How do you deal with the humiliation of labor?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think you also have to understand how unbothered medical professionals are by these things. It might be a big day for you but for them it's just a Thursday. They've seen thousands of people go through this.

I think this misses the point. Me feeling humiliated is about me, not about them. I don't want to feel or be seen a certain way, regardless of how they feel about it.

You can wear something modest.

Do you have a SA history? Sometimes things come up n

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Modesty goes completely out the window in labor. You'll see.

This.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read through all the responses, but I did feel totally humiliated. So much so that I started crying and the doctor asked me if I was in too much pain, but it was really because I was so humiliated from being naked, pooping, just the whole thing.

+1 I didn't cry but I did feel humiliated.

??? You two need to let go of ridiculous social mores. They do not apply to the greatest moments in life.

People are built differently. I felt the way I felt. You telling me I was wrong for feeling that way doesn't change anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is part of the transformation. Once I went through labor and breastfeeding, I no longer cared what others thought of my body. I feel totally free to wear whatever I want. So freeing!

I always hated breastfeeding in public. I love my body, it's just not something I was comfortable with. My body my choice.

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I had scheduled c-sections. They draped my upper half. All I wanted to do was meet our baby. Plus I'm very short and was a miserable pregnant mess. I wanted the baby OUT!