I Can Do This!
posted by Mommy
As I watched a video on epidural, c-section, and child birth in our weekly baby class, I honestly think I have child-birth phobia. It is frightening to see and look at a potential 6-9 lb baby passing through the birth canal. It definitely makes me stress and have anxiety thinking about this. However, the instructor in class continuously reminds the moms-to-be that it is only 24 hours and that our bodies were created for such and keep everything into perspective. She's right, I can try anything for 24 hours! I will keep it in perspective and that the reward is greater than anything else, because, I do believe in the saying of "No Pain No Gain!"....No kidding?!!
So with my husband's constant support and cheerleading technique from "You can do this!" "Everything will be fine!" "I'll be there all the way for you" ... we're basically psyching my mind out that "I CAN DO THIS!". My mom has done it before me. 3 times with 2 of my older brothers and myself with NO drugs! My mother-in-law has done this before with her boys. My grandmother-in-law has done this 7 times before! (sometimes I wonder WHY do women put themselves into such painful states...and repeatedly too!).
So I'm just going to chant continuously to myself "I CAN DO THIS!" "I CAN DO THIS!" "I CAN DO THIS!" for the next 10 weeks (give or take)!
For all those dearest friends and families of ours, please do NOT give details of scary child birth experience. I need constant reassurance that "I CAN DO THIS!" So if you feel like Schadenfraude (German for: taking pleasure in others' pain), I'd appreciate it if you get FAR AWAY from me as possible before I show you pain.
As I watched a video on epidural, c-section, and child birth in our weekly baby class, I honestly think I have child-birth phobia. It is frightening to see and look at a potential 6-9 lb baby passing through the birth canal. It definitely makes me stress and have anxiety thinking about this. However, the instructor in class continuously reminds the moms-to-be that it is only 24 hours and that our bodies were created for such and keep everything into perspective. She's right, I can try anything for 24 hours! I will keep it in perspective and that the reward is greater than anything else, because, I do believe in the saying of "No Pain No Gain!"....No kidding?!!
So with my husband's constant support and cheerleading technique from "You can do this!" "Everything will be fine!" "I'll be there all the way for you" ... we're basically psyching my mind out that "I CAN DO THIS!". My mom has done it before me. 3 times with 2 of my older brothers and myself with NO drugs! My mother-in-law has done this before with her boys. My grandmother-in-law has done this 7 times before! (sometimes I wonder WHY do women put themselves into such painful states...and repeatedly too!).
So I'm just going to chant continuously to myself "I CAN DO THIS!" "I CAN DO THIS!" "I CAN DO THIS!" for the next 10 weeks (give or take)!
For all those dearest friends and families of ours, please do NOT give details of scary child birth experience. I need constant reassurance that "I CAN DO THIS!" So if you feel like Schadenfraude (German for: taking pleasure in others' pain), I'd appreciate it if you get FAR AWAY from me as possible before I show you pain.
posted by Jigme | 4:20 PM
1 Comments:
Tabitha, you can totally do this! You are going to kick child-births ass! No problem! Together the Chhimis are unstoppable! -Emily
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