https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:19:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1857 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:52:48 +0000 bakingAbug 1857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pooping is by far one of my biggest. I'm a little under two weeks from my due date and I carefully select every meal for how long I think it will take to digest. It sounds horrible but I am absolutely afraid. I'm so craving a steak but I think that takes too long to digest.</p> <p>Other than that I don't want to tear. I like my privates and would like to keep them as close to normal as I can. I want to be able to enjoy and reach the big O after I heal from birth and the tearing might make that difficult. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1727 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:09:21 +0000 tequiero21 1727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jenna - ugh, yeah i read that too. i've NEVER heard anyone mention that before. i'm also scared of the unknown. knowing there's tons of things that happen that people just don't talk about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1712 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:34:21 +0000 BSB 1712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jenna- Wow, yeah, I'm scared! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1711 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:31:48 +0000 mediagirl 1711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG Jenna!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1710 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:29:25 +0000 mediagirl 1710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The pain. The tearing. The recovery. I'm such a wimp with pain.... I'm really worried about how I'll handle labor and the aftermath. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1706 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:53:16 +0000 Jenna 1706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pooping definitely worried me and probably would have been my first fear... until I recently read Geekinheels' post about turning into a human squirt bottle. <a href="http://www.geekinheels.com/2011/09/28/the-most-disgusting-thing-about-childbirth.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.geekinheels.com/2011/09/28/the-most-disgusting-thing-about-childbirth.html</a></p> <p>OMG. New fear. The picture didn't help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1700 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:46:51 +0000 LazyLightning 1700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm afraid of the recovery from a vag. birth. It sounds so awful!! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1683 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:10:13 +0000 BSB 1683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not pregnant yet but right now, I'm worried about giving birth to a big baby. My mom, sister and brother's wife have both given birth naturally and without meds. At the moment, I think I can do it without meds, too. Although, I have a feeling that my kid won't be a small baby like I was. (I was 5 lbs). Plus, I'm a pretty petite person. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1678 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:50:04 +0000 ohapostrophe 1678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was a c-section...I wanted to avoid one so badly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1466 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:07:05 +0000 yin 1466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worried the most about the health of my baby through labor, and I wanted the best for him. Luckily he was a champ, and he came out nice and healthy with no complications.</p> <p>I also only had a small tear that did not require any stitches That was a relief since I didn't massage my perineum like suggested in those baby books. I did poo, and I wasn't bothered by it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1444 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:36:49 +0000 Rubies 1444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My biggest fear was pooping, too! Prior to having the baby, I made the hubs agree that if I were to poop, we would never speak of it. But as soon as the baby was out, I asked, "Did I poo?" and he said no...</p> <p>If there is a baby #2, my new fear will be the recovery because mine was painful for #1. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1394 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:35:33 +0000 fionaramsey 1394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was afraid of getting an epidural and feeling like I had no legs! Luckily, the epidural didn't feel like that at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1386 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:15:16 +0000 Mrs. Marbles 1386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha... my fear was pooping while in labor too... so I tried really hard to poop when my contractions started... but I must have also been pushing the baby down because by the time I arrived at the hospital I was 7 cm dilated! My other huge fear was getting a C-section. Lucky for me I didn't have to. The irony was that post-partum, I was afraid to poop! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1382 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:11:02 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 1382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My biggest fear was having to get a C-section after pushing X amount of time. Even though he was a big baby he got out (with alot of help) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1364 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:14:20 +0000 Becksabee 1364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm nervous about the recovery period, but I'm also afraid of not knowing when I'm in labor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1285 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:46:06 +0000 MaisyMay 1285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm afraid of the pain even though I am planning on an epidural. I've heard stories of women not being able to get them because they waited too long, things like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1277 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:31:24 +0000 Adira 1277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My biggest fear is the pain (although the pooping is a close second @Mrs. Bee)! I have ITP and I've read that you can't get an epidural if your platelet count is too low. I'm so scared about having to try to do it naturally since I'm such a wuss!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1275 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:21:39 +0000 meaganceleste 1275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My biggest fear is the recovery after! I've heard some horror stories and honestly, I'm scared to death! I'm a pretty big wuss when it comes to recovery, when I had my wisdom teeth out, I was miserable and that's nothing compared to post-baby recovery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1271 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:17:32 +0000 winniebee 1271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not so much the pain (since I plan on an epidural)....but tearing. Really nervous about that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1267 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:10:28 +0000 chopsuey 1267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mssally - i had 3rd degree tears, but it really wasn't that bad. i didn't even have to take pain meds (i don't have a high threshold for pain either). it hurts, but you're gonna be on a baby high and sleep deprived so you'll barely notice!</p> <p>my worst fear was pooping while pushing too. HAHA. luckily i emptied out my bowels once my contractions started. phew! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1265 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:07:46 +0000 tequiero21 1265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mssally - i agree. but overall, i think i'm scared of pain. i'm so pain intolerant. morning sickness is making me so miserable. so i can just imagine how much physical pain will make me feel.</p> <p>i think i'm planning to get an epidural, but i know that labor pains will show up in the next few weeks. that's what i'm terrified of. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1202 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:05:53 +0000 Mrs. Schoolbus 1202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'd be afraid of any tearing! I've heard horror stories from some girlfriends... :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-biggest-labor-fear#post-1196 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:09:11 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine wasn't the pain... it was pooping while I was pushing! Luckily I pooped right when my contractions started, and by the time I started pushing, my stomach was totally empty. :-)</p> <p>What is your biggest labor fear? </p>