How to overcome fear of giving birth

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Avatar f tn reading about it dont help it will just heighten your anxiety,the recorded deaths are tragic,but in comparrison to the success rate of themit do put it in to a prospective,just tell your fears to the person who is going to give you the needle ask any questions you need to ask and remember they cannot force you to have anything done that you dont wish to have done.
Avatar f tn Homestly , I want you to know a fear of needles plays a big part in the epidural but you won't be seeing the needle go in and if your partner or family is there habe them stand in front of you and hold your hand . My nurse held mine during the epidural. It worked wonders but wore off by the time it came to pushing for me . I loved natural bbecause I got to be in control so happy it wore off in a way .
7477421 tn?1398195693 This is my first pregnancy and I'm scared of giving birth cause of pain,is it gonna hurt bad that I can't bare?
Avatar f tn I'm so scared of giving birth I feel like if my baby would wanna come out I would keep her in there or something and I would tighten myself cause I'll be scared of letting her out, my main fear is getting torn and sew back I'm so scared of the outcome, I'm a first time mom and I don't want epidural.
Avatar f tn I'm due September 7th, this is my second pregnancy.. i'm still scared to give birth even though I've done it once already... will it be easier the second time? Will it go by faster? Should i get the epidural again? I'm freaking out about it!!!!
Avatar f tn Talk this over with your parents so they can get you therapy to learn how to break free of this fear. Good luck and take care!
Avatar n tn I have had a toothache/facepain for over two weeks, I know I need to go and see a dentist but I have a great fear of going because of cetain circumstances that happened while going to the dentist as a child. I have been taking advil for the pain and most times it is tolerable but now it seems to be getting worse as it is keeping me awake at night.
Avatar f tn I worry about stuff like that, too. I think moms just do worry, and especially if we have had a bad experience or had a friend that did! I've had 3 mc, so that fear was hard for me to overcome at the beginning. I'm 16 weeks now and I know mc chance is much lower than it was, but I still can't help thinking about all the possibilities. I just pray a lot and commit everything to God because there's nothing I can do myself to prevent anything.
Avatar f tn I am terrified of a c section...after giving birth to my daughter I was fighting for my life and had to get an emergency blood transfusion.. I am anemic and I am scared I may have the same outcome.. Anyone went through this?
8196769 tn?1397670669 I am scared to give birth I have no clue how to control it or what it's gonna be like my husband talked about it with me and I started crying because I am severely scared
Avatar f tn no complications,, second time around and hoping for the same,,I do have a fear of having to be induce or having a c section, its more like anxiety... so imma try to stay at home as long as I can..
6363715 tn?1394225781 Is anyone else nervouse about how your gonna be after giving birth..since your hormones are all over the place? I pray i am somewhat normal and can overcome the "emotions" lol.. I sooo do not wanna be all sad or phyco. How were some of you ladies after pregnancy?
Avatar m tn I was trying to get assurance on one symptoms, another symptoms I will pickup from the internet, like this cycle continuing, While browsing the anxiety I came across a word Variant Angina(which is without blockage, your arteries will go to temporary spasm/stop blood) I somehow manage to overcome this fear after lot of efforts but, one setback came, that, the way to diagnose is to hyperventilate the patient & do EKg. Since then i got more feared.
Avatar f tn They think im overreacting but Im genuinely afraid of labor and failure at parenting. I dont know what to expect, I dont know how to be a mom, I dont know how to deal with pain, Im just so clueless and it scares me to death. How do I calm down?! How did any of you first time moms deal with the fear?! I just want to be excited like everyone else but Im too overwhelmed to be positive. How do I cope with the fear?!?
Avatar f tn Ur body is going to give u the kind of birth u can handle. And if u are giving birth at a hospital u have all kinds of good drs and nurses watching ovr u just to make sure everything goes well. Remember the drs are only there to help u labor smoothly not to do it for u bc they kno tht u can do it! Be excited u will get to meet ur baby soon! Goodluck!
Avatar f tn Im 28weeks and 5days this will be my first child. Im scared of labor and i want to get epidural but i dont want to get paralyzed what does it feel like and does it help alot??
Avatar n tn Look, I can't pretend to have the same problems, I'm a guy. But I'm going to offer a comment because there really aren't a lot of people who participate on here and so I'm not sure you're going to find that many who will respond with similar experiences. But in a way, everyone with mental problems has similar issues -- we may differ on the specific things that terrify us but we're all terrified.
12181554 tn?1423869022 m totally at ease with giving birth and have absolutely no fears. How do you all plan your big welcoming?
Avatar f tn thank God He has given my eyes to see and ears to hear... we are in for a fight for our very lives and yet want to allow fear to stop us from making a decision. that decision is to live and be free and to be an example of the power to overcome. i dont want to have answer God when He asks me... after all that I did...why didnt you overcome? why did you lack faith in Me and believe that lie.... go away from me sir. i never knew you....
Avatar f tn Hi there. I'm sorry you are feeling this way. I think it is normal to be anxious and nervous before giving birth even if we've been through it before. After we have kids, we almost feel like we have more to lose if something goes wrong. That's understandable. And if you had an emergency C section, that means you've been through an episode where things didn't go as planned. This, by the way, does NOT mean that it will happen again.
Avatar f tn Have you tried focused slow breathing, walking, aromatherapy, acupuncture, massage, redirect by doing something? Also...low Vitamin D3 and magnesium can contribute to anxiety and depression.
Avatar f tn To overcome anxiety, one must understand the logic of why the brain is feeling threatened, it sends messages to the body saying its under threat. New pathways need to be created to overcome the old programming. So for example, if you panic over a fear of flying, you must start flying and let the brain realise that its all okay, and reprogram the thoughts. However, the fear of dying can't really be practiced. Some buddhists meditate in a morgue as it is the closest we can get to dying.
Avatar f tn but your doing it, and doing it well, you have much to be proud of lady!! this is a HUGE thing to overcome and you should be giving yourself a HUGE pat on the back. knowing and understanding how important aftercare is, is a main ingredient to recovering from this addiction. i have no doubt that you are going to beat this, i hear the commitment in your posts, your doing and beating this beast with time and patience....
Avatar f tn I'm 30 weeks pregnant and scared to death about going into labor. I'm also a ftm. It doesn't really help, either that the only hospital in the county isn't the BEST hospital around. Meaning I've heard some stories and seen some things there that make me worry so much. On top of that having to push a human being out of me doesn't sound like something I'd be to good at.
5796302 tn?1382980534 m having problems with dealing with the fear of giving birth. Everything from the pain, to the risks of having an epidural terrify me. My question is, is anyone else having/had this problem? I try not to think about it too much, because when I do I almost feel like I'm having a slight anxiety attack. I'm starting to think my fear is a little abnormal compared to other moms to be I've talked to.