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Coping With Labor-Related Fears

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The best way to combat this particular fear is to arm yourself with the facts. Read as much as you can about giving birth. Sign up for childbirth classes. And talk to your doctor or midwife about your various pain relief options. If you're still feeling pretty freaked out, remind yourself that generations of women have walked this road before and lived to tell. You will, too.

About the Author: Ann Douglas is an award-winning pregnancy and parenting author. She is the author of The Mother of All Pregnancy Books, The Mother of All Baby Books, The Mother of All Toddler Books, The Mother of All Parenting Books, and The Mother of All Pregnancy Organizers (all part of the internationally best-selling The Mother of All® Books series), as well as the two debut titles in the newly launched The Mother of All Solutions series: Sleep Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler: The Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each Age and Stage (Mother of All Solutions) , and Mealtime Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler, Part of The Mother of All Solutions series: The Ultimate No-Worry Approach for Each Age and Stage (Mother of All Solutions). She is also the co-author of other highly popular titles in the pregnancy and parenting category, including The unofficial Guide to Having a Baby and Trying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy after Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss (both co-authored with John R. Sussman, MD).

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Coping With Labor-Related Fears

toohipmum
toohipmum says:
July 17, 2007

I've had three kids and had labor induced all three times. With my first child I was given a sapository, with my second child who was 8 days late, my water was manually broken to induce the hard labor (boy was that fun!), with my third, I chose the day I wanted to give birth and went to the hospital that day and was given a labor inducer drug. That was okay until the labor pains came so fast and hard and painful that I had to have a 'spinal' just so I would dilate. That was fun too. One way or another babies do make it into this world.

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mamawell says:
June 14, 2007

I think this is a really helpful article. My first baby was induced so I didn't know what to expect with the second. In the end my water broke while I was in the bath tub at home dilating about 2-3 cm. Here is my birth story: http://www.mamawell.com/mamawell/2007/02/baby-leia-6lbs-and-110z-cuuuuuuuuuute-plus-my-honest-account-of-delivery-and-what-you-need-to-take-to-the-hospital.html

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mamawell says:
June 14, 2007

I think this is all really helpful. My first labor was induced so I really didn't know what to expect the second time round. In the end my water broke while in the bathtub may 2-3cm dilated. Here's my birth story. Would love to hear yours....

http://www.mamawell.com/mamawell/2007/02/baby-leia-6lbs-and-110z-cuuuuuuuuuute-plus-my-honest-account-of-delivery-and-what-you-need-to-take-to-the-hospital.html

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