Why Am I Still Traumatized by My Birth Experience?
Up to 45% of women report traumatic birth experiences
“As someone who has had two kids, I loathe pregnancy and the fact that I've given birth twice is something I witnessed as a bystander and is not something that happened to me. If that makes sense.”
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I hated being pregnant. Absolutely hated it. Once was enough. On top of that bullshit my kiddo was a preemie and the chances of having another preemie doubled. Not that having a second would ever...
As someone who has had two kids, I loathe pregnancy and the fact that I've given birth twice is something I witnessed as a bystander and is not something that happened to me. If that makes sense. I...
I don’t think most woman want to be pregnant or give birth. They want children, so they do it, but not many love either.
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