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September 2012 Moms
What part of L&D are you afraid of?
I have never with any of my pregnancies had an issue watching Baby Story etc. But I've been thinking alot about L&D the past couple days and am current watching Baby Story. I realize that I am terrified of a c-section. I can manage vag delivery, I've already done it twice. But the thought of an emergency c-section terrifies me. So I'm curious what are you most concerned/afraid of for L&D?
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Re: What part of L&D are you afraid of?
Emilia Antoinette
10.03.12 at 41w5d
All of this exactly.
I'm not scared of labor / delivery / any aspect of it. I'm actually looking forward to the birthing experience all around.
If I for any reason had to have a c-section, though, I'd be terrified.
I'm mostly just scared of making sure that baby and I stay healthy through the whole thing.
Also, I keep thinking "Can I really do this labor thing? Do I have the muscles that it takes? Can I handle the pain? I have no choice, this is happening."
Man, it was so much more fun putting baby in than it will be to get baby out.
Pushing, crowning, the pain of contractions, pretty much all of it. I think the biggest thing, however, is that I'm terrified of getting the epi. I'm being induced with Pitocin, so I'm pretty sure I'll get one because I've heard that a pit labor can be hell, but the idea of a needle going into my spine inspires much fear. I had a transabdominal CVS at 14 weeks, which sucked, but that was only through my stomach. I get jittery when ever I think about the epidural. :-/
ETA: Oh yeah. The idea of ending up with a c-section is also scary.
I am a little nervous for some reason of needing a c/s but only because I don't "know" what to expect. I was induced and delivered vaginally last time so I'm also a little afraid of going into labor without medicine - again, because I don't "know" what to expect.
Then of course the small voice I try to shove away that drives me crazy whispering "What if something MAJORLY goes wrong?" I try not to dwell on that thought but I have gone there for a few seconds.
All of this...I have been second guessing myself a lot and secretly wondering if the doctor is thinking "there is no way this chick can do this" (she has not said anything to lead me to believe this....I'm just weird)....I just keep telling myself far less prepared people do this all the time (like those idiots who "didn't know they were pregnant until a baby drops out") I'll be fine
Obviously biggest worry is delivering a healthy baby and staying healthy myself, but I also worry all the time about if I had to have a c-section this time.
I wouldn't have changed a thing about my labor and vaginal delivery with DS (well, besides tearing, stitches, and the awful recovery of that) and feel like I can't possibly get so lucky again. I only pushed for 15-20 minutes.
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I'm afraid of this too which is so stupid!
I'm afraid of the not knowing. Not knowing what the pain will actually feel like or what will happen. I don't like being unprepared, ever...
Cooper Edward
9.25.12
Having a c-section. When I was pregnant the first time, my mom always told me to avoid having one at all costs if it was possible because the recovery is terrible (she had 3).
Horrible tearing. Creeps me out just to think about it.
Dealing with the pain of contractions. I really don't want to use any pain medication (although I'm not completely against it). I'm afraid I just won't handle the pain very well.
I'm absolutely terrified of needing a c-section and having to have general anesthesia. It makes me sweat just thinking about it. I'm also terrified of having to push for another 3 hours. Please come out fast baby!
I'm scared of spontaneous labor since I was induced last time. I had like 12 hrs of waiting around in the hospital to start to get used to the idea of everything and then another 5 or so hours of sleep before I woke up in labor.
Even MH asked if we could do it that way again.
I'm sort of just scared this time will be so vastly different that I won't be able to handle it and I'll be comparing it the whole time. I don't think that's logically fair to myself.
Major differences I'm afraid of: back labor, needing an epi and tearing.
Oh, I'm afraid of a lot of it. I have a ridiculously low pain tolerance (probably as a result of being that kid/adult who really never had medical issues/pain) so I'm nervous about handling it. I'm also afraid of needles. And I don't do wonderfully with blood either. And once I had an IV put in and then I couldn't move my arm and the fact that I couldn't use my arm freaked me out.
Essentially, I'm a really big wimp.
I suppose my biggest fear is that I'll labor long and hard and end up with a c-section anyway and hemorrhaging. I have a blood antibody (it's mysterious because the doctors don't know how I got it) so the idea of needing a transfusion of any sort worries me.
I am petrified of going so far past my due date, or having some medical issue that requires me to be induced. I feel like if I go into labor on my own, my mind won't have time to dwell on all of the 'what ifs'. Even I end up laboring for a long time, I feel like I'll jut be in the zone at that point. Scheduling a time to go in and have the baby, petrifies me for some reason.
Oh, and a c-section, definitely c-section.
Married my love 6/11/11 | MMC 10/11/11 | Eliza Frances born 9/18/12 | Rhett Garland born 2/24/14
I am afraid of DD being transverse & needing a c-section.
OB thinks DD is now head down, but I am waiting for my growth u/s next week to confirm it! FX!
Pushing. it was the worst part of me with my DS. I pushed for almost 4 hours (he was sunny side up and crowned for almost all of that time, but stuck on my tailbone). He had a cone head and came out like a rocket when he finally came out. It made me feel so frustrated/mad at myself/less able/capable.
I just dread it again!! Everything else (even transition with no pain meds) paled in comparrison to pushing for me and it was the emotional strain it put on me (not physical).
Liam Dean | 09.11.12 | 6lbs 13oz
I don't guess I'm really scared of any of it. I have no bad associations/experiences with labor/delivery, so it's just something big and new to me. I'm excited and jittery about it, of course! lol
I'm more nervous about raising the baby. You know, making sure I'm doing things right, second-guessing myself, that sort of thing. Just knowing that I'll be responsible for such a 100% helpless, dependent, and defenseless being is equal parts humbling and terrifying in some ways.
DD2 October 2010
DS September 2012
My fears regarding labor and delivery are not making it to the hospital in time and bleeding too much after delivery.
I have a history of fast labors and am terrified that my water will break (which for me in the past has meant that I have less than an hour before baby arrives) and I will have this baby at home or in the car. I am scared because I am already so far dilated and with this being baby number three for me, when things get going they are going to go fast
This! I imagine I won't be looking so hot after labor, so it would be amazing to get to freshen up before the crowds start coming!
I currently have a baby with a head in the 89th percentile and body in the 54th. So besides being worried about having a bobble head not a baby the thought of crowning terrifies me.