Hi Sloane..

What scares me the most? many factors i guess, it's a compilation of what i have read..

My dilemma,

Since i will be doing this alone, with Caesarian i guess the benefit is, i will feel more in control ( over time booking, plans to get to the hospital, length of delivery time, pain management etc). But i am aware of the list of risks, the thought of epidural scares the hell out of me, longer recovery period, bonding issues, infection, complication & such..

Vaginal delivery: faster recovery, less risks. But it comes with all the unexpected things that could happen, ie: contraction/ water broken can happen any time, being vulnerable and not having anyone to drive me to the hospital. I feel so depressed just thinking about that. Also not knowing how long labour will last for, and not knowing whether i can cope mentally/physically through it all etc.

You mentioned about Doula, i have just heard about the term. PI will try to find more information about it.

Thanks for your reply ..