How long until I get over it?

When I was pg everyone told me that you forget the pain etc of labour straight away. Well, I havent, its been 6 weeks and I still find myself mentally back in the labour ward and I still feel all the emotions and fear I felt when it all went wrong, I can still feel the pain and, sometimes it still overshadows the wonderful miracle I hold in my arms.

How on earth do you get over it, and how do you go on to do it all again

:hissy::hissy::hissy::hissy::hissy::hissy::hissy::cry::cry::cry::cry:

:hug: No advice really, I'm slowly getting over my labor experience but have no desire to go through it again at the moment.

Some people may never get over it. However, my first was an awful labour experience but by the time she was 3 months old we were talking about having our second, who was then conceived when my daughter was 9 months old.

Quite honestly, you won't forget but as time passes, it does become a distant memory. :hugs:

I didn't think I would ever get over it either. It's definitely fading though. I can now *think* about having another baby again, but I won't do it anytime soon.

reallytinyamy - i feel exactly the same. i feel like its clouding my enjoyment of her?

the birth was so shocking to me, will i ever get over it? will i ever feel like i did before she was born?

sad.

hun i feel like that toi had a horrendous labour and birth and i still remember the pain and upset and feeling like a faliure. but i still want another x

I want another but really don't think I can do it again.

Ive forgotton the early labour but I really will never ever forget the pushing part of labour. I had to have a ventouse delivery and will never ever forget being in the room with 5 midwifes and a cow of a doctor. She was really nasty and truelly hurt me physically and mentally but im trying to put it to the back of my mind and enjoy my baby. I wanted 6 kids before I had salim lol and ive been well and truelly put off it now. I dont want him to be an only child but if my next labour was similar to his, the next baby will definately be the last.