All
the pregnant ladies in the house who've been regaled with someone's
birth horror story, raise your hands... Now look, I like hearing the
dark truth about the havoc pregnancy and birth can wreak on your body.
For me, it feels like smashing the myth that everything is gonna be
bliss, bliss, bliss, and you'll be wearing your pre-pregnancy jeans in
a week postpartum, not to mention the fact that I liked being prepped
for certain things. However, this should not be confused with the
practice of walking up to pregnant women and telling them all about
your 72-hour labor where you almost died. I liked it when girlfriends
said, "Um, I wanna warn you about the first bowel movement after
delivery" and hated it when someone said, "Oh, and then I had tearing
like you wouldn't believe and as they readied me for my blood
transfusion..." But maybe it's a thin line.
Just in case, I'm gonna share with you...
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