I agree with Tess.

I stressed about the birth from the very moment I found out I was pg (at the time I was about 3wks pg - so I worried for a long time). In the end I've learned - a) ask as many questions as you want (this website is just fantastic for that) b) go to an ante natal class and ask heaps of questions there and c) your body takes over and knows what it's doing. My mum told me 'c' when I was pg and I thought "yeah, whatever!" But, guess what, she's right. It does know what it's doing and will do what it wants and it doesn't even ask you........ how ruuuuude!!!!!!!

Of course, having the right people around you is a great help. But I worked out pretty quick smart that the people I had around me were calm and knew exactly what they were doing. I was right.

And now, 7 months down the track, I don't really remember much about the labour/birth. All I know is that I now have a cheeky little boy I love more than my own life......... just amazing.