Erika and Kristen react to one of the most harrowing posts from the r/regretfulparents subreddit — a woman's decade-long battle with serious birth injury damage after a midwife failed to suture a second-degree tear, leaving her with permanent physical damage, no sensation during sex, and a medical system that keeps turning her away.

This one is NOT for the faint of heart. (You've been warned. 💀)

We get into it all: the midwife vs. hospital birth debate, how the medical system routinely dismisses women's pain, why this would be treated as an emergency if it happened to a man, and the absolutely devastating moment where this woman has to choose between fixing her body and buying her kid braces.

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In this episode:

Reacting to a viral r/regretfulparents post about long-term birth injury
The midwife vs. hospital birth debate — what does the data actually say?
Prolapse, perineal tears, and why the medical system calls it "cosmetic"
Why women's pain and sexual dysfunction are chronically under-treated
"Braces or my vagina" — the impossible choices mothers are forced to make
Childfree commentary on why childbirth risks are still under-discussed

Chapters:

0:00 – Welcome & intro to the post 0:42 – The midwife who didn't suture the tear 1:34 – Midwife vs. hospital births: Erika's hot take 3:24 – The tear that went unrepaired for years 5:08 – "It was gaping open" 6:38 – The surgeon who refused to fix it 8:25 – A decade of rejections from the medical system 10:32 – Braces vs. surgery: the impossible choice 12:26 – Top comments + our final thoughts 15:12 – Wrap up & how to support Dinky

Don't get pregnant. 💅

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