I am currently 26 weeks pregnant with a boy. I'm THRILLED to have a son soon, but I'm absolutely terrified of labor. I'm scared of the pain and the unknown, and of possibly losing a lot of blood. I'm not really sure how to get over this fear. I'm in prenantal yoga, listen to podcasts about birth stories, am reading Ina Mays guide to childbirth...I just don't know what else to do. When I was little I always told my mom I never wanted to be pregnant because I didn't want to experience childbirth so this has been a very real fear of mine for years and years. I'm birthing at a hospital with the midwifery team who have been phenomenal. They will allow me to get up and move around and birth however I feel necessary so I won't be restricted to a bed. My sisters and my mother all had homebirths but I don't think I could relax enough at a homebirth to progress. I'm going to try to go natural but I'm open to an epidural if it comes to it. I had a traumatic miscarriage at 13 weeks before this pregnancy which ended with me in the hospital basically in labor. I remember that pain and while it was bad, it was bearable but I did end up getting pain meds for it. Does anyone have any advice? I would even love to hear some positive natural birth stories or things that helped you all get through your deliveries. Thank you!