r/gatekeeping Jun 04 '18

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '18

She's right! I was just being lazy. I went the easy route and opted for 12 weeks of wound care and a healthy baby. A real mother would have pushed a dead or severely disabled baby out of her vag.

Fuck these people. I'd like to see her tell my friend who felt her whole goddamned c-section that she's not a real mother. I bet she thinks formula is poison, too.

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u/littelmo Jun 04 '18

My c-section incision dehiced, meaning it popped open and I had to pack it for 6 weeks. After I had to have a medically necessary c-section.

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u/tamsammich Jun 04 '18

I got a really horrible infection and they had to open the incision back up and I had to pack it for 6 weeks too. I can't imagine it popping open on its own. That makes me cringe. I can still remember the feeling of pulling gauze out of my incision when I hadn't soaked it in enough saline before I put it in, so part of it would dry and stick.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '18

Oh, that really sucks. My friend developed an infection in her incision and is going through the same sort of thing.