Is anyone else feeling self-conscious about how their private area looks before giving birth? 🙈
I'm due very soon and I've been feeling quite embarrassed. I have some bumps/scars in my pubic area and heat rash around my groin and it's making me anxious about labour. I keep thinking that so many people will be looking down there and silently judging me. I'm even worried my husband might feel embarrassed too.
I know it probably sounds silly, but I can't stop thinking about it. Has anyone else felt like this? Did you have skin issues, scars, bumps, or anything else that made you self-conscious? How did you get through it, and did anyone actually make you feel judged?
I'd really appreciate some reassurance because I feel so alone with these thoughts. 🤍 ❤️
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I’ve never had skin issues there but I have on my face and I appreciate how self conscious skin issues can make you feel.
I’m a UK midwife and I can assure you NO ONE is looking at your vulva and surrounding area and judging you or your skin. We’re only looking down there to assess the progress of birth and ensure things are going okay.
Giiiiiirl! You’re good! I was the same exact way but then it came time to giving birth, I was induced they gave me cytotec and was supposed to get pitocin, didn’t even get to have the pitocin I dilated pretty fast after I got the epidural… at first I was so embarrassed, but then it came time to push and I had been pushing for 5 hours towards the end I didn’t even care anymore, I was just ready for her to be out lol but my nurses made me feel so comfortable mind you I’m a plus size girly, suffer from HS so I have scars and bumps too, I promise you’ll be fine they’ve seen it ALL! We won’t be the first or the last trust me!
Girll I was the same!! But then I thought how many vaginas they see daily and I was like they won’t care about mine😂 also trust my once you are in labour and about to give birth. You won’t give a shit… !! Xx
Yeah like these other mamas said you wont care once your so far into labor. I was naked by the end of all my births.😂 I was hot and the gown was just too much. So no worries they see naked people every day...all day. I worked 8 years in nursing homes and I can tell you that you see so many naked bodies...that everybody's body just looks like a body? Haha
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