Labor Meet & Greet! Message Board

kalliesmom03 · 08-23-11, 10:46 AM

Hi. I'm a first time mom and so scared about labor! I don't take pain well but I am trying to cope with this! Any suggestions?

2babygirls · 08-23-11, 12:41 PM

Epidural!

Go to the childbirth classes offered by the hospital. It will help reassure your worries.

kalliesmom03 · 08-23-11, 01:53 PM

Yeah, I'm going to try my best to attend those.

2babygirls · 08-23-11, 02:48 PM

I'm sure you'll be fine and you get a wonderful prize in the end that makes up for it!

rudolphia · 08-23-11, 06:29 PM

Definitely don't shy away from pain relief. Even if you don't want to do an epidural, some IV pain medication helps to take the edge off the pain. I did an epidural the first time, and it was awesome! The second time, things went too fast for an epidural, but the pain meds helped me not to care too much that it hurt

The worst pain only lasted about 12 minutes, and it was bearable.

Just remember that you can do this. Find out as much as you can beforehand from the hospital classes, ask questions to make yourself knowledgeable, and you'll be ok.