2) The epidural cord hanging out of a woman's spine.
3) All the details surrounding the "mucus plug".
4) The ridiculously large pad that is supposed to go in your underwear after giving birth. Pretty sure planes could land on that thing.
5) The placenta.
We didn't...Oh yes we did!
Remember..
ReplyDelete1. You don't see the placenta once you expel it. You will be so wrapped up in loving little miss She-ra you won't know it's out.
2. You don't see the epidural cord either! (I freaked when I found out you need a catheter.
3. You may or may not lose your mucous plug before going to the hospital. I didn't lose mine with Evan, but I did with Grayson. His landed on the bathroom floor. Didn't look as bad as I though it would.
4. Ah yes...those pads are massive. There's no getting around that. I think the mesh undies are worse, though.
5. See previous.
Don't worry, Corine. Everything will turn out beautifully that it will be the last thing on your mind.
P.S. - I still remember the nurse at our birthing class comparing your cervix dilating to a ketchup bottle neck at the start of labor and a mayonnaise jar when you're completely dilated. Awesome. I can never look at either the same again.