Hi Ezz - I highly recommend reading a thread created by the previous poster to your message yogababy. It can be found here: why we feel pain in labor and pain relief methods - BellyBelly Forums ~ Pregnancy, Birth & Baby . I have actually printed it out (hope you don't mind yogababy!) and forwarded it on to my sister who is due three weeks after me. It has really helped me to understand the whys and hows of labour.

I had a fairly negative birth experience with my DS and a lot of it was because I really didn't know enough about what to expect and how to handle things. I have found BellyBelly to be such a great source of information and I feel so much more confident this time around. Believe me, I was scared again at the start of this pregnancy, but thanks to arming myself with lot of information, I feel much more empowered and I really look forward to giving birth again!

I wish you the best of luck, as said above you are capable of birthing your little bundle and it is all worthwhile when you get your first cuddle!