Don’t listen to horror stories.
The placenta-boiling story, with all due respect to your co-worker’s cousin, is most likely a myth.
OB/GYN nurse here—email me if you want.
Cutting the umbilical cord doesn’t cause pain to mom or baby.
If the perineum must be cut, a pudental block can be administered.
Cyn RN
And I have two kids of my own, born vaginally.
Wow snoopyfan I was breastfeeding and my OB still sent me home with percosets!
Labor is different for everyone.
It’s a freight train. Once it starts, you’re on for the whole ride, so just roll with it. I found that idea pretty liberating, really.