It's a given that what we really hope for when it comes to our upcoming labour is that mum and bub are well and healthy at the end of it all. The rest is secondary and in the whole scheme of things is a drop in the ocean considering you will be taking a much wanted newborn baby at the end of it. YET! I still worry about it a lot - it would be interesting to see what things worry other people.
I think some of this is driven by too much googling and hospital reviews but here are mine:
1. Prolonged recovery time from episiotomy or 3rd, 4th, 100th degree tears - I've read horror stories is tears/stitches that get infected, take months to heal or that need to be re-cut and stitched after labour
2. Being able to feel the tearing - I have very low pain tolerance for punctures/cuts and the thought of tearing/episiotomy/stitches without an epidural frightens me more than labour pains without an epidural
3. Horrible treatment from midwives and other medical professionals - again reading posts about horrible treatment in labour and postnatal wards at my most vulnerable time scares me. Have heard stories about women being treated like children, ignored and just generally being mistreated
4. Horrible conditions in post natal wards - from rude visitors, lack of privacy to filthy shared bathrooms. I'm imagining backpacker hostel versions of a hospital ward...
5. Really long labour - I can see how the excitement and adrenaline of the onset of labour will eventually give way to despair and exhaustion with a long labour.
Sorry if this scares anyone but at 19w I am starting to worry about these things now and it is actually cathartic to note them down!
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Top 5 things that concern you the most about your upcoming labour?
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LillianFullStop · 31/05/2016 19:59
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