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I would vote yes, but same as @Mrs. Tiger: whenever she asks. I would tell her in age appropriate manner.

Right now she is almost 3 and she knows that the doctors cut Mommy's tummy to take her out and that it hurt. She likes to pretend to make sawing motions when she tells me--that is her own addition to the story but pretty accurate about how I felt!

I think it's fine to share details in an age-appropriate way. According to my mom birth was painless and no big deal, so I wouldn't have minded a few more details. maybe it will make him more supportive partner when the time comes.

I would probably tell it age-appropriately. A 5 year old doesn't need the same details a 20 year old would.

My mom had a still born baby and while my sister and I knew about her from a very young age, we didn't really understand much until we were older, and I didn't get the full story until I was ready to start having kids myself. I don't think I would have wanted any of that information before - it's just not something I was in a place to understand.

I think because it's so fresh in your mind you have a very different outlook on it than you might have in 5-10-15 years. Kids aren't going to think about that, they are just going to think about the story.

My mom went into labor with my sister 8 weeks early, she had to have an emergency C-section (like completely knocked out) where both her and my sister were given grim outlooks. I've known this story since I was a child, my sister knew as well that she was a "special miracle baby who beat the odds" and in no way did she ever feel guilty. I would tell my daughter when she asks. I had a rough delivery and I will tell her when she asks, like "yep you put mommy through a lot, but you were worth it."

@Raindrop: I say yes. My mom had a crazy traumatic birth with me where they told her her they were positive one of is wasnt going to survive and to sign a paper as to which one to work on. The details are like a war story she bled so much. But we are both here and we both were ok.it took my mom a long time to recover but she was fine. I never felt guilty. it is just a crazy event that got me here. I ended up being the best and most behaved child of hers to this day

I didn't have a traumatic birth with my Daughter, but if I were to have one in future I would definitely tell my children if they asked about it. My Mum had a traumatic delivery with me and I didn't mind that she told me about it.

Yeah, I'd talk about it whenever in age appropriate ways. Like, 'your birth was really scary for us, so thankfully we had a lot of nice people helping us out!' Etc.