Preparing for the birth of your baby is a very exciting time - but, for many men and women, it can also be quite nerve-wracking, too.
Which is why NHS Choices have decided to sit down a group of new mums and dads and ask them to reveal all the things they wish they’d known about labour.
Speaking openly about her own childbirth experience, one mum explained: “What surprised me most about labour was that things can change vey quickly. I was having a home birth and was coping well at home with the contractions and the next thing we knew I was in hospital having a caesarean section.
“It never even crossed my mind that I could have a caesarean section. I was reading the books about a natural birth, birth without pain.
“Just letting yourself realise that there are a number of possibilities, there are a number of things that could happen – prepare yourself for those possibilities.”
Check it out for yourself below:
That was pretty eye-opening, wasn’t it?
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