[ SECRET POST #4719 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4719 ⌋

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Hmm.

[(Anonymous)]

For context, I've never had a baby myself and I don't really want kids myself, but I do like babies. I've been to births and newborns are actually kind of gross because they're covered with any number of bodily fluids, the vaginally delivered ones are kind of alien-looking because of how their heads deform during birth to fit down the birth canal (C-section babies generally have very round heads), and they are sometimes weirdly colored - a little blue or purple because of cord issues during birth, a little yellow because of jaundice, a little purple or red because of the difference in how they get oxygen. But still, even if someone doesn't feel any instant family connection, it's still kind of awe-inspiring because hey, new person. So, when I've read or seen what you're talking about, I just go with it because it makes sense to me on some level. But some people do feel fear, or blank, or overwhelmed or even all of those things plus the joy. I can tell you, though, when I write baby fic, I do want the characters to feel happy about the baby and connected to it. I might write something like blankness or something, but it would likely be in service to a different type of story.

Re: Hmm.

[(Anonymous)]

I am terrified of your description of childbirth.

Re: Hmm.

[(Anonymous)]

It's very true though. Childbirth is messy and gross.