Re: 33 weeks and edgy about water

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The absolute best thing I can tell you is "get thee to come childbirth classes!!!" The fear and anxiety that you are experiencing can add to your perception of pain. Dealing with this pain by educating yourself should help. In lieu of this, get some books and read the entire gamut--not just "What to Expect" but also books by William Sears, Sheila Kitzinger and Elizabeth Davis. Yes, read and ask alot about what other's experiences are, but remembere that no two labor is the same, from one woman to another and from one baby to another from the same mom. And when you are done hearing about it, ask them "would you do it again for your child?" Remember that the pain of contractions is a *different* kind of pain. For one thing, it comes and goes, giving you somewhat of a breather. The pain peaks during contractions, much of the contraction is manageable--maybe not PLEASANT--but manageable. And they are for a purpose. UNlike, say, a toothache or a broken limb, the pain is FOR a baby, until the very end you have more time without contractions than with and there are things you can do to take them one at a time and get past each one to the next until you are holding your little baby--the best reward for labor imaginable. >--
>LaDonna
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