IS THIS NORMAL?

Question

I'm 21 weeks pregnant and honestly I'm petrified of giving birth😭 just thinking about it gives me an anxiety attack. What is wrong with me?! Is this normal? I'm scared that something will go wrong. I'm not sure what to do. If anyone can give me advice I would greatly appreciate it being that this is my first time being a mom. Thanks in advance❤

Answer

Honestly there isn't much you can do but try to be positive try not to over think, make sure you have your phone charged and have your emergency contacts on you at all times just in case baby decideds to come early have bag packed some women plan there pregnancy right down to a t only for nothing to go as planned, I think just remaining calm, positive and staying in a good mind frame remember baby can sense when mum is stressed oh I tried not to listen to everyone else stories well especially the horror ones 😂 I heard a few which scared the crap out of me so I just stopped looking up stuff asked people stop telling their stories well a least the really long labors because I was trying to get myself in a positive mind frame and I have had 2 children my first was born in 4hrs from my first contraction and my second in 1hr 45 min the point is everyone's experience is different, trust the doctors and listen to your body the baby will come he/she is ready😊
 Sorry about the rambling on hope it helped 
If there is any advice I can give during labor is to only push during a contraction I didn't do it with my first ended up with stitches my second I listened to the doctors only pushed on the big contractions I didn't need any stitches I told my friend who got stitches on her first so on her second she tried her hardest to do it she did and no stitches, not saying you're guaranteed to get no stitches but definitely reduces it to the bare minimum, I known I said try not listen to many stories I just thought it might help

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Its not really that bad. By the time you are 40 weeks you will do WHATEVER to get the baby out. I cant speak for natural birth but at the hospital they definitely make you comfortable enough to get through it.

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I think it's normal to have anxiety about different things. I'm not scared of labor but really scared of the epidural because I had a spinal tap once they really messed up on. And I'm really scared about breast feeding. I guess mainly about failing at it or whatever. 
But I think it's normal for everyone to be scared of something.

IS THIS NORMAL?

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