Is the first birth inherently traumatic?

[Lily Dust]

For me, my birth was not traumatic at all. However, that said, I can not compare it to a 2nd birth. I was a bit deflated about the tearing I experienced despite all my efforts, but overall I was fortunate to have experienced a beautiful birth. For me it was an experience I never thought I would get and I got lucky in the fact it was hard and fast-ish.