Hi all,

Currently pregnant with my second. Booked in at a birth centre. First baby was induced at 2 weeks over and ended up as an emergency c-section.

I really want to experience natural birth, but I am terrified of it. My last labour was so horrible - it was so intense, and I felt really out of control. I felt like no-one would help me. Nothing that I had learned about helped - the hot water made me sick, and I just couldn't get off the bed. I had a back labour. I was begging for an epi from the beginning (even though I had wanted to go completely drug free).

I have the option of having a second c-section. It's starting to look tempting!

Help! Tell me your experiences of a horrible labour followed by a good one. Or do some women just not have good labours?