I felt a little shell shocked after birth and was pretty open about the experience for the first few months. I think talking about it helped me cope. I wasn't going and telling strangers but if people asked i didn't mind talking. I did feel bad when a friend who was pregnant called and was asking for details and then she said she was scared and ended up crying later - whoops. It pretty much never comes up now, my youngest just turned 2 and I have a much less emotional, summarized version when it does come up.
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If people ask, I'm happy to talk about it, but my labor and delivery went very smoothly both times.
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Yup. It's taken awhile to accept that my birth experience was traumatic to me. I don't give all the gory details but by being direct and honest when asked I feel I was able to help my friend who recently had an induction what she might expect.
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If they ask. For me it was kind of an out of body experience and the scary didn't sink in until much later.
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Yeah! I have no problem sharing all the details if someone asked. I know when I was pregnant I wanted ALL the details from my friends too!
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If they ask. Not much to say. People ask me about bed rest (especially hospital bed rest) a lot and, candidly, seem to be surprised if I don't give a cheerful depiction.
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I did if they asked, and filtered it to accommodate the person asking. I wouldn't disclose as much info to a person who's just asking to ask vs a mommy who's seriously curious.
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I'm like you--I told anyone who asked for the first couple months (filtering as needed, of course) but would feel much more uncomfortable sharing now that my daughter is 2. I don't know what changed!
ETA: Always happy to share with pregnant women, if they ask! Only the good parts
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Only if asked. But it's more answering people's specific questions than telling a story- eg "how long did labor last?"
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I've talked about it a lot. Mostly with fellow mamas, but also if anybody asked. I gave the cliffs notes version just today
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If people ask, I talk about it. I didn't have an overly unusual or terrifying experience. I try to be mindful of the fact that it's a personal journey and avoid giving advice. I didn't want an epidural going in, but ended up with one. I will tell people it was the best decision I ever made, but I won't discourage someone from planning a med-free birth.
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Yes, if asked. It turned out that I have a one in a million condition (an oblique pelvis) that required an emergency c section, so unless someone has a medical interest I try to keep it brief.
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Yep, if they ask! Lots of moms do and I love hearing other birth stories as well!
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I loved hearing birth stories before I had DD and love talking about our birth experience now! But only if ppl ask of course.
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I love talking about it, but only if people ask.
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