I'm just trying not to think too much about the birth. I know people are different,and many feel that if they prepare themselves a lot for it, they will feel better about it, but last time my approach was that it'll just happend and I'll deal with it when it does, and so it did and it kind of scared me but it went okay. This time I sort of know what I'm in for (althogh I know it could be widely diffent too, had a vaginal birth that lasted 26 hours from the first mild contractions to DD was out, but not a single tear and only problem was a bad cut that DD made with her nails on the outside, as she came out with her little hand squeezed next to her head! it was v painful when peeing and v swollen, but only for around 10 days then that was it, well okay of course sex hurt for ages, but that's another issue...) so in a way am more scared than last time, because even if it goes as "well" as last time, it's still so painful!! Don't want to scare anyone : ) ! after all, I'm voluntarily doing it again just two years after the first time, so it's not THAT bad. Either way, it's worth it : ) my main worry is that the baby wil come early, before my mum is here to look after DD, in which case I'll have to taxe a taxi on my own to the hospital and give birth alone while DH looks after DD! THAT is scary.
On another note, anyone getting terrible side stitch when walking? I don't get it all the time, but when it comes it's extremley painful and I have to stop walking and wait for it to pass. It's always in the same place, on the right just next to my bellybutton. This morning I was 30 mins late for work because it came both when I was walking to the tube from home and from tube to my job! grrr, so annoying.