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Scared of pain

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CrimsonKitten · 30/10/2017 14:46

Hi
Seems a bit stupid to be posting this as I know full well that childbirth hurts. I have a really low tolerance for pain, I can't even pop spots without wanting to cry. It's really dumb because I have tattoos and piercings that didn't bother me, but anything else makes me feel awful. I'm not ashamed to say I'm scared of pain, I've always been a careful person as not to get hurt. I'm 10 weeks pregnant and the realisation that I'll have to give birth has caused me endless nights of crying myself to sleep in sheer terror. I don't deal with pain well and I don't know how I'm going to cope. My mum passed out giving birth to me and I was only 7lbs... is there anything I can do to ease my worries? Anything at all? I know alot of people will just tell me to deal with it... and that's fair enough... but it's really frightening me...

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Isitwinteryet · 02/11/2017 20:30

I am exactly the same. I have a very low pain tolerance and also would not pop a spot because it hurt too much!
I had my 7lb 3oz baby 3 weeks ago and yes it hurts, but honestly it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
All I can say, is it 100% recommend an epidural. It was brilliant! :)

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