Some women are panicky afraid to give birth. This fear stops some girls on the way to a happy motherhood; among other women, the fear of childbirth poisons all the joys of pregnancy and overshadows the anticipation of a long-awaited event.
Support Group
Fear of childbirth can be weakened when there are relatives and friends near you who can support you. To a large extent, what kind of mood a future mother will have depends on her spouse. It also has a function to calm the wife.
Talking with your mom or friend who has already experienced the joy of motherhood can help cope with the fear of childbirth. You can also seek advice from a professional psychologist. During antenatal clinics, the office of such a specialist is usually located, the main purpose of which is to work with pregnant women and their fears.
Maximum information
Perhaps you are afraid to give birth because you have seen enough of the films where women in labor were bleeding and screaming at the whole house, and they even heard stories about difficult births. If you have already become interested in the process of childbirth, study it thoroughly.
Find special literature and read what exactly happens to a woman in labor. How natural this process is, and how female the body is adapted for the miracle of birth, how the body adjusts to the child, should calm you down.
Focus on the positive
Try not to think more about the upcoming birth, but about the happiness that begins after them. Instead of indulging in your phobia, start preparing a dowry for the child, think about how you will deal with his health and development.
Find beautiful clothes, a crib, a stroller, playpen for your unborn baby. Prepare for him a nursery or part of your bedroom. Such pleasant chores should set you up in a positive way.
In addition, by the end of pregnancy, it may be difficult for a woman to walk with a large belly and experience the discomfort characteristic of the third trimester. Think of childbirth as getting rid of your suffering and the beginning of a new period in your life.