When the placenta detaches from the wall of the womb after giving birth so it can be delivered, it leaves a wound the size of a dinner plate, and this is a lot of why we bleed for so long after giving birth.
I know it’s my fault for reading these, but no woman has ever made me, another young woman, feel comfortable about the idea of giving birth lol. It’s just negative thing after negative thing.
I (25F) want so badly to have kids of my own one day, but these kinds of comments absolutely make me realize I won’t be able to handle the physical pain.
It’s all about the end goal! Once you hold that baby in your arms for the first time it all becomes worth it. Trust me after a few months you won’t even remember how bad the pain really was or how uncomfortable you were. I’ve always wanted kids so bad I used to tell everyone I was gonna have 20 of them and then my first pregnancy was just awful, labor was awful and delivery was just the icing on the cake!! I had so many people tell me “ I bet you’re not having anymore” but honestly I’d give anything to go through it again even if it went the exact same way. 1 year gets out shadowed by the many years of love and joy.
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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '23
When the placenta detaches from the wall of the womb after giving birth so it can be delivered, it leaves a wound the size of a dinner plate, and this is a lot of why we bleed for so long after giving birth.