What’s Your Sign’s Labor and Delivery Style?

Your unique place in the zodiac tells a lot about who you are. Not only does it give insight to your personality and preferences, but it can also reveal how you will respond during the labor and delivery of your child. Discover what astrology predicts will be your birth-giving style.

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Waiting, bags packed by the hospital

Impatient Aries will make multiple trips to her labor and delivery center believing she's (finally) about to give birth. Unfortunately, she'll likely be sent home repeatedly for not being in active labor, yet. Not wanting to delay, she'll likely camp outside the hospital and watch Real Housewives until her contractions begin and she can be admitted.

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Giggling and glowing

Nothing can dampen the happiness Taurus moms have felt their entire pregnancy, including while going into labor. To them, every contraction is a reminder that they're about to become the one thing they've always dreamed of – a mother – and just imagining holding their baby in their arms makes this bull sign laugh with joyous anticipation.

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In clear and obvious pain because OUCH

While there are many things Gemini does well, managing pain is not one of them. All their intellect flies out the door the moment their contractions start and, due to their natural chattiness, this twin sign will communicate their discomfort to any and everyone within earshot.

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Looking hot

Childbirth is no excuse to look a hot mess for Cancer moms-to-be. These stylish ladies do not like to show others how they're feeling on the inside, and will have the perfect comfy dress, hairdo, and on-point makeup to present their best selves pre and post delivery. Just because their bodies feel like they're in the midst of a natural disaster, doesn't mean they can't look fierce for their big day.

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Meditating and deep breathing

Leo moms are always in control and will utilize their powerful minds to find their childbirth centers so they can give birth in a peaceful environment. While taking deep, slow breaths and using visualization techniques, these ferocious lion moms will make giving birth look like a spiritual, harmonious event.

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Surrounded by friends and family

There is nothing more horrifying for a Virgo than to imagine being all alone. These nervous moms-to-be want support and comfort, and will rely on their women friends and family who have already experienced the joy and pain of childbirth. That is why they will make sure to have a tribe near them from the first contraction through the final push.

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Fully prepared and overflowing with love

Careful Libra moms have double and triple checked that their overnight bags are packed with every essential. They've read every book on childbirth, have asked their doctor all the questions imaginable until, finally, they feel ready for this momentous occasion. When labor begins they're likely to be calm and smiling, and will guide their partner so they don't feel overwhelmed or confused.

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Irritated on the outside and super worried on the inside

To others, Scorpio moms who are in labor may seem frustrated or even angry, but it's all a facade. Inside these moms are incredibly nervous and even a bit scared of what's happening with their bodies. They're also totally panicking about the kind of mother they'll be, and these emotions cause this sharp-tongue scorpion to lash out at her partner the moment her contractions begin.

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Curious about everything happening around them

Sagittarius moms are inquisitive and will want to learn everything they can about labor and childbirth, even while they're going through it. They'll be the ones asking the nurses and doctors questions about every monitor, every beep, and every medical term used. By the time they're ready to give birth, they'll have acquired enough knowledge to teach the process to others.

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Trying to squeeze in one last email

Diligent Capricorn moms don't want to waste a single second lying around when they could be getting important work done. Worried they'll be too tired to catch up later, they'll delay dealing with labor until the absolute last second. Between every painful contraction they'll cross items off their to-do list so that when baby arrives, they can spend a few moments adoring their little miracle before getting back to the grind.

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Paying homage to the goddesses

Free-spirited Aquarius moms want their child's birth to be magical and even mystical. They'll surround themselves with candles, incense, warm water, essential oils, and a playlist of Tibetan chants so that they can feel the energy of her foremothers in her body. For Aquarius, laboring and delivering a new life is a transcending experience that brings her as close to god as humanly possible.

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In tears of joy, fear and exhaustion

Pisces are the deepest feelers in the zodiac and as a water sign, they are naturally drawn to crying as a form of emotional release. During their labor and especially during birth, they will experience a cascade of tears that range in meaning from happy, scared and even sleepy. Don't let their outward displays of sensitivity fool you, though. Pisces moms are fully prepared to be wonderful nurturers to their babies-to-be.

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