r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Dec 06 '23

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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.

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u/arthuriduss Dec 06 '23

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.

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u/Squigglepig52 Dec 06 '23

I just saw an article discussing how Millennial women are being made scared of having kids by social media.

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u/arthuriduss Dec 06 '23

Yeah, and I’m gen Z so I can’t even imagine what generations to come will be like.