My first experience of giving birth was an emergency C-section. I was thrust onto a wheelie trolley and cut open in the early hours of the morning. It can’t get more raw than that.
The contractions beforehand were literally unbearable. I had refused an epidural – and then begged for one. There are plenty of gory details I could go into here. But I won’t. While it was one of the hardest experiences of my life, don't think new or expecting mothers need to hear it.
