I was actually talking to my mum about this yesterday. Some people say they're just trying to share their experiences... I think they just want to make us as scared as they were!

I used to sit there and listen in horror, and then get really scared and cry my eyes out (and of course everyone shares their stories once you're actually pregnant, kind of like a "theres no way you'll escape this!" theory I suppose)... but I've now made it perfectly clear I don't want to know. Maybe when they start to tell a horror story interupt and say "didn't you just hate it when people told you all those horror stories..." which will hopefully shut them up or at least create a silence where you can change the subject!

P.S. Mum told me to enjoy it! I'll pass that on to you! She's had many different types of births and said its the most painful and wonderful experience ever, and afterwards no matter how hard its been you'll lay awake and just look at your little miracle and you won't even remember how much pain you were in a few hours ago (it's what lets mums go back and do it again!).

P.P.S. My mum also reckons breaking your ribs hurts more than labour! LOL!