The messages, which come quickly, one after the other, tell us to trust doctors but also to be skeptical. To trust birth and be open to its unpredictability, but also be scared because you might die. They say it is okay to let your baby cry it out at night, she won’t remember in the morning, but also be aware that her body will be flooded with the stress hormone cortisol and her unconscious will learn that you, her mother, are willing to abandon her when she needs you the most.
