For those of you approaching the end...
...are you nervous?! I am. And it doesn't even make sense. I've already had two, fabulous, non-intervention births yet I am starting to get terrified of the pain of PUSHING!! I don't mind labor at all. To me it's like interval training. A minute of bust your a*# pain and then a recovery- that I can do. But PUSHING, aarrrggghhhhh, nothing can prep you for that. It's all coming back to me. Vividly. I'm having a home waterbirth this time, so I hope the water helps. Thanks for letting me vent. Not many in my life understand this feeling...
On a side note, I can't believe how many people (friends and strangers alike) are approaching me to ask when I am being induced and/or sectioned. REALLY??!! Birth in America. Tragic...
Have a good day and send me some good labor vibes!!!
Re: For those of you approaching the end...
Thank goodness it's not just me. I've also had two great (well one great and one good) natural births and I've never been nervous about them before. But for some reason this time I'm nervous. It makes no sense whatsoever. I've done it twice, I know I can do it again, I know what to expect, but yet I'm nervous about giving birth for the first time ever. Water definitely helped with my second!
Oh and yes, the number of people asking what hospital I'm delivering at (I'm not, I'm delivering at a birth center), or when I'll be induced, or when they find out I'll be home 4-6 hours after delivering wonder how dangerous that is. Sigh. People's perceptions of birth are interesting to me because they just don't understand that it doesn't have to be in a hospital and it doesn't have to be scheduled and all that.
My little goofball born 1/2012
That is interesting about the inducing question... My boss asked me how long they will let me go overdue and was shocked when I told him that my mw's play it by ear and with good results on NSTs that they won't induce based on date.
Anyways, I am incredibly nervous for labor. The pushing isn't my biggest fear though. My biggest fear is a long labor like my first.
My baby is two!!! Baby girl 9/17/09
My other baby is still a baby! Baby Boy 11-30-11
Yes! The challenge of a med free birth both excited and terrifies me. I am also birthing in another country (Germany) so the language barrier definately has my anxiety raised a bit.
How sad that people are asking when your induction date or c-section is. I was commenting on my BMB the other day how many women were being induced (for not very good reasons...) and I was shocked.
I am very ready to meet our son, I just wish I somehow magically knew the day he was going to make his apperance!
DS born via unplanned C-section at 40w6d
I was more nervous for my 2nd than my first- I guess because I knew what was coming, lol.
Pushing hurt, but I didn't push for long. It was the beginning of the "pushing phase" or whatever that got me with DS- feeling like you have to push, but you're not exactly ready. Yikes!
YES!! Feeling anxious right at this very moment, in fact. Instead of having a "I've done it once, I can do it again" mentality, it's more like a "Oh my gosh, can I really do it again??"
I think the answer is yes. But it's a scary prospect.
LO #1 - 1 unmedicated/self-monitored IUI w/ donor sperm.
LO #2 - 1 m/c, 2 BFNs, 4th IUI worked (unmedicated/self-monitored with new donor sperm).
Life is beautiful!