Need your thoughts please.

[charliedacia]

I'm due at the end of this month with my 4th baby. Last night I had about 6 hours of contractions 10 mon apart. Throughout the whole time I was contracting I was mentally in a panic. This will be my second attempt at natural childbirth. My last babe was ansynclitic and I ended up with pitocin and an epidural after 20 hours of labor. I don't know the exact reason I was so panicked last night. Maybe it was because I didn't feel ready. My house was a disaster and I did not have everything I need to bring to the birth center with me or I was already tired and did not want to start labor already exhausted. I felt so much releif when the contractions stopped.

I guess the whole point of my post is that I don't want to go into labor with this amout of nervousness. I did not think I would be this nervous. I don't even know what I'm nervous about. I'm 38 weeks so I may still have some time to figure things out. Anyone else start labor being really nervous? Or does anyone have any tips for me?

Sorry to ramble on

[Eaglevoice]

I guess that is one of the main reasons I've been so obsessed with keeping my house clean

I want to be ready at all times so that I don't have to do much more than just straighten up before everyone gets to my house. I know it must be next to impossible when you've got three kids running around. But maybe just trying to have things ready might help to ease your mind a bit. No matter what, are we ever going to be truly 100 percent ready to go into labor??

[kittn]

i wish i had advice. Im in the same boat. I get so nervous I want to rip off my skin. a freind suggested that there is some kind of unfinished emotional buisness in my head that I need to tend to before I can labor peacefully

[AKmoose]

Do you have, or could you meet with a doula? It might be a good way to talk out some of your anxieties...or maybe call your midwife and talk it out with her? Best wishes

[eminencejae]

I'm nervous too!

Sending lots of hugs and hope for you that you'll figure out what is wrong.