u/GlitteringJuice1024

I am a FTM and we are planning a homebirth, baby's due is about a month away and we want to be prepared.

I am planning to labor in our living room/foyer, as it is spacious and the area of the house I am most comfortable in. We will be renting a birthing pool kit with a floor tarp from my midwife and have a big bean bag chair we will be covering with waterproof mattress protector (as suggested by our dould), where I am planning to deliver placenta.

I know bleeding and gushing of sorts can happen all throughout labor and I will definitely need plenty of towels. I plan to be moving around a lot during labor, so I am wondering if I should plan to cover couch, and floors as well? If so, with what? Plastic paint sheets? Plastic tablecloths? Towels?

We have hardwood floors so I dont need to worry so much about blood staining carpet, but should I pick up all of the area rugs?

At the birth we will have a doula as well as the midwife and assistant so I am assuming someone will be able to help us clean up. We dont have a lot of old towels, is it ok to just use the towels we do have? Or will they be ruined? Should I buy some cheap/used towels specifically to be old towels?

With this being my first, I really dont know how much of a mess to expect and dont have anyone close to me that has ever done a home birth.

So I am 34 weeks as a FTM and currently taking 50mg Vyvanse for adhd and 50 mg trazadone for sleep. Per my mental health provider, I should continue taking both until birth as well as after, possibly even increasing the Trazadone in the last week or so of pregnancy. Per my midwife, I can take Vyvanse up until birth but I may benefit from discontinuing after birth so I can sleep when baby sleeps and because supposedly some babies breastfed with stimulants can be a little more fussy. My midwife has also suggested I wean off of the Trazadone by week 39 and she says it can cause breathing issues and possibly mild withdrawal.

I know my mental health provider is looking out for my health and safety and midwife is protecting baby's health and safety but im at a loss of what to do.

Does anyone have experience taking either or both of these during a past pregnancy? And if so, did you wean off or stay on them? And did baby have any issues if you did stay on them?