If you are or have been pregnant...

I was afraid but I can assure you, it is not as bad as you think. And the chances of you not making it to the hospital are not very likely. Once you feel the contractions or your water breaks, go. It usually takes hours before you give birth. I went to the hospital at 2pm and my daughter was born at 8pm. Some women stay in labor for days. Also, I had a epidural and I wish I wouldn't have. Even with an epidural you still feel a lot of pain. And try not to let your child birth fears take over. It will only make things worse. Just be as prepared and as calm as possible. I know, easier said than done!! :o)

I was afraid of labour pains but nevertheless I decided against using epidural for the birth of my 2 children. Another thing is I was worried about is whether I'll be able to make it to hospital on time. I wouldn't like to have to give birth while on the way there if there was a traffic jam.

I am scared of childbirth but I think that everything will be okay but every one talks about the pain and I hate pain.

I am a male,so that is not applicable to me but i have heard of the pain, but what has shocked me was the incident in which a newborn was deserted on the street, as it was a illegitimate. i still don't know how things could happen , i pity the individual who had the stress to do that.

I was more nervous about giving birth a month before not knowing what itd be like and when the night finally came it wasnt as scary I geuss ya just want your baby out when in labour that you dont need to be scared. Now being pregnant second time around I know what to expect it not so bad.

I was very much terrified with labor and childbirth. I took classes, but they didn't help me with the anxiety and fear. Things went fine, I loved the epidural, but this second time around I'm going to do things differently. I've been reading about how others influence you in how you feel about towards your baby's birth and it's quite interesing. I was raised being teased about my low tolerance for pain so I went into my labor with much fear of the pain. That, plus the fact that merely walking into a doctor's office or hospital just automatically puts me on edge. I got through it just fine, but this time around I believe in myself and want to do it as natural as possible. We're expecting our second in May of this year.

I was scared and was right to be. For me it was really hard. Everyone's experince is different though. I loved being pregnant, but didn't much care for the delivering part. If I could have a planned c-section I wouldn't be afraid of that, but those labor pains were killer for me!

I actually couldn't wait to go into labor i wa sreally excited about it. As it got closer i was a little nervous but excited at the same time. I had an awesome labor only 3 hours and 35 mins! It was great. I wasnt given Stadol for pain and all it did was make me sleepy. Just wish i wasnt so sleepy and was able to enjoy it more.

The first time I was terrified. After that I knew what to expect and it wasn't so bad.

When I had my son I was nervous because it was something I had never been through. When I had my daughter I had had hyperemesis (exteme morning sickness). And was terrified b/c she was being born by emergency c-section b/c SHE needed to go into surgery.

I had my daughter 24 yrs ago and my then sister-in-law who is now deceased kept trying to scare me, when there wasn't nothing to be afraid of.IF you are pregnant you have to eat right, make sure you get plenty milk in you for the baby and take folic acid and your vitamins which will be folic acid in the vitamins,plus if you can walk get much walking in as possible because walking helps to have a lot of the labor to run smoothly,plus during your labor do a lot breathing exercises and don't miss your contractions when they come and they tell you to push go head and push when they tell you and breathe right in and out and don't be nervous and think about the new bundle of joy you will bring into the world.Good luck. What scared me was having to push and all the hard labor but walking everyday helped and my labor only lasted 2hrs.

The only part of it I was afraid of was the epidural. I watched way too many shows on Discovery Health Channel and saw too many horrific things. My best advice to you is to be knowledgeable enough to know what is going on but not too much to get freaked out. It is the most amazing experience ever and afterwards, you will forget about all that it took to get through it and just bask in the sunlight that is your child.

I have never been pregnant but people often ask me "when is it due". I cannot help that I have a round and bulbous belly which presents itself like a pregnancy. I have tried esercise to no avail. When my wife was giving birth I felt pains. The belly remains.

Hi there. I wasn't afraid of labour or childbirth, I gave birth just over 6 months ago. Through my whole pregnancy I thought a bit about it, decided that it was a natural process so it couldn't be that bad. I decided that I would try to have a natural birth - ie one with the minimum of intervention and no epidural but a bit of gas. Then I went in to labour....wow that was some pain. At home I was starting to scream every few minutes and when I got to hospital I got sick everywhere and started feeling really weak, then once they did the thing with the plastic hook I was in AGONY and I begged for that epidural, they decided I didn't need it. So I guess I wasn't afraid till it happened. It is different for everyone but definitely had no fear before but now, if I was doing it again, I would request pethedine or something to take the edge off.

I have had three children the natural way, I did have epidurals all three times though. I can't stand pain. I would have to say the main thing that scared me was the thought that I could lose my baby. I never had difficulties in any of the pregnancies, but the though still scred me. The pain came in a close second for what scared me.

i have never been pregnant, and i dont want to be. most say i will change my min eventually,but im not so sure. pregnancy does not appeal to me, including the nine months and the labor, and the cost. someday i would like to adopt a baby, but that wont be for w few more years. i love kids when they are not my own.

I think I was probably better prepared mentally for the labor process becuase I had attended the last four of my mothers births and so had seen her go through it. I saw how happy she was and how good she felt when it was all over (she had four home births after I turned 16) and so I wasn't walking into a completely unknown situation. I knew she could do - had done it - and I knew I could do it too!

I was very afraid for I have had 6 pregnancies and only one birth. I miscarried the first 4 within the 2cd trimester. Lost he 5 at five months.Then gave birht to a wonderful son at 8 months. Finally after all that they finally figured out it was civical cancer. I am clean now and my son 13.I cannot ever have anymore children they took care of that. I thank God everyday for allowing me this one child. I have a step daughter but read my blog and you will see why I cant deal with that one.

i just gave birth.. i was not afraid of labor. what scares me is the hospital bill...:)

I've had 3 kids. When I was pregnant with my first, I was afraid of the pain. I experienced labor but had cpd so I could only have kids by cesarean. The only fears I had here in the Philippines of having babies, was coming out of it alive and I was scared my baby might get switched with someone else, also that my baby is healthy and normal. Thank God for those 3d ultrasounds, I have an idea what my baby looks like before birth. I'm a happy mom, my kids look just like me and their dad so I'm sure they are mine.