Hey, so I'm guessing this is your first? i was so scared leading up to the birth too. But the way i looked at it was, yeah its gonna hurt, but look what i get at the end.. remember bubby cant stay in there forever. Giving birth was one of the most amaziness things i have ever experienced. And yes i will give birth again. My mum had 6 of us, and she always told me that if it honestly was that bad, all the women out there would not have more than 1 child. When the time came when i went into labour, i got so scared and cried my heart out. But honestly when i got to that hospital i felt so much better. I had to have an epidural though becuase i was in labour for 3 days, but i found that the epidural got rid of all my pain. I never wanted one though, but i found that made me feel a little better knowing there wouldnt be any pain. Gas helps alot too!! You will be fine. But honestly dont get yourself worked up now you are only 2 months pregnant, you still have 7 months to go! If you keep going the way you are imagine how you will be feeling when the time comes! enjoy your pregnancy. And honeslty once you go into labour it will be all over in a dash, and you will say to yourself, that wasnt as bad as what i thought.. thats what i said anyway haha. Youll be fine :) take carexx if you need to talk add me on msn *address removed*

~ Char

Hi!! I can see why you would be scared .. i loved being pregnant but as sson as i thought about labour i thought i would never cope. I had my son 6 weeks early with no fluid around him at all so it did hurt alot, i only had the gas which didnt do anything for me (but thats different for everyone) in the end he was vacummed out because he was sick & not breathing.I did have a very rough and painful labour and at 20 i thought i would never make it but you do get through it, just keep thinking of the beautiful child you will eventually be bring into this world.Even though i had a rough labour it wouldnt stop me having anymore .. when i look at my son i know the pain was worth it and it comes to an end and then your holding your baby & you couldnt be happier. Goodluck to you with everything.

~ Tara

I have 3 words for you - TAKE THE DRUGS! I had an epidural (after 12 hours of contractions) and it was the greatest most wonderful thing in the world. I told the doctor I loved him! lol I was always the one to say "No, I won't take any drugs", but then I was in the middle of labour in excrutiating pain and I thought "I don't have to be in this much pain, so why am I?!" Don't feel bad if taking the drugs is the way you wanna do it. Now that I know what it's like, my plan is to have the epidural every time! TAKE THE DRUGS!

Oh, P.S, the gas did nothing for me, but you could give it a go!

~ Zanabelle

I know it's a scary thught... but our bodies are built to handle labour and delivery I mean yeah it hurts but it's not gonna kill ya and believe me the reward in the end when they pass that baby to you will be a moment that you will NEVER forget... dont stress, enjoy your pregnancy the good bits and bad bits cos' once the babies here you'll think I might of felt like crap at times but damn life was quiet then!!!  Make the most of it it's a beautiful experience thats different for everyone... and by all means if you want the drugs? take the drugs they are definatley great!!!  also be educated, read up about labour and pain relief techniques, what to expect, etc... will really help you be more in control and less worried, whatever you do when it hurts dont freak out try relax freaking out only makes it hurt more... All the best, make the most of it!!!  I found Long slow deep breaths does wonders for pain relief.  Your body just kinda takes over to I reckon and does what it has to do and you really dont have control over it just gotta relax and go with the flow!!

~ Annie

Hi Louise, I was about 2 weeks late with my son, so they induced me..Labour went for only 6 hours, It all started as soon as my waters broke. 6 Hours later I was holding my baby boy...Yes it hurts. I had 2nd degree tears also, But I didnt know any different, it all felt as normal as I thought it would..so to speak. I said I would never have anymore kids after that...Now Im 18weeks pregnant with my 2nd, due in july. Im not scared at all, I know it hurts, but its a short amount of pain, for a life time full of love! Good luck,

~ Yep it's Jay

Hi,
I think most girls get scared about labour after finding out they are pregnant and everyone is different and so are htere labours, but you have another 7 months to go so i think the best thing you can do is find out as much info as you can, read book watch birth shows/videos go to antinatal classes it all helps so when the time comes you will no everything about everything and you wont be so scared, i have baby girls and i had them both natural and it did hurt but its a pain you soon forget once you have your beautifull baby in your arms. Hope eveything goes well : )

~ El Beco

Our bodies are made for this if they werent we would literally die! your body just takes over and does the work, it really is a mind body thing its nature this is what is meant to happen.when your in labour yea it hurts but you are concentrating on getting this baby out.maybe i had it easy (i was in labour for 7 hours ha).the only complication i had was that my son would have come out a lot quicker if i stood up and squated but i honestly couldnt move.gas most defintly worked for me, it was great i seen my guardian angel haha.by the end i had chewed off the mouth piece and was making this snoring noise when i breathed (i dont know why) and my boyfriend laughed and it really helped him laughing after i had told him to shut up of course, i still felt the pain but my mind seemed to just take me to another place.trust me when it happens all you think about is getting the baby out.all the pain in the world is worth seeing your baby. i used to get scared but what can you do your a stronger person for it.its not that bad when u really think back i would do it again defintly is worth it.just be strong and think about your beautiful baby

~ Whitney

Heyy.. I didnt have any complications but I may be able to boost ur confidence.. my labour was 6hrs and pushing 15 mins.. my 1st too.. so not all births are bad.. although yes the roumers r true..it hurts.. but then again STRAIGHT after no joke you like forget and are happy.. serious.. and hey.. even if its a long birth.. think of it as 1 day of pain, lifetime of joy!!

~ Samm

Hey I didn't have a completely normal birth I went through half a day of contractions and yes they hurt but I found if i concentrated on breathing and being calm it was so much better when i lost control and freaked out i noticed things were alot more painful i went for an epidural too and that was awesome i told the guy who gave it to me he was God and no one could shut me up after it kicked in i was yacking to everyone. my daughter was stuck in the birth canal and i had a c-sect in the end you dont feel a bit of that but the 4 weeks afterwards its pretty painful especially if you laugh or cough, i swore i would never do it again because i was cut open and had stitches and couldn't do anything for 6 weeks but now 5 months later i know i would do it all over again its amazing how quickly you forget everything you go through.

so just stay calm as possible and only takle as much as you can bare there are always the drug option, dont let ppl scare you with there horror stories all births are different.

~ Christal