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Originally Posted by deepimpact2
I don't really like how some women put such a heavy emphasis on natural childbirth...even going so far as to make women feel as if any other route makes you less of a woman and less of a mom. I personally have no need to be a hero and IF I ever have kids, I would prefer a C-section.
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There *is* a medium between completely natural and a c-section. A c-section is very painful after the fact because it is major abdominal surgery. Your activities are more restricted afterward. You can have a vaginal delivery with an epidural. I had my kids at a very small hospital who didn't have anesthesia support for epidurals so with my daughter, I had morphine. It was supposed to "take the edge off", but it just made me groggy. An epidural doesn't make the mom groggy. With my son, I got to the hospital too late to have anything so it was completely natural, but not by choice. If I'd had the option, I'd have gotten an epidural and I highly recommend it to anybody!
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