Yea, not sure how guys think it’s cool to not be right there. My wife’s was pretty rough, went from 0-100 and couldn’t get epidural, and I’m fairly confident I’ve got PTSD from the whole thing because hearing her pleads to get the epidural, the screaming, baby being little and then having to do some stuff to get him breathing, like all that haunts me and I can picture my fear clear as day. Even typing this I can picture the look the drs gave me as they wanted me to keep my wife calm as they were working on the baby and I’ve got no idea what’s happening, but I know it’s my job to help her after what she just went through.
But you bet your ass I pushed that way down during the moment, held her hand, advocated for her and kept my calm despite the ~15-20 medical people in the room. Because I knew whatever I was experiencing was minuscule to her and I couldn’t have imagined being anywhere else.
I just now need to avoid childbirth in tv/movies to avoid having a Vietnam style flashback / mini fugue state lol
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