all this talk of episiotomies vs. tearing...

mobiz

is really starting to freak me out!!! i've heard the thoughts on both sides before, but now i'm just getting more scared of the whole damn thing.  it is the most natural process in the world to birth a baby, but why the heck does it have to potentially rip us apart and hurt so much??? OW....some days it just hits me what we're really all about to do!

:: crosses legs tightly::

Pesky

Which is why I was so glad for my epi.  And pp, the dermoplast, peri bottle and tucks pads and wipes. 

iris427

Because we are bipedal primates with large brains.

If you really want to know

Sxia

The as$hole thing my mom's doc said right before I was born and my mom got an episiotomy? Don't worry, _*My Dad's name*_ We'll sew her up nice and tight again.

Military doctor. I want to reach back in time, out of my mom's uterus and B!TCH SLAP that man!?

peachypear

iris427:

Because we are bipedal primates with large brains.

If you really want to know

LOL. It's funny but true!

Don't worry. I've known mothers with some really bad cases (including my SIL who not only had a big tear or episiotomy but also found out she was allergic to the stitches), and they have all fully recovered.

WaitingForMyMiracle

It's my number one fear in the entire birth/pregnancy/recovery process. I can hardly talk about it...