i havent had the baby yet, i posted on here coz i feel scared to death. im not good with the pain but my man doesnt seem to want to talk about it, i went to see the midwife yesterday - two them actually one said she was still breech and the other said baby was head down but back to back. they could agree so im at the hospital next wednesday morning. i just want to feel like im not on a speeding runaway train.

the fact that ive done this twice before doesnt seem to calm my nerves, is it normal to be scared?

- sounds frightening , but im sure you in good hands

its people looking at my wiget i'ld be worried about

what is a wiget

I think she means your hoo-hoo, kebab, pie, know wha'm'sayin'?

lol, after your first child you dont worry about that, when half the hospital has had a look up there you sort of lose you dignity!!!! but your in too much pain to care

My English teacher always said that, and my sister says it too. I think I need to have a baby soon so I can lose my fear of shared changing rooms, and stop apologising to people who stop me in the street cos I don't want to talk to them. Etc.

yes you change after a doctor and a tribe of students walk in while your legs are in the air, but your off it on peithdene talking about total nonsense

My daughter was born by emergency c-section after being induced and failing ti dilate after about 12 hours. Baby's heartbeat was becoming irregular so I was whipped into theatre and operated on. I had a spinal block so was awake through it all. I was past the stage of caring by that time but hubbys face scared me..he looked terrified!! I don't know what the difference is between an emergency and elective section apart from I didn't have time to think what was going on plus I had already had 3 shots of morphine and was puffing on my gas & air like my life depended on it. They played Dido's new album to relax me. I remember thinking that I must be terrified as I was shaking so much but I now think the epidural maybe does that. They put a screen up so I couldn't see anything and I asked hubby to keep talking to me. They told me to expect a tugging feeling and that is all i felt. (not on my insides as such) It really wasn't that badand was over very quickly. The longest part is the stitching up again but you'll either nearly be asleep by then or cooing over your new baby! When I hear other peoples stories about pushing for ages and tearing and stitches and piles and poo, I actually think I had it quite easy. The only down side is having to stay in hospital for so long and the pain and discomfort when the anaesthetic wears off, but you'll know about that having already had a section. I really wouldn't worry about it as it seems to be over so quickly and it really just feel like some pressure on your tummy and some tugging. I hope this has helped and good luck.

for my second child i had an emergency section, after 12 hours of pain only to get to 5 cm. with baby in fetal distress (they even took blood off the top of his head) - i begged them to put me to sleep so the pain would stop and they did. i had a natural with my first which was awful and went on way past 20 hours of contractions and 3 hours pushing. so this time i said i wanted to have a section - awake and planned. my baby had been breech for months so it was looking like i would need a section anyway. even though i had agreed to a trial labour thinking having a girl she would be smaller than my other two boys. but when they told me she would be 9 - 10lb full term i agreed to a section.

so heres me thinking i wont have any contractions and everything will be planned and calm and for once i could relax and enjoy the birth of my baby - only to start up with very painful contractions monday afternoon every five mintues in the middle of a dental appointment. i got myself home and stuck it out for hours at home as i though they would stop. so i had to go into hospital where she said i was having contractions and all i had to get to was 2 - 3 cm and i could go to theatre. let just say they stopped at about 3 am tuesday morning and i got to a measley 1 cm. i wasnt allowed anything untill i got over 1 cm for the pain. my body just doesnt seem to know what to do. now im to take it steady til the 9th march - although the doctors think i could start anytime on my own!!!!!

Scary stuff! Good luck becky, hope it goes well for you.

Good Luck to you. I had both my babies bu c-section. My son was an amergency after 36 hour labour and my daughter elective cause she was breech, but guess what! when the surgeon opened me up my baby girl was head down and I was 6 cm dilated and hadn't felt a thing! But the surgeon carried on doing a section and all was well. And I'd do it again. Thinking of you.

i had my baby girl on the 9th march, i got so nervous at hospital i went down for my spinal block which hurt like hell sending pains down one leg. then they went numb - but like i had 20 layers of clothes on!! i went really cold and felt like i couldnt breathe properly. hormones kicked in and i got upset but they were really great and offered me a general. and i let them put me to sleep.

i was upset because even though i was nervous the thought of meeting my baby should have been enough to help me through it, but still i was terrified. when i came around i made extra effort to be awake to see her, and as soon as she was in my arms she kept looking at me. she is beautiful with blonde hair and midnight blue eyes. and at 5 days old im her favourite person and she settles for me. ive been spoiling her with lots of cuddles and holding. but she is so good and only wakes for one feed during the night. she hardly ever crys and i dont even feel that tired - except from the op which still is painful. we called her alexandria which im not sure if its spelt alexandrea - so its baby alex