i am up to number 6 and everytime i think OMG what have i done its going to hurt (DAH) but each birth dose get easier not always shorter or less painfull just better as we as mothers are better prepered for what is comming and we do know that it will be over soon , itry to look at it this way its sort of like getting tea ready you must peel the potatos to enjoy the mash well its sort of the same(boy were did that come from my brain is really losing it) it will be better for no other reason then you know more this time then last time alot of the fear is gone as its not the great unknown now.