Personality for natural birth??

MrsM1111 · April 2013

While discussing more about our birthplans with OB, for the second time, she mentioned that we have the personality for a natural birth. As confident as I feel after hearing that, it doesn't make sense that my personality may help me accomplish our goal of a natural birth. Has anyone heard this from their doctor or think that this will affect my labor?

tokenhoser · April 2013

It's kind of a strange thing to say, but at least it's positive.

There are a variety of motivations and reasons for wanting a med-free birth, so I would say there are a variety of personalities to whom it appeals.

Dellie14 · April 2013

I've never heard it from my midwife, but you must have a strong, confident personality.

laurenann82 · April 2013

The lady who teaches our childbirth class told me that last night. The class is just a basic overview of labor and birth that covers all of the viewpoints, but the teacher is a doula and has had five intervention free births. She said that me and my hu

Maya+More · April 2013

I'm very independent by nature, to the point of infuriatingly stubborn sometimes, haha. I do my own background research and counter-research for every decision. But ultimately that wound up being a good combination for natural birth. <

ChristyML · April 2013

Well, when I had my son, I definitely did NOT have the "personality" for natural birth. I think, however, by the time my next baby is ready to be born though, I will.

I think some people might be offended if they were told that they didn't have

MrsBigTime · April 2013

I've never heard of this.

When I imagine what I think of when I think of someone with a "personality for a natural birth" I sure don't consider myself in that corner! I quit anything physical the moment it gets hard. I don't do well with pa

SmileyJay · April 2013

I think in American society, it does take a certain type of personality to desire a natural birth. We are so pampered day to day, with pain meds distributed for a sprained ankle. In places of the world where natural is the only way, women rise to the o

nosoup4u · April 2013

TheCraftyKoala:
I think in American society, it does take a certain type of personality to desire a natural birth. We are s

nosoup4u · April 2013

OP, to answer your question, I dunno. I think different women end up going med-free for every different reasons. I'm not at all similar to my SILs, but all three of us have going med-free for our births.

kriskell · April 2013

It's an interesting idea. We took a Bradley class. Four pregnant women and their partners planning natural births and we were all very similar and got along great. Having said that, it has to be a general stereotype more than a rule if there's

dmhrn13 · April 2013

Some women walk into my office & know they want an epidural as soon as they hit L&D. Nothing wrong with it if that's what they want. Some women just can not accept the discomforts of pregnancy from the first trimester on. She's saying you aren'

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