No matter how prepared you try to be for the birth of your first baby there are always things you wish you had known before entering the delivery suite – the good, the bad and the ugly!
Pregnancy books, midwives and antenatal classes tend to gloss over the really essential bits.
So here’s 15 things every first time mummy should know about giving birth.
1.The famous tea and toast
It isn’t a myth, you do get tea and toast after the birth of your baby and, without question, it will be the best cup of tea you’ll ever have in your life.
Knowing that could be the motivation you need to push, push, push!
2. It isn’t like One Born Every Minute
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