WHAT GIVING BIRTH IS REALLY LIKE Lately, I have discovered I am not the only Mama who was totally traumatized and unprepared for the delivery room. And why? Because we really didn’t know what giving birth was like.  Yes, I know there are lamaze classes I could have taken, or some other class. But why was no one talking about the nitty gritty that I was going to experience during and after?? I remember walking into my baby shower alongside my Grandmother. She never said too much to me, but on this particular day, she felt the need to speak up. What she said was “good luck, you’re going to need it.” I’m not going to lie, she scared me.  Someone said, “How could you say that to her?” and her response was “well, she’s going to need it. It’s the truth.” Let me reiterate: – she scared the crap out of me! So, now that I know I am not alone, I decided to share all the “wonderful” things that happened and was in store for me after having a baby. And let me just preface this with, if you would rather go into the delivery room blind, don’t