The Plan.

     Birth plans are good ideas. Writing them down in a notebook for your mid-wife/obstetrician/doctor is not a bad idea either. At least, on the surface. For some people, birth plans work out great, for other people the birth process is not perfect. If you want to make a birth plan, Baby Center has some good and free tools for you. But if you're going to make one, let me suggest you keep the plan really flexible.
     When delivery starts to go wrong not a person in the delivery room, including yourself, cares about your birthing plan. The number one priority is making sure momma and baby stay healthy. So having music playing, making sure the room is quiet, or delivering in a tub full of body temperature water all becomes a secondary concern when there are complications. Afterwards, people who have had these elaborate birth plans feel like they've been cheated or missed out on something because it didn't go the way they wanted it. Instead of focusing on the fact that they have a healthy child, they focus on the fact they didn't get exactly what they wanted.
     I get it, delivery is scary. We want to believe it's all going to go off without a hitch and it will happen just like we planned. But there's no guarantee. That's probably why people started making birth plans. It's like a security blanket: it doesn't real do anything, but it helps us feel like we're more in control. So, just take it easy. If you want to make the birth plan, go for it; and I hope it all works out perfectly. But keep in mind that it's just a plan, not a prediction.