The closer we get to January the more anxious I am🙈

I’ve been so chilled out this whole time, sure I want a vaginal birth with an epidural and felt pretty calm/confident about it. But the closer we get to January, the more I’m overthinking and now I’m suddenly super anxious about birth. It’s the uncertainty of when it will happen, if anything will go wrong, etc. and not knowing the date has been especially hard for someone like me, I am usually a planner, I plan everything and get anxious if timings are off/late etc. This is the one thing I can’t plan for and it’s making me consider an elective C section just for the peace of mind. Might also be due to me getting no sleep, in pain, and feeling absolutely sick of being pregnant too. However I’m 36 weeks on Saturday, and not sure if it’s too late to ask. My midwife did say we’ll be discussing my birth options at this appointment so it seems the perfect time to bring it up, I’ve not been asked about my preferences yet. What is everyone else thinking? Are you opting for vaginal or C section and why? I’m really torn and it’s making me feel really depressed! I just want to be happy and enjoy Christmas😂🙈

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I'm typically a huge planner and someone who gets very anxious without a set plan. However, I have been also feeling really chilled throughout pregnancy. I've had a few times where I've thought a c section would be great to know when it's going to happen. However, sometimes those are quite last minute too. I see it that, no, I can't know when it will be but I can be fairly sure it'll be before 42 weeks and I will try my best to make it go the way I want. If it doesn't, it's not the end of the world. I had my birth plan at 36 weeks also, so I think this would be the right time to talk through your thoughts with them.

I'm having a planned section on the 2nd Jan and I have been so chilled up to now. I'm suddenly terrified and keep thinking of all the things that could happen. I have random outbursts where I just cry getting all worried about it! But I have read up lots and spoken to lots of professionals and I know these are all natural feelings! People paint it all out to be this magical thing but it's terrifying! This isy second too and I'm more scared this time than my first time around!

I would say even if you opt for a c section you still have no idea how it will go, complications/recovery! There would still be a lot of things to be anxious about 😅🙈🤦🏻‍♀️ I’m kinda loving not knowing when it’s coming! It’s making me all excited and something to look forward to after Christmas! I also feel like what will be will be, have to go with the flow in times like these ❤️ not sure if my comment has helped, but maybe try to reframe it in your head to something exciting!? X

I’ve slept on it and I think I’ll stick with my original plan of natural birth, with all the pain relief lol. I really want to breast feed and the thought of going through C section recovery and trying to breast feed at the same time (which I know can be really hard) might be too much for me. I also know I’ll feel better if I can get up and move about more quickly after birth!

I should probably say that my first baby I was induced and put on the drip to increase my contractions… I decided to have an epidural and it honestly made the whole process so easy and relaxing! Couldn’t feel a thing, just follow what the midwives say and you’ll be fine ❤️❤️ I really enjoyed my experience with epidural x

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