I need to vent..... :(( HELP any advice is helpful for me...

Well for the longest now I have been utterly excited about the whole experience of labor, I have a high tolerance for pain so I think ill be just fine on that part, I'm wanting to do a natural birth but if some pain medicine is needed for pain i've advised my OB to start me off with the lowest dosage possible because I have never been one to take any kind of meds for any kind of situation, and I sure can't handle pain meds they knock me out and i get EXTREMELY nauseated and thats something that I do not want, I want to be able to experience the birth of my son completely. Im 37 weeks and due on Nov 1st, So far I've felt some cramps in my stomach more like diarrhea or flu like cramps in my stomach im not sure what a contraction feels like or how to time it. I can't sleep at night anymore It hurts too bad to roll over and when i do accomplish the roll over i feel a burning sensation in my pubic bone area. My son is very active he stays moving so i know he's A Ok. Now to get down to the nitty gritty, I have been worrying myself A LOT lately with the fact that I could loose my life during labor I have no idea why I keep thinking this bc i dont have and health problems and my pregnancy as rode smoothly the whole way so far, Could it just be my nerves or something bc i tend to have quite a few panic attacks thinking about it, HELP have any of you thought this??????!!!!!!

Everyone has fears over this try to stay positive things are not like before they do more monitoring I worry about that to

hugs, many people feel like that before labor.


that said... have you looked into pain control techniques other than meds? We use aromatherapy at our hospital... also birthing ball, position changes, counter pressure, even having someone brush your hair, and massage can help.

Hi!! So I'm also due on November 1st, and felt like that was just my que to reply to you  
With my son, I had the exact same feeling. I think it's pretty normal to feel that way, but I wouldn't dwell on it. Once you go in labor every single one of those thoughts disappear (or at least they did for me). And as far as labor itself, it's going to be nothing like you think, so if you're thinking negatively it will probably be the exact opposite! When they say "you will just know when you're in labor", you really truly do. And the hospital for the most part has to do WHATEVER you want, it's YOU and YOUR baby. So no pain meds- no problem! I actually got to 7 cm with my son and the nurse asked me if i wanted the epi and i said not yet. It's a pain that you KNOW its going to go away, you KNOW you're not going to die from it. I ended up having a c-section, and I as well didn't want any pain meds, but that's uncontrollable when you have a major surgery.
Also, for my, acupressure worked for my pain for the most part (google it, it's awesome and it gives your partner something to do too!)

I hope everything works out well for you and you have a fantastic delivery! Update when you can on here, I want to see if you have your son before me and how it went  

Thanks everyone this really calmed me to know that im not the only one, you all have been a huge help thanks  ))