Due in November and shitting myself about labour

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Hey everyone I'm due on the 11th November. I'm so excited to meet my little girl however, the closer It gets to D Day the more people are telling me about how traumatic and horrific giving birth is.
I have lost count of how many horror stories I have heard and I am shitting myself 😂😂😂
Has anyone got anything good to say or lovely stories about meeting your little ones for the first time? I think I need to hear some nice experiences.

Thanks to you all for your support with this my little girl is here and the Labour was not 100% but was definitely bearable you don't realise how strong you are. I read all of your messages of support before it happened so thanks again. She arrived 11.11 at 21:17 after 36hrs in labour by forceps after failed cup twice and pushing for 2 hours xx but worth every second xxxx

It was one of the most uncomfortable days of my life BUT...

-8 hours of pain, totally worth it

-I’m a wimp but managed with just paracetomol, gas & air, and pool

-I didn’t have to be brave. It’s not like running a marathon where you need willpower or mental strength to get to the finish line. It just happens.

-it wasn’t the most painful thing to ever happen to me.

-I was glad I’d mentally prepared - for me that meant prayer, meditation, memorising bible verses. More commonly, that might be hypnobirthing, a birth plan etc

-even straight afterwards I was adamant I’d want more!

-do you know any mothers who are hypochondriacs? Who seem weak-willed or prone to complaining? They got through childbirth - you will too.

Sorry, missed the second page including your update. Congratulations!!

Congratulations OP ! And she came right on time ! Good for you, and welcome to your little girl.

Congratulations OP! Enjoy those newborn snuggles

For anyone else concerned reading - some women find labour great, empowering, beautiful and bearable. I found it horrific (induced) and I didn’t even get to the pushing stage before an EMCS 😂 all labours are different but there’s no point worrying about it just prepare mentally and go with your body.

I went into labour 2pm on a Saturday, started off with period pain and then started with intense pain every 3-4 mins. Well those pains didn't slow down or stop. I went into hospital that night about 8:30pm as they got more intense and I hadn't felt baby move and I was 3cm dilated so they kept me in. I laboured all night through to 1pm Sunday and ended up emergency section after failing to dilate more than 5cm. I was shitting myself over labour but honestly I would do it again. The pain is bad but it's weirdly a pain you can cope with? I think I had a 5 minute blip where I was like omg I can't do it and threw up, and I will say contractions are bad when trying to get me epidural in which didn't work anyway but please don't worry. I can't even describe the pain of labour it's just pressure, well was for me. I would do it again tomorrow if I had to and it wasn't an easy labour.

OP I just gave birth on Saturday and though I had a different experience to you the hard parts are still very fresh in my mind and I feel like I'll be terrified of having a second. I'm just reminding myself that time heals and that lots of women choose to have more than 1 child after knowing what labour is like!