging for an epidural. Not something I would choose to do a third time. I want options. Women have been delivering babies forever, I fully believe there are better ways to do it than what many women, including myself, have experienced in the conveyor belt of typical hospital deliveries.

The cons:
-DePaul is 40 min. away BUT with my previous two, I waited until I was 5 cm to go, I could just go sooner.
-DePaul is through the tunnel, what about traffic? Most women go into labor at night. If it was, God forbid rush-hour, I end up delivering at Mary Immaculate. That wouldn't be a first.
-My blood pressure could cause me to "risk out" and leave me delivering at DePaul Hospital, which is okay, just not ideal.

The Pros:
-Having my child somewhere where it is seen as natural, not an illness to be treated.
-Possibly being able to do this without an epidural. Something I would never forget. (In a good way).
-Knowing that my body is perfectly capable of doing what God has designed it to do and being surrounded by people that agree.
-You only stay 24 hours at the Midwifery Center.
-If the baby does have a problem, it is connected to a hospital with a neo-natal unit.

I know what I want to do. Adam and I just have to make the decision that is best for us. I am planning on trying to tour the Midwifery center soon. I have until 23 weeks I think to make the decision.