I’m all for not scaring pregnant women; that happened to me a few times and it’s very unhelpful. BUT. Nothing can prepare you for the pain of doing a wee after you have given birth.

I have just spent a week living in fear of next needing to empty my bladder. The only way I got through it was by throwing warm water from a jug on myself as I peed, swearing loudly and sometimes even crying a bit. The good news is, it doesn’t last forever. And you made a baby! And you got it out! Double points.

And my top hospital tip is…wee in the shower to ease the discomfort. Yeah, apologies to the woman I was sharing a room with at the hospital that night…