I would go for the lanes too. It's great having the one to one midwifery, especially after the birth. They had said that I could ring or text whenever I needed to, and for the first few weeks, knowing that with a first baby, was invaluable. I also ended up staying in kings for longer than I anticipated after the birth,and although I found the postnatal ward not fantastic, it was much easier for my husband to pop back and forth.