Regretful Parents: "Birth Destroyed My Vagina & No One Will Fix It" | Reddit Stories
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Podcast:Dinky Published On: Sun Mar 15 2026 Description: Erika and Kristen react to one of the most harrowing posts from the r/regretfulparents subreddit β 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. π)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.β Support the pod: patreon.com/DinkyPod (Help Kristen pay her 450-euro electricity bill in her Georgian-era icebox apartment. She deserves it.)In this episode:Reacting to a viral r/regretfulparents post about long-term birth injuryThe midwife vs. hospital birth debate β 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" β the impossible choices mothers are forced to makeChildfree commentary on why childbirth risks are still under-discussedChapters:0:00 β Welcome & intro to the post 0:42 β The midwife who didn't suture the tear 1:34 β Midwife vs. hospital births: Erika's hot take 3:24 β The tear that went unrepaired for years 5:08 β "It was gaping open" 6:38 β The surgeon who refused to fix it 8:25 β A decade of rejections from the medical system 10:32 β Braces vs. surgery: the impossible choice 12:26 β Top comments + our final thoughts 15:12 β Wrap up & how to support DinkyDon't get pregnant. π Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dinky--5953015/support.