I am eight months pregnant and this will be my first child. This may sound crazy but I have been having anxiety attacks about people in the delivery room seeing me completely naked. I also worry about defecating while trying to push. I know I should probably worry about others things such as the health of the baby and me, but for some reason the thought of everybody in the room looking between my legs and watching me defecate is really unsettling. Has anyone else thought about this while about to give birth?

Yes to all of that!! I'm 37 weeks and have been having nightmares about this...however, I find the more uncomfortable I'm getting and ready for this to be all over, its subsided a little bit. Still terrifying and humilating to think about though I just keep trying to tell myself, this is what they do for a living and its nothing they haven't seen before...Good luck!!

Talk to your doc about it. Sometimes they will make accomodations for your anxieties or have a specific nurse help you out with all your questions and fears prior. Good Luck, you will do fine.

I did originally have these thoughts too, but as you will soon learn and see for yurself, those things are of no concern once you are in labour. As they say, leave your dignity at the door. My first I gave birth with a t-shirt on becaus I was embarrased, with my second I was in the nude straight away and didn't give a stuff! I don't know why you are imaging "all" these people looking at you, but it was only myself, my partner and the midwife for number 2, number 1 the doctor-who was female anyway popped in every now and again. So don't think you are going to be a circus for the. nd don't forget the doctors/midwives see births every day, I'm sure you cannot surprise them.Positive thinking is the key to a great labour!

Yes, and I have to tell you it's perfectly normal, once you get in the delivery room & everything is happening you will forget all about it. Try to relax, like I said it's perfectly normal. I was anxious right up until the moment I went in the delivery room with my son. I was so upset, I was in the hospital throwing up in the bathroom moments before going into the delivery room. It will be ok I promise. Congratulations and best of luck to you!

You will think about it before birth and that is it. Once you are in labor the labor pains will take away any other thought. Then when it is time to push (with or without an epidural) your only thought will be to push as hard as you can to get your baby out so you can meet him or her. I have heard of many people who have made a bit of a mess and never knew about it. I found that it was best not to know in my case but my husband thought I should know that I was very "clean" during the whole thing.

i have been too..im not worrying about the pain at the moment ..im worried about the nice view the ob doc and all the nurses are gonna get ..and it is unsettling having them watching..it makes me feel uncomfortable ..but you know weve made it this far..just try and think of the day you will get to hold your precious baby..that is what i try and think..good luck and congrats..

I thought about it before giving birth, and I remember asking my sister if she pooped when she was pushing. I don't remember what she said, and I also don't remember if I did! It was that insignificant, really. This is the coolest, most unbelievable event, and you won't worry about who's looking between your legs. I wondered about this too, and remember laughing hysterically between contractions at the number of people staring at me. (I did have a few more than normal, because there was a med student and few extra people from the NICU because I was having premature twins). I asked them if they knew how funny they looked. I remember in high school when we were taking care of goats. When the goats were ready to deliver, we'd spend all night in the goat shed with flashlights on the mother goats' hind quarters. All night long, and with every grunt, we'd perk up and look again. Well the people in my delivery room looked just like we did when we were waiting for the goats. At the time I thought it was pretty funny.So don't worry, I don't think you'll care about it. Keep your eye on the prize!

i was like this before i had my first child i was so worried about people seeing me naked but after about 30 hours i didn't care if a tour bus came through and had a look. But if you are really worried let your partner and your medical team know and find something comfy that you will be able to ware that will allow them access when needed but still keep you covered. as to the other I'm surprised you don't push out your lungs lol you can ask for an enema in early labour but if it did happen the hospital staff are very used to it and you most likely wouldn't even notice. good luck and enjoy your baby

I had those same exact feelings to the MAX. I think the reason why I was so embarrassed was because I had this little tiny dark freckly right there between my leg and my, uhhhh....vajayjay. I was more embarrassed about that than anything!My second worse fear was pooping on the table. Actually, that probably was the biggest fear. All of that...and I ended up having to have an emergency c-section. It was scary and not the way I planned but I was able to bypass all of that. To tell you the truth though, I wished I could have had a normal vaginal delivery because the c-section HURTTTTTTTTTTTT and they had to knock me out and I missed the birth of my son. I can't tell you how sad I am about that. Never heard that first cry. Everyone saw him and held him before me. There's nothing worse that not remembering your child's birth. It is just so sad and I regret it every day. BUT, I have a HEALTHY, SMART, BEAUTIFUL baby boy and that's all that matters.Don't be afraid. My mom was in there with me and my husband (who very rarely sees me with my legs spread anyway!!! lol) and it really didn't bother me much because of the pain. You'll be okay. : ) Good luck! You have SO much to look forward to. My son is the love of my life.