People who insist on sharing birthing horror stories to pregnant women

[Vintrar]

So awful to hear things like that! You know, I didn't actually get any of those horror stories when I was pregnant. Everyone was all "oh yeah it hurts for sure, but you forget the pain as soon as you see your baby, it's such a wonderful feeling, you're gonna love it!". So I guess I was lucky! I was always excited, never scared. And they were right, I don't remember the pain!

[TeniBear]

There's only one bit of my own labour I would change - I think it's fairly obvious what. So just think, if someone who wasn't getting a happy ending out of it can laugh about her labour, you can do it too

[~Minny~]

some people just like to tell you all the horror stories. Its mostly what you hear but honestly would women keep going back for more if it was so bad

You will do just fine chicky dont let it get you down once you have your baby in your arms it wont matter how good or bad you labour was.

[Mildez]

As a midwife and mummy I get so many horror stories and alot are so far from the truth. Of course there is truth behind it but with time and many different re-counts things tend to become bigger and grander then they might have been at the time.

And it wouldn't matter who you go to for your antenatal care your Dr is going to have some horror cases that went wrong and resulted in something horrid happening that could have been prevented. They are not there with the woman all the time and despite technology (like scans, CTGs etc) it can be impossible to tell exactly what is going on sometimes and then look back with hind site and think what should have been done differently.

Best of luck for your impending birth and meeting your long awaited for
precious bubba.