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This is my second, and I am afraid (i know this sounds weird) because I was blessed with a perfect healthy son.........can I be this blessed twice?? Now that I know what happens, and I know I can handle it, I am more worried about the babies health, and not so much about the whole process. Did you have any troubles with your first..is this why you are scared. I asked my Dr to review with me my first labour, and talk about anything we could do differently. We decided not to use demoral, which i did last time. It made me feel a little better that we are doing everything we can for a healthy birth! Good luck. When are you due?

I had a very healthy baby, labor was a bit weird. I am due Oct 09, 2007. I have had a little bit of trouble this time. I was bleeding about a week ago and they think my cervix is opening. Maybe I'll talk to my doc about what happened last time.

I'm much more scared this time than I was with my first. I think it is because I know what's going to happen. I didn't take any birthing cla__ses or anything so I really had no idea what to expect. This time I do.

This is my second ,with my first I was not scared but with this one I'm really afraid,I don't know what to expect plus my first pregnancy was easier than this one.

Would you say it's the pain that makes it more scary this time? This is my first and I don't think about labor too much b/c I have no real experience of it. But now I am scared! lol

I feel exactly the same way! My husband thinks I'm crazy, but I can't stop thinking about it!

I'm afraid of the unknown, every pregnancy is different i'm wondering if it will be like the first time are if it will be worst.

OMG....lilmam your thoughts mirror my own in fact I think I am causing my labor to stall b/c anytime I get regular contractions I panic and they stop like I;m just not ready yet.... I worry constantly about death (I have an anxiety disorder) but what one of the other ladies said was true at least I hope so most likely if it was dangerous you would know about the risk already.. I am terrified of complications more so than I was the first time, and my hubby thinks I am nuts...I just can't stop thinking about it... I pray constantly that I will be ok and the baby will be ok but I guess I am more worried because I have a son to think about.... I don't know what to do...I am glad other people feel the way I do I don't feel so weird.

I am not really scared, I just am worried that the first time was basically pretty easy. Not pain-free in any way, but went really smoothly. I just hope the second time goes as well and I am not in for some rude awakenig. I was only in labor for about 8 hours and that was from the time they began the whole induction process to when I delivered. I hear of all these stories of people being in labor for 12-24 hours and I REALLY don't want that. I was up walking around and functioning well less than 2 hours after she was born. I hope I didn't get spoiled by the first time! That's what I worry about.

im in the same boat. i have a 10 month old andwant another, but an frightened to no end over labor, birth and the healing process after wards. i had a smooth delivery last time. 8 hour labor, drug free. but it was so unbeleivably painful that i am thinking i have no choice but to get an epidural this time round (i didnt have a choice at pain free last time). i really, truely thought i was going to die from the pain. i am still metally scarred by it 10 months down the track, and remember it like yesterday. plus the healing was horrible. i didnt even tear, but had a graze that stretched my skin and that was horrible. plus i had extreamly bad hemaroids for months and couldnt sit down properly. so now i have a huge fear of the epidural...my other half really wants another anytime im ready....but i dont know if ill ever be ready. i told him i would proberbly need therapy a month before birth!