So, the first time around, I had no fears or worries about labor and delivery. People always asked me if I was getting nervous or worried... and I always told them that No... my biggest worry about the whole thing was finding good daycare for our kidlet - and other than that, I could handle the labor/delivery thing. I didn't do any thinking/planning - I just went in with an open mind, not really knowing what to expect. I didn't want my heart set on a certain "Birth plan" and then be disappointed when it didn't go as planned.
This time around? That's a different story. I KNOW what labor and delivery is like. ... and I'm starting to have nightmares. I had a braxton hicks last night before bed with some cramping - and I'm pretty sure that's what set me into a night long nightmare... I kept dreaming that I was admitted to the hospital and having contractions... strong ones... but that I stalled out and wasn't progressing - and all the other women coming in after me kept having their babies, and then getting discharged - and there I sat - still having contractions and no baby. It wasn't a fun night.
3 comments:
Andrea, sounds like that episode of friends when Rachael was in labour! LOL
eeek!! that is a nightmare! rest assured that there is that absolutely wonderful thing called an epidural. and since you missed it the first time around, you may certainly take it the second time!
That is the one and only thing I worry about is the labor and delivery but I hope that your nightmares go away and you have a wonderful labor and delivery
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