Unpopular opinion: you don’t need perineal massage to “stretch” yourself before birth. Hear me out. Birth itself takes care of stretching. Pregnancy hormones soften the tissues. And as your baby descends slowly through the birth canal, the perineum adapts gradually — exactly as it’s designed to do. That said, I’m fully supportive of women familiarising themselves with their anatomy (and partners helping too 😉). Awareness matters. If you want to do something helpful, practise relaxation — not st