May 5, 2017 - While I understood that my delivery was not going the way I wanted, and my OB had her reasons to do what she did, she gave me an episiotomy when I specifically said No! She said, "I have to do an episiotomy." I pleaded with many No, No, No's, and she said, "Too late, I already did it".
While I was lucky and had no lasting effects from it, I never felt respected or heard in that moment. Yes, my baby was born and survived his birth injuries, but I felt like my body was not mine, and I was completely gutted that even though I said no, it was done anyways, as if my permission wasn't even needed. I never really knew I had the option to say anything about it.
Submitted by Tarin
