Freaking out about labor/delivery!

I get it, too. I have only had one and only got to about 3 cm with him. So it is more anxiety over not knowing what to expect. Of course, I want things to go completely different this time, so there is that bit of doubt that I am desperately trying to push away. I am usually optimistic, but I did NOT sleep well last night.

Sorry you are feeling this way. What a fun thing to have in common, LOL!

I'd be lying if I said there weren't some mini-panics going on in my head, too! I've been at two friends' births in the last few weeks, and it both calmed me and panicked me, if that makes sense! In some ways it really solidified my belief that I CAN do this, but in other ways it has me completely freaking out that I HAVE to do it.

Don't you just love hormones!!

OMG, this is me I am a "birth junky" but freaking about doing it again. This will be our first home birth too so I'm not sure what to expect. We CAN do this ladies!!! right??

well, as for me, i'm doing my best to *not* think about it in advance. last time (my only other time), i let it creep up on me, and all that happened was stronger and stronger contractions. at 2 am i woke up from the strength of them, couldn't go back to sleep with them, they hurt enough that i thought, "this is why people get planned c-sections," and baby was born just after 7 am. so it was "only" five hours of somewhat agony. really only the last two hours (coincidentally, the same two hours i was at the hospital) that were really bad. the build up was painful, but tolerable. i was able to go unmedicated all the way, even though i wasn't "prepared" for it.

this time i have a doula, and hopefully a midwife (although she rotates with an OB group, so you never know who you will get in the end) -- but with any luck, i should have a lot more "support" than i got last time.

if i think about it too much, i will freak out too. so i'm trying to just go about my normal days these last few weeks (days?) and figure i will take it as it comes. good luck to all of you. can we do it? of course!!