How scary is giving birth, really?

Heyyy mommies, I’m about to enter my third trimester and starting to feel nervous about what childbirth will be like… I’m still unsure whether I’ll go for a C-section or natural delivery. But from the stories I’ve heard, giving birth is truly a life-and-death experience. I’m feeling so anxious 😭. Moms who have been through it, can you share your stories?

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I’ve been there stressing myself out too, to make it worse, I kept googling and hearing birth stories from people around me. End up… my delivery was painless (with the help of pain reliefs). Don’t prescare yourself, don’t listen, don’t google, every birth experience is different. As for deciding on birth method (baby was head down so I can choose), it’s 1 tear vs multiple layers, also recovery time so I ended up choosing natural.

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