I agree with Manta... if you focus on the pain you are almost talking yourself into it.. Yes it hurts.. but my advice is not to think about that part.. It is definately a positive pain and I can honestly say that I enjoyed my drug free birth.. Wierd huh?? I guess that because you know that you are going to have a fantastic outcome it makes it easier to push (pardon the pun) through!!

Butr geez.. sounds like I would rather give birth than have gallstones, ruptured appendix and kidney stones anyday!!

I can totally see what you and Manta are saying.

But for me, I need to be informed about pain before I go into something. It doesnt scare me so much if I know that other people have felt it or that maybe I have felt something worse and that psychs me into thinking its okay.

I actually get more scared if I dont know that the pain that I am feeling is normal.

In other words its the unexpected that scares me so this kind of helps me into knowing what I should expect IYKWIM.