tramp, there are definitely some good people out there who can help. There are specialist counsellors/ hypnotherapists, doulas and even talking to an SoM can sometimes help. It's definitely worth addressing now rather than taking something into the delivery with you. Em is talking about Ina May's Guide to CHildbirth and I highly recommend it too. I read it for my Doula course and loved it!
Jojo, Lansinoh is the only one you can leave on, it's safe and pretty tasteless (you can use it as lip balm if you want to find out what it's like - not to mention eczema, psoriasis, nappy rash...) so most babies don't notice. I'm a professional rep for Lansinoh so I get masses of samples for them every couple of months if anyone wants one and I can also get discounts on their supplies. BTW that doesn't mean I work for them, just that I work in the birth industry and registered with them so I can buy their stuff cheap.
Zoey, people who haven't been there don't understand, especially with the GA and premature birth. The chances of something going wrong are slim, I can't go in stirrups either and there are ways around it -they have to and can deal with it! I had a look at my friend's profile after I posted here and some of her births were at home, they can handle whatever you choose. Really would recommend an SoM, they tend to get these things better.
I'm another who likes freebies and yes, I've done the two addresses/ two names thing too. I'm not legally married (despite this being a honeymoon baby) so for anything unofficial I am Mrs B and anything official I am Miss H and sometimes I decide what I feel like being today.
MrsR, you need some cotton balls, they don't usually let you use wipes in hospital. Is it the idea of injecting into your belly that is stopping you? I can understand that, it took me until this time to use it regularly and I didn't until I had a previous section and a lovely flap of skin to use. But there is loads of space, you're not going anywhere near the baby and if you're in this much pain now it won't get easier - in fact I can't use my legs any more because of previous pregnancies! Doing your own bum isn't that hard either, not once you get the hang of it. Mine is also out of the question now because it's been done too many times before.
I've never had junk email/ mail/ texts/ calls from Bounty. I have pictures of the last two (my youngest won the national Bounty picture of the week competition 
) from Bounty too. The forms are in the pack, but it's not the only way to get them. There are two in hospital that don't need you to fill anything in for and are usually useful. When I've had sections the MWA has opened the labour pack and used it to help me wash.