Scared of Labour

Try hypnobirthing! No one can really tell you how its going to go and how you will react, its very different for everyone. Theres a lot of scary stories out there of course there is but there are a lot of beautiful stories too! I definitely recommend you do a hypnobirthing course though, I found it really helped x

I won’t lie the pain is absolutely horrendous however the feeling when you meet your baby makes every single second worth it. I only wanted gas and air too but couldn’t cope and ended up having the remifentanil drip which made the experience so much more bearable

Oh girl, I could fully relate at this point in my first pregnancy. The most helpful thing I did to get past the fear was learn about hypnobirthing. Hypnobirthing sounds a bit woo woo, but it really should be rebranded the physiology and psychology of birth.

Hypnobirthing by Siobhan Miller is really approachable and easy to read - best way to dip a toe and see if its for you. It describes how birth works and might feel in your body and your muscles, it's really great to take some of the fear out of it.

Only consume positive birth social media stories for the next few weeks - protect your peace. Oxytocin (ie relaxation) and a positive mindset are so helpful to a good birth. Also, in the last few weeks we'll be mad uncomfortable, which really helps incentivise getting baby out ASAP 😅

No girl I was / am same and didn’t even use the gas and air in the end , the contractions / labour wasn’t as bad as everyone made out . Just the stitching was awful , so definitely don’t want a c-section if I can help it 🤣( my own personal opinion ). As a second time mum, more worried about finding a good handheld fan to bring that my 1 year old won’t break 🙄🤣 , you have got this . Also have a 0% pain threshold and got through it without anything , so yeah go with what makes you feel most comfortable and best suited to you!!. Easier said than done I know but read up on the positive birth stories as it’s more common than people make out🥰xx

I have a terrible pain threshold, I with my first birth I didn’t have an epidural because of the horror stories I had heard. With my youngest, I had an epidural and it was the best thing ever and caused no issues. I’m just hoping to get to hospital in time for an epidural again this time 😅 xx

I went into my first labour with a complete open mind I knew I didn’t want epidural and wanted to just cope with gas and air and I did it I just focused on getting past the contraction I was having and when I tell you my 7 hour labour felt like 2 it flew by you just have to get into a bit of a zone I think if you fear if you tense up more try breathing techniques, your body is made for this you can do it xx