Can anxiety stop you from going into labour?

[JamesAndTheGiantBanana]

I'm so scared of giving birth again, can't bear the thought and I've now gone to T+7. I'm wondering if my anxiety is stopping labour from starting?

Yes i think it can my dh was prosecuting a difficult case and i def didint relax until the sunday then labour started i was also terrified 2nd time round

Thanks, I'm only scared of giving birth, there's not really anything else major going on in my life right now to worry me, I think I've just built this up into something massive in my head now and I can't relax enough to let it happen!

Anyone else have experience of being so anxious they went overdue?

Beeny, if you were terrified 2nd time round, how was the birth and was it as bad as you were expecting? (if you don't mine me asking!)