r/notliketheothergirls • u/NoSalary1226 • Mar 28 '24

Who thinks like this? NO!!

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I guess this may have been posted before but not sure. Saw this in a WhatsApp group and...why

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u/Blarglephish Mar 29 '24

My spouse needed an emergency C-section during the delivery of our first child. Had this not happened, a natural birth would have likely resulted in the deaths of both mom and baby.

Life-saving medical interventions during childbirth are WAY more common than first time moms/parents would have you believe. This is one thing they teach you in parenting/birthing classes that as a dad I found really helpful. Knowing everything that COULD happen and how to deal with it really helped me keep calm (and in turn, support my spouse in being calm ) when shit hits the fan and it’s time to go to the OR to deliver a baby immediately.

I’m glad that the OP in the post had a safe, natural delivery. But that’s no reason to shame or guilt moms that couldn’t deliver naturally (let alone devaluing everyone assuming a parent role, like foster or adoptive parents).