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I was the same up until about 1 hour before I had to go and be induced 😂😂 and then I just suddenly realised I was going into a complete unknown and had to get the baby out one of two ways!
I wasn’t nervous about giving birth and everyone was surprised by that. I said I was more nervous at bringing a newborn home and having to look after it for 18 yrs 😂
I wasn’t nervous at all, then the day of my c-section I vomited the whole way there🫠😂
I wasn’t either. I’d reccomend reading up on what’s going to happen to your body so you know the stages of labour and what will be happening to your body. Personally I found this to be the most helpful thing, so when a light panic did set in I could calm myself knowing it was ‘normal’ and expected. I know lots of people have complications BUT most people also have a very uncomplicated positive birth experiences - people just don’t shout about those from the roof tops. You got this!
@Maisie this is the funny thing, i know i’m going to have to bring home a tiny human to care for whilst i’m also recovering but still i’m not nervous… either I’m numb or just hoping for the best 🤣
@Tiffany see now this sounds alot like me, i’m a nervous 💩 kinda gal so we’ll see how my body responds 🥲
@Naomi I have done alot of research and done a few classes, i’m also very open about birth preferences.. this may be the reason i’m not nervous.
I wasn’t anxious or nervous however when my waters went I was terrified because my other water bag didn’t go within the 24 hours that it was supposed to so I had to get my waters broken and I really wanted a water birth but because of this happening, I wasn’t able to have one that’s when the nervous and anxiousness came in The whole label went extremely the opposite how I wanted to and now I’ve got postpartum depression and birth and trauma anxiety I think, just go in with a study mindset and know that your birth plan if you have one may not happen but it doesn’t always mean that it’s gonna go not how you want it. Just try to keep a positive mind.
I was never nervous about something so natural. Women have been doing it since the dawn of time.
Honestly I’ve gotten more nervous the more I’ve had to do it so for the first because it was new and I had no idea what to expect I didn’t really get that nervous but now I’m on the third I’m way more anxious about it because I have precipitous labours and have no opportunity to get pain relief because it’s over so quickly. Literally 2 hours 5mins with my first from the very first contraction to giving birth and an hour and a half from first contraction to birth with my second so I’m super stressed how quickly I’m going to have my 3rd as the hospital is 40 mins away, I really don’t want to give birth in the car and I’m not allowed a home birth due to being GBS positive so there’s a lot of pressure to be quick as soon as that first contraction hits 😅
i wasn’t nervous or anxious about my labour or birth either, i was super excited! i’m now due my second any day now (hopefully) and im so nervous and anxious, and i don’t understand why i didn’t feel this way with my first haha im so much more nervous than first time round! X