I keep looking at my pregnancy countdown calander and it says 21 days til the birth of your baby! (i'm being induced) I'm starting to worry about the birth. I've dreamt about it for the past 3 nights in a row. I'm also excited at meeting my little girl, but worried about my vagina stretching and it hurting. I can barely have sex with my oh without it hurting as my tunnel (lol) has got so tight. What's it going to be like when she pops her head out of there!

I know i've been through it before, but it doesn't stop me thinking is my vagina ever going to be the same again???!!! Is it true that the more births you have the looser it gets - or not?

o god!!! i have soooo been trying to avoid thinking this,lol.
i just put it to the back of my mind,haha.xx

My first baby did the damage so to speak lol! With my 2nd it didnt change and i didnt have stitches or anything, things went straight back to normal really quickly (my 1st i was in a lot of pain for 6wks) i know everyones different tho...but hubby certainly hasnt got any complaints as baby no 3 is now happily cooking away! xxxxxxxxxxx

i remember during birth with my 1st lo, i never felt any stretching at all, just terrible, terrible back pain. i did tear but if they hadnt have told me i would have been none the wiser. even after a few weeks after the birth and starting to have sex again it felt really tight, (how do you explain that aye!). dont forget at the moment too our lady regions do swell up and go tight so sex can be a little sore. i'm tryng not to worry about this one to much, im hoping that my 1st made the way for my 2nd so to speak. i did see a programme the other night though about a woman having all her bits tightened after childbirth, although she was in her 50's when she decided to have it done!!! x

Good good, that's what i like to hear! I had a 2nd degree tear with Evie - it healed really well and now you can't even see a scar or anything. i really hope i don't tear this time...please please please God!!

Zoey - sorry hunny, but you need to face your fears!!!!

With my first birth i just blocked it out and thought to myself 'oh don't worry she'll get out some how...' then just before it got to the crowning stage i asked the midwife if there was anything she could give for the pain of when the head passes through. well she looked at me as if i was crazy and said 'sorry no.' so this time i'm making sure i get an epidural in ASAP. Although i wouldn't say it's the worst pain in the world (stumping your toe is!) it's all over in a matter of seconds!