Jorja,

I was soooo scared of labour the second time around because I had a 31 hour labour with #1. I was totally exhausted and the thought of going through it again terrified me. However, after verbalising it frequently with my mum and reading posts on BB, I accepted that it was goign to be a very different experience and that hopefully a much better one second time around. Whatever it would be, it would be different. I also read a bit about hypnobirthing for a calm way of dealing with the birth.

Well this time around it was soooo much better. I had a 5 hour labour and delivered a much bigger child (9lb1oz instead of 7lb5oz).

Try not to be scared, Jorja. Verbalise your fears and empower yourself with ways to deal with labour, be it an easy one again, or a harder one.

Good luck