Sara!! I too am sooo excited about my impending labour and birth and although i have a few small fears like "how bad will it hurt" I'm not letting those fears haunt me or make it worse for me.... I'm actually really excited and feel so positive and only choose to listen to those positive stories around me.

You will always hear negative experiences from others about their birth but that's only because if they had such a bad experience they believe it IS and should be that way for everyone, when in reality, that's not the truth at all!

Take comfort in the knowledge your body was designed for this and you WILL do it and at the end of the day if you do end up needing some form of drug to help with pain then that's okay too. Otherwise, there is no reason why you can't achieve your natural birth you so desire

You can do it hun!! It's very exciting isnt it!!!
(and nope, i don't think you should be feeling as if you should be scared iykwim!! Lol its only because others try to put that fear into you but dont let em hun)