I am a first time mum, my pain tolerance is super super low to the extent when drawing blood I feel pain for the insertion or injection by requesting & using the smallest diameter needle. Docs and nurses often teased me for being such a baby. Recently I started to have a lot of phobias for delivery pain. Initially I was very worried but now I am having a freak out even I have scary dreams about the painful labour process lately. Now I am really constantly thinking of the pain that a pregnant mum (referring myself) that I have to endure and go through in future. I told my mum and mother in law about my serious fears regarding the pain. Mother in law told me the pain is not the dilation or tear in vagina, the real pains are the contractions throughout the 10hours+ duration. Is this true? Or the pains are when the baby is coming out of the vagina? I am so scared mummies! Pls help me. Pls tell me what to do because I am really extremely scared of the pain. I don't know where exactly the pain comes from and how to overcome them? Should I just go for C-sect to end the painful process for someone like me who is so afraid of pain? But I wanted a faster recovery so thinking of going for vaginal delivery with epidural. I heard epidural is a pain reducer, not a pain reliever. And I am very worried I am going to suffer prenatal depression right now. How or what should I do to seek mental consultation to relieve my tremendous fears for pain?

Vô danh

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Hi, I understand your fears especially for a first time mummy. Honestly, there will be pain as you will feel contraction pain before making your way to the hospital. Request for epidural from your gynae. Epidural is to ensure that you can relax when you are pushing your baby out. Without relaxing, you wont dilate faster. You wont feel any pain when you have epidural but for me, though I am afraid of pain, I requested for not so much epidural coz I want to feel the labour pain for me to know when to push. Dont worry, a friend of mine, screamed when her gynae checked her dilation or during pap smear. And now, she is a mother of 2. You can do it too.

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Vô danh

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hi dear, will not feel pain at any point in time during the delivery including the pushing and stitching if u r on epi. when the epi wears off after delivery will start to feel sore but the nurses will prescribe pain killers. request for epi early when u feel the contractions. early contraction is not really painful feels like mild menstrual cramps ?

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