I really feel for your friend BW, I hope she's OK. Have you had any word on how she's doing?

I hope you got a chance to talk to your other friend today, and I hope she could empathise with how you're feeling.

Honeybee, I don't recall you ever telling me about your son's visit to SCN. It is incredibly traumatic... to have your son taken away and your husband asked to follow along to the nursery with him and then suddenly the midwife and OB just evaporate and ****** you're alone! Hideously traumatic.
Absolutely! I planned so carefully for the birth, and just assumed that if I got a natural or near-natural vaginal birth that all would be OK afterwards. I was so unprepared for what happened. I don't really understand why they took him away without me - I could have gone with him. The midwife kept me back to have a shower, then they sent me to my room to have dinner. I just accepted all this without question. Why? I still feel like I really haven't processed what happened fully. Anyway, I should probably write a thread about it, not hijack yours

I really think that birth is such a shocking experience, and when something goes wrong it's even harder to get your head around what happened. I think your reaction is fine, I think most people would feel the same but might not admit it.

Hope you're feeling a bit better tonight.

xxx