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If you didn’t wonder how something the size of a pineapple was
going to make its way out of your hoohah, then you wouldn’t be
a normal woman. Even before getting pregnant, this is something
I pondered often, but once I actually had a baby growing inside
of me, I devoted much time to this train of thought.
Naturally, you might want to ask other mamas about their labour
pains to help give you insight, but don’t. Sure you might find the
one mama who says hers was a breeze, but you’re more likely to
find someone who will use you as a captive audience and will
go into excruciating detail about how it was the worst pain of
their entire life, so spare yourself the pain of having to listen to
someone else’s sob story.
You’ve already had plenty of pregnancy related discomforts
(back pain, nausea, etc. ) , labour will be just another one of those
on the list.
Yes, labour is painful. The best way to describe the pain is the
worst period pains you’ve ever had, but the good news is that,
whether you know it or not, your body is prepared for labour.
Giving birth is what the female body was created to do. More
good news: as soon as you give birth, that pain is over and you
have a new bundle of joy waiting for you. The best light at the end
of the tunnel there could possibly be.
I’m worried about the pain of labour.
How can I stop obsessing about this?
If you find yourself obsessing about labour pain, there
are some ways you can try and quieten down your mind:
•
Childbirth classes can help you envision your labour and take
away the mystery.
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Ask yourself: “If childbirth were that god-awful, why do so
many women do it over and over again?”
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Empower yourself with feelings of strength rather than fear.
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Remember that pregnancy mantra? Repeat it back to
yourself often.
“
Giving birth is
what the f emale body
was created to do
”