It's abit like not pushing when the head is crowning. The minute your midwife tells you to stop it takes all you can and you pull from deep inside to get past that urge to push like mad. You block out everything else and just concentrate on getting yourself through it.

Lulu, you are right too, it is going within yourself.

Sarah, I don't think you'll have any problems remembering hun. You will have a great doula by yourside guiding you along too.