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    bananaprincess: ther does not seem to be a middle ground here. In Aus you can have pethedine plus gas and if you really want an epidural you can. But pushing a baby o... more »
    psychohosebeast: I'm 28 wks with baby #2, and while I intended to try labor with out drugs for the first child, I got an epidural about halfway through and plan on get... more »
    aliasmisskat is kung fu fighing...: My question is how many of the women who chose an epidural were read the entire list of complications? The American medical community does a piss poo... more »
    gilded with sunflowers: So here's a feeling that I've already learned doesn't get much understanding from anyone when childbirth is being discussed: shame. My two deliveries ... more »
    Diziet_Sma: Well, I feel bullied by the natural childbirth evangelists… and I've never even had a baby! more »
    vagenious: Susie Bright has some amazing ideas regarding birthing. "I have a great photograph of me in the delivery room, dilated to six centimeters, with a blis... more »
    opalmarie: My mom had two natural births (this is also a woman who refused anesthesia for cavity fillings because she "doesn't like feeling numb"). I don't have ... more »
    emilyanne: You know the problem is that sometimes things just don't go the way you want them to and it helps if you are not shamed by people because of that. Not... more »
    Lymed: I've learned pain control techniques and they take a heck of a lot of concentration. I don't see how you could concentrate on pushing or not pushing a... more »
    SharonTaint: Maybe I have a really high pain threshold, but honestly, having a baby wasn't that bad. Yeah, it hurt like hell, but then it was over and that was it... more »
    gangey: I went natural (with an open mind about an epidural if things got rough) for several reasons: I felt like it was an experience common to women for tho... more »
    MissAmy: My sister is a serious natural birth proponent, and she says that both of her children were amazingly alert directly after birth. She also said that y... more »
    lalaland13: Also, my favorite thing about Knocked Up is how Anne Hathaway purportedly dropped out because she didn't like the scene with the stunt vagina. I can't... more »
    lalaland13: My mom was laughing when she had me, thanks to ye olde epidural. I'm more worried about inducing labor than getting an epidural-while anecdotes don't ... more »
    clevernamehere: I'm nowhere near having a baby, but I lean towards the no drugs side not because of the baby or any romantic notions about birth- I just think I'd rat... more »
  • #knockedup

    Swedish Study Says: Just Get The Epidural

    Science guy says: "Our conclusion is that natural childbirth preparation with psychoprophylaxis does not reduce the need for epidural analgesia or improve the birth experience, when compared with the standard form of antenatal education." Translation: watch the labor scene in any rom-com! More »
  • #drewbarrymore

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