Brave or just not normal??

Hi, i've just had my 3rd & I too didnt think/worry about the birth/pain thing until i was in labour & had to deal with it. I think its the best way to be as until youre there theres nothing you can do & theres no point in stressing yourself out about it!

I had my first baby last year and I wasn't scared at all either. I tried not to let myself think about the labour all thee way through my pregnancy as I knew it was the only way I was going to end up with my baby so I would just deal with it when it happened. Obviously I knew it was going to hurt, but it was only going to be for a day or so and then it would be over. Don't let anybody scare you!! My little girl is 10 months old and we are trying for our second at the moment, so it can't be that bad!! I managed to have a natural labour, but don't have anything against pain relief. You will know how you are coping and there are lots of different pain relief's etc. that will be available to you if you feel like you need them. After about a week after giving birth you will be ready to do it all again (or maybe that was just me, haha!). Good Luck, it's well worth the pain xxx

i've said tht if i feel like i cnt cope wi pain i will have everythin lol ut i jus want t try gas n air at 1st so im nt too doped up o owt when hes actually born x

im absolutly crappin myself sorry to be blunt lol only because i kno wat its like after my first i sed i would never go threw tht again but here i am! with my first i was like oh i dnt want anythin not even gas and air just a natural labour one contraction kicked in i ws like give me a epidural lol but i couldn feel a thing and was unable to push until it wore of abit dunno wat to do this time dunno wats better to be pain free and not kno wts happenin or be in agony and no wen to push???? decisions decisions lol xx ps i think its normal to not be scared of the unknown best of luck to u hun let us know how u got on xx

thats great youre not scared. i wasnt worried either. i think as long as you keep positive through it you will be fine. i had positive thoughts through each contraction, like 'im one contraction closer to meeting my baby' and 'it wont last forever' that kind of thing. i think it worked well x

Good for you!!! I'm glad you haven't let other peoples stories put you off. I was pretty much the same as you. I just thought to myself 'it's going to hurt but it's got to come out'!!! Felt a bit nervous once my contractions started but that soon passed and I put all my energy into pushing. I can honestly say it wasn't that bad. Good luck xx

My auntie had her third a couple of months back and said she was more scared about giving labour then than she was when she had her first though because now she knows what it feels like. It feels as though I've been pregnant forever and i just want to meet my little baby who's got a name and everything but there int no baby to show for it if you know what i mean.. x

Normal. Many women are not afraid of labour. Some women just find it easier to accept that it will be painful etc and look towards the positives of labour and the result of it instead. x