Just watched a live birth. I’m terrified now. As part of our birthing class, they give you a log on to a website that goes along with the book that they use. On that website, they have little videos that illustrate concepts in the book. Things like diagrams of babies in the womb, what breathing exercises really look like, what positions you can try for labor, what nursing looks like.
Some of them are birth stories. Not the ones you see on TLC – but really, actual birth stories. Where you see babies coming out. Yes, nudity is involved. I just watched a couple of them. Now I’m freaked out. How do women do this!?
To quote your post from yesterday, “It just occurred to me this afternoon that I’ve spent so much time worrying and it’s kind of wasted time. ”
Time to take your own advice. You will be fine and it is absolutely worth in no more than 10 seconds after the baby comes out. It isn’t that you forget the hardship that fast, it is that beng a part of bringing God’s child into the world is just that awesome. Overcomes EVERYTHING!
Yeah, but they use words like “ring of fire!” Sounds too much like Lord of the Rings to me!