Some crazies out there think that pregnancy and birth are beautiful. Late in my pregnancy, some friends would rub my belly and look longingly into the distance saying, "Oh I miss that". My general response was "EH?" Why would anybody miss feeling like a beached whale, unable to sleep or eat cheese or have a drink. They must be lying, surely. Don't get me started on the people who think birthing is beautiful. You lose all dignity. ALL DIGNITY! Before giving birth I was worried I might do number twos during labour but to be honest, I don't even know if I did and I really wouldn't have cared either way. I have no idea what else came out when I pushed my baby girl out. I don't plan on asking those present either.
My honest experience was that pregnancy sucked and giving birth sucked a whole lot more. I am not trying to scare soon to be mothers, just give my honest experience. I don't want to sugarcoat it. This certainly won't be everybody's experience, but it is all I have to go by.
Oh, and I have a high pain threshold. I run ultra marathons (albeit slowly). I ran on a fractured foot for months before I even realised that it hurt a bit and another few months before I decided it hurt enough to do something about. Labour was far more painful that the toughest ultra I have ever done. There were no 'walk breaks', no check points, no pacers,no DNF option. The result was pretty tops though, and I plan on doing it all over again in a few years.
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