Dear Pre-Baby Me: Your prenatal class will spend a lot of time talking about birth plans. After weighing your options and talking to your midwife, you’ll confidently state that your birth plan is to give birth, and also try not to freak out about it too much. Late in your third trimester, though, someone will loan you […]
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Fear Reigns Supreme in My Pregnancy
I am terrified of pregnancy and childbirth. Terrified. I have extreme anxiety about all the things that could go wrong, from placental problems to me having a stroke on the operating table. I live in a constant state of worry, sometimes manageable, but other times so extreme it keeps me up at […]