Why would anybody attempt "natural" childbirth?

WashingtonQueen

JocelynB0911:

I am not going to argue with the whole "women are designed for this" because we are but there is modern medicine

3Dewdrops

I had no thoughts on it 1st time around.  I went natural because honestly I didn't need pain meds. I was already at 8cm when I went in and figured I wasn't in pain so why bother.  The contractions were magnified when they broke my water but b

JocelynB0911

GhostMonkey:

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onewayticket

Mallyboomer:

Why run a marathon? Why climb a mountain? We have couches!

I feel very strongly that women should have the

brienne00

onewayticket:

From what I understand the risks to mother and baby for using an epidural are so small. 

Those want

Unknown

I always knew I wanted to have natural child birth. So all through out my Doctors visits with both of our boys I never uttered the topic. Not once. And long a behold I have both boys naturally , I was very happy and everything went very smooth and quicky.

Mallyboomer

onewayticket:

Just trying to understand a different point of view. Not sure how asking a question is "writing off e

abbyful

I'm not KU, just happened to click on 1st tri. But I will answer as someone who has had a natural birth.

I didn't want a needle in my back! I have a friend who still has back pain after getting an epidural and her child is 2 years old. Some women

riserst

I have had 2 csects and will have another. I need all the pain relief I can get. Don't care for being awake during surgery and I certainly don't want to feel anything. Leaves me no choice!

bmqcmg

JocelynB0911:

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onewayticket

brienne00:

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pink flamingo

As some of you stated its your choice whether or not to go natural or get help with pain management and as for me I will be doing it naturally if I am able. The reason I chose this route is because I had seen multiple births where the person opted for an

CaityA83

mkeatts:

I had a C/S with my first and the pain medication made me shaky,nbsp;nauseous and itchy.

ufsandra85

shot me now but i am going to have a scheduled c section. mostly because i have to but also because i want to. After 6 surgeries fully put under and countless procedures with no pain meds in the last 2 years i know my pain tolerance and don't want to go t