Gimme that jab in the back
RITIKA, a friend in Kolkata, still shudders when she talks about the delivery of her first child. “I was into labour for 10 hours and there was no end in sight. My body felt as if it were breaking into pieces. It hurt so much that I just didn’t want the baby any more. I screamed at my doctor to cut me up and just take the baby out. That’s when she suggested an epidural. 15 minutes after the procedure, the pain subsided a little. She kept urging me to push. I pushed, and within an hour, I had my baby.”
If you’ve also heard labour horror stories from friends or relatives and are terrified of your own delivery,
