Since the day I found out I was pregnant, women have been telling me horror stories about childbirth. I've heard things that would make your toes curl. I try to ignore them, but some accounts scare me to the point of tears. This is my first pregnancy and I don't know what to expect from the delivery. Why do people feel the need to share their most awful birth experiences instead of the joyous ones?

Unfortunately, it is human nature to remember the negatives more than the positives due to how traumatic and painful the memory is. I mean, after a breakup, it is very rare for someone to remember the positives right away and usually, the negatives are the first things people will remember. However, as time goes by and wounds heal, the negatives will slip away and there will be a semblance of the positives, if not, then clarity and calm. This is the same for labour I feel. I know many moms who went through painful, traumatic labour but if you ask them if they could go back in time and undo it, not have their child, I bet no one will actually agree to it. As painful as it is, there's alot of joy that comes after. Agree with what Diana says, take these stories with a pinch of salt and make your own. Who knows, maybe yours will be relatively easy? :)