Hi ladies, Im currently 16 weeks pregnant with my first baby and people seem to love telling me horror storys about giving birth. The only positive story i have been told was my sister and her c/s (only coz she didnt feel a thing)
Im not so scared of the idea of the birth, Im more scared of the idea of the massive amounts of pain people keep telling me about, and how traumatic an epesiotomy is. Thats the part that scares me the most an epesiotomy or tearing. I dont fully know what im in for. Im more of a visual learner. Does anyone know where I can find a decent website (may sound horrible and gory but I need to prepare myself for the reality of it and try to kill the fear) where I can find photos or video of actual births if you do a search it usually returns porn or nothing. or if there is a midwife on here that I can have a chat with that wont try to make it sound better than it is.
Yeah I have heard a lot of horror storys and I know birth isnt easy but im sure the women I know have talked it up a little, because they seem to like to gossip and use the `my horse is bigger then your horse` method in thier conversations.
Thanks for your help guys, Have a great day
Mel