“Hi, Heidi. I'm 33 weeks pregnant, and I'm so scared of childbirth. I'm especially worried about having to have an epidural or a C-section, ...
Real mom fear:“I'm not a fan of pain and the idea of actually giving birth terrified me. When I was pregnant with my first child I remember ...
Scared to give birth?
1: "I'm going to poop on the delivery room table.
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That I can't know all of it or understand it — the miracle of childbirth! — until it happens to me, that I don't really know what I'm getting into, that I ...
It might be helpful to know that there's actually a clinical term for this: “tocophobia, ” which is defined as significant fear of childbirth. Not every ...
What should I do if I'm afraid of childbirth? Tell your midwife or doctor how you feel, as early in your pregnancy as possible. They may be able to reassure you.
"If your first pregnancy was easy, you worry that your second one will be hard; if your first one was hard, you're terrified that history will repeat ...