My birth plan fell apart completely and I ended up with an emergency C-section, and everyone keeps telling me the important thing is that the baby is healthy but I feel like I failed at the one thing women are supposed to be able to do.
More people experience this than they realize.
The gap between expectation and reality has become a source of deep shame about fundamental capacity.
“Where Are You with Birth and the birth experience?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.