Hi, I am 7 to 8 months pregnant. Just need to rant out how I feel... I start to worry about labour pain as I decided to opt for normal delivery as I heard a lot of side effect on epidural, but I don't know if I can even handle the labour pain (I have low tolerance for pain) I also worry that how my in laws will be involving in my life. I kind of hate it when my FIL and SIL only asked about baby and how they going to pamper him when he is out. But the whole pregnancy I was taken care by my own family and my in laws they did nothing at all.. I feel really sad when they only care about the baby that's why I worry after I give birth I have no control over my own baby. My SIL, she is single and like to involve herself in my husband life. She tell my husband to ask me to endure the normal delivery without using anything anesthetic or else he have to pay more money. She is more worry about her brother spend on my labour. I just get so irritated by my In laws. I did not tell my husband because I don't want him having a hard time between his family and me. So I get myself feeling so lost, worry and sad. Sorry for the long post. I just need to rant it out.

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I was also afraid of losing control over baby and there were some tension with in laws over baby as well. But i always tell myself im the mother so i make the call, it's MY body, MY child. Must be firm but give them fair share of time to bond w baby. It's always great and a blessing to have people doting on your child. After that bonding time, time to return to mummy. A routine will help. I can understand why u dont want to share with ur hubby, u r such a sweetheart. But i feel that hubby is our companion and love for life and most importantly he is also part of this family u are building. Telling him is not to give him a hard time but is to let him understand ur feelings and help u out in any way as part of this family. He got to play a part. U dont have to complain to him every single time of course. U will feel better after telling and wont feel alone in this.

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