my wonderful labour and then trauma after birth * Very Long!*

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Trill I guess I'm one of these people that processes things by talking them through. Good point that not everyone would find this the way to deal with issues, something for me to be mindful of. Being a LTer I've had some guilty feelings that I shouldn't be talking about these things and be grateful for the end result but I figure even after my journey to get here, my experience is still one that was real and something I need to acknowledge and process.

Thanks for your perspective, and on the poo side I think I might of but no one told me LOL. Cause when I asked for the mirror at crowning my MW delayed by cleaning something up down there. I didn't think to ask but assumed at the time that's what it was. It didn't bother me one bit cause I'd kind of expected from talking with my doula and mum that it would happen. Hence the talking about it before prepared me for it at the time.