OK, so I went to a new GYN yesterday and when I walked in there were babies everywhere! I was soooo facinated with them and couldn't stop making silly faces at them to make them laugh. The problem is that I was listening to a woman who just found out she was pregnant talk to another woman who has had 3 kids already and the who idea of me having a baby has freaked me out so much! I also looked through a pamphlet about pregnancy, which didn't help.
My question to you ladies is:
Is childbirth as bad as it sounds and were you scared/nervous before/during your pregnancy?
I thought I was ready to take on TTC (but not for another year since we are doing major construction to our house and just got married 2 months ago). I thought I was getting the baby itch.
Thanks for any insight! Kelly
kptoys
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Yep, your right I did. You have to excuse me I have a tiny baby and I am very sleep deprived!!! Id forget my head if it wasnt attached.
Claud2001
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Oh, no sweat...I completely UNDERSTAND!!! It gets better, I promise! You will start getting more sleep soon. Is DD sleeping through the night yet? Hang in there...
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She goes to bed between 8-10PM ususally wakes one hour after that to have a quick snack then shes out till 6AM usually goes back to sleep till 8AM takes a nap between 10-12 for about an hour another nap between 3-5 for another hour. I just dont fall asleep when she does at night I get MAYBE 6 hours of sleep a day. I tried sleeping when the baby sleeps but I always fall asleep when shes waking up because she takes such short naps!
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Kp- I just love the last pic you posted!
Thanks again ladies. My fear is subsiding a bit. I know the fever will come back. Keep the advice/sharing stories going. This really helps!
Kelly
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Just wanted to add that I didn't really mean to say that the pain is 'all in your head.' I meant to say that a lot of it is mental, and there are many techniques out there that can help you get through the pain... However, once you're in labor, I'm sure much of that flies out the window! LOL
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Melissa no amount of preparing for the pain could prepare you for the pain of childbirth but I must say I never once yelled or screamed. I thought my head was going to spin around like it did on the exorcist but it didnt. I also found that the fast breathing they tell you to do when the contrax get really bad hurt worse than slow even breathing.
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thanks for the advice!!
Claud2001
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I have to agree with KP on the breathing thing...slow and steady was waaaay better than fast breathing...!
pmb
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All I have to say is DRUGS, DRUGS, DRUGS!!!
I was induced and I was so happy about getting the pregnancy over with (I HATED being pg) that I didn't care about the pain - I figured how bad can it really be??? I spent way too many hours watching maternity ward and a baby story and I always said that I was going to go through labor with dignity and I wasn't going to scream and yell and be a wimp. Yeah right!!! They gave me pitocin and it was the worst pain imaginable. I definately didn't have any dignity and after about 1 1/2 hours, I asked for an epidural. A half an hour later, it kicked in and I spent the next three hours watching tv, talking on the phone and having a grand old time. I didn't feel a thing. Then it was time to push and it only took me 1/2 hour to get her out. So my labor was 6 hours from start to finish with only 2 really bad hours. I would go through labor a thousand times over before I would do pregnancy again!!!!!
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KP, just wanted to say your dd is adorable!! I cannot wait to have one!
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pmb...
So I'm taking it that your daughter will be an only child. I am one. Don't mind it at all. I did wish I had a brother or sister when I was younger, but now it would have been nice, but my friends became my siblings.
Thanks for sharing. Sorry to hear you had a bad pg expierience.
Kelly
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I didn't really have any major problems during my pregnancy, I just hated every minute of it!!! It probably would have been alot easier if I had a better attitude about it but it wasn't planned and I couldn't imagine me and DH having a kid just yet. I think the first pregnancy is definately the hardest because you don't realize how great the reward is at the end. As much as I hated it and dread the thought of getting pregnant again, I will definately have another and this is why.....
