Hi Mel

I was absolutely terrifed as well.Gemma is my first child and I really didn't know what to expect!I have never broken a bone and only had stitches a couple of years ago and have never been in massive amounts of pain before!I went through 23 hours of labour with Gemma in a posterior position, meaning heaps of back pain as well, and I managed it.I ended up having a c/s though at the end.It really is amazing what you can handle.