Evie Booton-Ford

I wrote this piece over a few months in the quiet minutes between one feed to the next; between the nappy changes; between the difficult naps. I remember discussing my episiotomy with friends after the fact, feeling scarred physically and mentally (having flashbacks to that day as I would fall asleep at night!) I felt as though, despite us all knowing that my son was going to be quite large, the notion that an episiotomy might be needed wasn't mentioned once. It's a strange dichotomy...it...