Worried about labour pain

Everyone scared me , I was adamant that I would need and take all pain relief offered , I had gas and air for a short time and then the rest of Labour and delivery without , my best advice is keep an open mind , and go with things as and when they come. You got this

You’ve got this 💪 stay active and do the exercises they tell you at your midwife apt (it seems weird but once you’ve been through Labour you’ll understand 😂 The importance of perennial massage and pelvic floor exercises) mine ended up being really straight forward and I only had gas n air. I put that down to staying active and staying calm. I’m routing for you 🙌

I’d recommend doing your own reading - the positive birth book by milly hill is great. Knowing what’s going to happen to you and your body when you go into labour and what your choices you have at all the stages will make you feel much more in control and put you in a better head space. Antenatal classes are great too. Don’t let people tell you there horror stories either. Lots and lots of people have really positive birth stories but we just don’t shout about it. It was honestly not as bad as I thought it was going to be