Is anyone else terrified of childbirth ? 😰

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I am so scared all of a sudden.. Now that my due date is only 5 days away. I know I want to be a mom (obviously) but holy crap!! I am getting some serious anxiety about the unknown of having a baby! I'm a ftm and I tend to be a natural worry wart. ;(

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Fear only slows labor and keeps your body from doing what it should do. Take some time to relax, take a bath and play some relaxing/spa/piano music and picture your baby going through the birth canal while taking deep breaths. Fear is what causes pain...

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I'm sorry you feel this way.. I'm totally opposite from scared, I'm so OVER BEING PREGNANT!!! LOL ! Why do people call it 9 months!!! It's 10 months!!! I'm so miserable!!! I can't sleep! I pee twice every hour, I have constant pain in my vagina, along with prodromal labor pains that sent me to the hospital 3 times already because they were so strong and 1.5minutes apart!! I can't walk at times because the way her head is laying on my spine my right leg literally feels broken and I can't walk on it... Scared of labor?.... For me I pray my water breaks everyday!!! My husband doesn't know how to comfort me...  I just pray to God this is over every second!!) I'm so sorry your scared.. The only thing I'm scared of is mistaking actual labor pains for prodromal labor and having this baby here in my home with no medical treatment LOL!!!!

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This is my first baby as well and i am sooooo scared of not knowing what to expect about labor.   And being over my due date just makes things worst.   Im soo impatient but at the end all it matters is for my princess to be healthy

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Also FTM, also worry wart. I got to that crazy anxiety point a week ago, now it's subsided. Due date tomorrow. Just think. You are ready, you have read the books, filled the nursery, gone to the classes, and created the best scenario for your baby possible. As far as the labor, I honestly at this point feel like the anxiety of waiting is worse! Just think how awesome it will be to know the anxiety is going to behind you, and you are surrounded by experts. You wil do awesome.

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I'm a ftm too. The best advice I ever got was to relax and be very calm when the time comes. To breath through it because the moment fear enters your mind,it sends signals  to the brain that it's "not safe" to deliver the baby and that's how it becomes more painful as the body tries to resist the contractions/cramps etc . I was told trust my body as it knows what it needs to do. Us women are built for this. So try and take that out of your head and go with the flow.  We will all be just fine. 😊

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I still feel this way and I'm a 3rd time mom. I'm starting to get scared about labor and bringing another one home. It's normal!

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Yes, in a way.. this will be baby #2 for us. Due soon and i know now what contractions feel like since i had my first daughter last year. THEY SUCK! And are painful.. but the giving birth part just felt like i had to poop. Lol

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I am just about to become a mum for the second time.

I have a sister who has had children but until you have them it is not the same.

You will find you have natural
instincts - you will find your way.  Keep calm and just take each day a step at a time.

I remember when my son was in a crying fit and would not settle somehow I thought to exagerate breathing to help him calm down ... And he did.

You were born to be a mum. You will be fine.

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Right there with you

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I was terrified of labor until about a week ago. Now I cannot wait! 38 +5 and I am so looking forward to labor.  I just want this baby out!

Is anyone else terrified of childbirth ? 😰

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