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    Anxious about impending birth...

    This is my second and she is due in about 2 months which is not that far away. With my first I was actually excited for birth and meeting my little Sophie. The labor went really well and smooth. Lasted about 11 hours and I pushed for maybe 5 minutes.

    For some reason Im really anxious about this birth. For one: I am not a fan of hospitals and needles and medicine (fear of side effects). But I find it funny because I had all of that stuff with my first and I was just fine. Here are my fears and Im sure they are irrational but it's good to have them written down:

    1.) I fear that because I dilated from a 1 to a 10 in an hour with the first, that I will dilate too quickly with this one and not get my epidural

    2.) Also baby is due in the coldest month of the year where snow and ice are everywhere. I fear that because hospital is 40 minutes away I wont make it in time and give birth in a car in the snow

    3.) I have anxiety and have been good about keeping it at bay lately..I fear I will have a panic attack while giving birth...

    4.) I fear that because I had such an easy labor the first time that this time it will be horrible and long..or I might have a c-section!
    Someone help me relieve these fears and tell me I will be fine!
    Last edited by *The_Mrs.*; November 11th, 2011 at 05:05 AM.