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Scared of labor

Personally im scared of going into labor because some women lose their life by trying to give birth and im getting closer and closer to my due date and im stressing and praying me and my baby will both make it alive
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Death during birth is not common at all. It's 1 in 100,000 births. If you have no complications or anything you have nothing to worry about. I'm a first time mom and I'm scared of labor is general. Idk how bad it will hurt or if I will have to do it all by myself. (Husband is on deployment and all my family is on the west coast and I'm on the east) it's stressful but just try everything to keep yourself calm it will make labor easier.
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I was the same way with my first one....i was so scared i wanted her to stay in my belly forever! ! Butas soon as I went in to labor iit's like my body knew exactly what to do and my mind was focused on doing what it took to get my little one here. ..I know you are scared but try to think positive. ..I know you will do great and everything will be just  fine :)
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I was the same way. I was so scared because I would read all of these stories about how women have died either giving birth or after giving birth. But then I also researched statistics of that happening and what went wrong. I had to come at peace with myself and girl, I pray everyday for a safe delivery. So it's okay, I felt like that. Just gotta come at peace with yourself.
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Think the millions and millions of people on this planet had to be born, it's been done millions of times its a normal thing stop getting so panicky over the most natural thing in the world
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your not the only one, my first was breech and ended in csection, will be having a repeat csection for my second in 3 weeks and im so scared, talk to your doctors/midwifes I have and theyve done so much for me to try calm my fears, but I also crnt wait for it to be over with!
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No doctors haven't told me there was any problems im just overthinking labor i cant wait to get it over with though
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Me too, my biggest fear is dying while giving birth. I am freaking out!
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Do you or baby have any problems if not you have nothing to worry about its natural to be scared especially if your a first time mum because you don't know what to expect but this is my third and i still get scared of going into labour
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