"Let's get this out of the way: I'm not a mom. I've never been pregnant. I've never given birth. So no, I don't have any firsthand stories. But I'm the youngest of four daughters - and I've heard plenty. And honestly, our mom ruined us. She loved being pregnant. She raved about her glowing skin, thick hair, and strong nails."
"My sisters have had wildly different - and often traumatic - birth experiences: multi-day labors, being induced twice for the same baby, preeclampsia, and one even had a severe allergic reaction to a C-section medication that landed her in the ICU. It was terrifying. So while my mom may have been one of the lucky ones, I now realize her story isn't necessarily the one I can expect when it's my turn."
The narrator has no personal birth experience but grew up hearing family pregnancy stories. The mother enjoyed pregnancy and experienced fast, uncomplicated labors that created high expectations. Two sisters experienced very different and often traumatic births, including multi-day labors, repeated inductions, preeclampsia, and a severe allergic reaction to C-section medication that required ICU care. Delivery rooms also involved volatile family dynamics, such as racist remarks from a mother-in-law and a partner video-calling his own mother during birth. A young mother described having no time for an epidural and being hurried into delivery.
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