To all the mummies out there did u feel scared?? I have about 6 wreks to go and im so scared i keep thinking im not going to pull through
How would one over come this fear???
Would love to hear from u all as i feel like im the only one feeling like this, please tell me im not going mad!
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guess what u dont have a choice and thats what i told myself everytime i got scared. Like it or not u have go through it :) just do ur search and be prepared and inshAllah everything will be fine.
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hang in there im also with u ,im due end of dec n going insane with fear .....my first was a c-section but this time doc has agreed to try for a vbac n every night i wake up wondering ,how is it gonna start ?how much painful will it be ?
a lot of ladies say this that u get so uncomfortable n tried of being pregnant that u dont care, all that matters is to get the baby out no means what........but i seriously dont want to go thru another c -section again ,rest Allah knows best .......
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I am trying my best not to think about this ..as thinking about it would brew more fear. So it's like am consciously suppressing these thoughts though I am really scared myself but a woman's gotta do this ...it too shall pass IA and the reward would be there to stay with us IA IA :)
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last few weeks, I just wanted to be over and done with it but I was sooo scared.. Believe it or not I wasn’t scared of the labor pain but the push.. That’s all I could think of!!! N I was just determined to get epidural no matter what!
Fast forward to delivery day, I had a crying session in the morning during contractions and then another one at the hospital at 6 cm dilation..I just held on to my husband crying that I didn’t want to do it anymore, didn’t want to change into hospitals clothes and in fact picked up my bag to go back home. 
I took the epidural at 8 cm and I was in heaven (for5 mins) I ended up with e regency c section due to low blood pressure but I feel like just because I was so scared of the push, c section was so much better for me!
Ps! Labor pains are bearable..seriously i had both gallstone n back laborpains n I have to say gallstones was worst..you can do it!!! I recited a lot of surah fateha during labor n I think it helped me a lot!!!
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Allah aap sabh ki mushkilein asaan karein aur apki aulaad ko aapke liyay aur apki families ke liyay bais-e- rehmat aur bais-e-barkat banayen.
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Thank u so much girls for ur kind and supportive words inshallah all will be ok... I just need to think positive and try and not think about it as im just going to go mad if i carry on like this
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I didn’t have any fears as such because I told myself that I’m not the only woman going through this. The fear you have is when and how you’d be getting into labor, the logistics. When push comes to shove…trust me there’s no stopping it!
YOU CAN DO IT!!! May Allah make it easy for you. 
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I’m not scared.
But I’m not pregnant. 
But honestly, I’d be more scared of afterwards, the recovery and all the changes and stuff after…esp recovering from a C-section (which, given my chances, would be very likely).
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im 22 weeks away n im terrified too :(
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recite surah maryam everyday!
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I remember khawateen saying that hook or crook this baby is coming out. Either by C-section or natural childbirth this baby will come out. This is what gave me hope and the ability to keep myself calm.
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Hey mizz khan!
Aww don't stress too much, labour with my first one was horrendous lol lasted 30 hrs but honestly u do forget I can't remember what the pain felt like what I do remember is the recovery period- this was soo much harder than the labour because I wasn't expecting it to be so hard. I struggled with breast feeding, sleepless nights and I had a lot of post labour bleeding- sorry i don't mean to scare u but everyone is different and mashallah Allah tala will make it easy for u but my point is to be realistic and be prepared unfortunately labour is where it all starts lol but I would do it a million times for my baby, he's my everything and has brought soo much happiness into my life alhamdulilah so focus on ur bundle of joy the rest u will deal with it when the time comes xx
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i am also first time mum and to be honest i am sooo terrified....the whole night i dream about having an easy labour and holding my baby in recovery room lol i am sacred of bleeding of c-section and and and the list goes on
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The only thing that helped me overcome this fear with my first was to do everything possible to get any information i could about the labor and delivery process. It made me feel more in control to expect whats to come. Ofcourse you should also expect the unexpected but be prepared with all the info. Also i thought women had to be doing this since the begining of time and if they can do it, so could i.
and like someone said, by the time you are towards the end or in labor, you just want it to end. Unlike Gemini the Great who wanted go home in labor lol.
IA you will be fine. Line up a good support system for yourself (husband, mom, friend etc). And dont forget the power of pain meds.
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ps..wats gallstone?
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^ stones in gallbladder! I developed this during the third trimester and had to bear the pain since no surgeon wanted to do surgery that late in pregnancy! I had to get my gallbladder removed three weeks after child birth!
Don't worry, it's not something normal duri g pregnancy..mine was just a bit different!
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i'm having these menstrual-like cramps since yesterday.....i got so tensed yesterday because hospital is closed for 2dayz i cant communicate with my doc i talked to mom on fone she gave me some confidence but still m soooo scared i'm 33weeks pregnant and all i'm reading about this type of pain is leading to preterm labour....i've started taking double the amount of water i was taking before i hope eveythingz fine....please tell me is this pain normal?i dont know whether itz normal or not :/ i'm not having severe cramps.....
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oh ok … u went thru alot 
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Akmoti could it be braxton hicks??