http://blogs.babiesonline.com/celebrities/emma-thompson-proud-of-natural-birth/ News & Information about parenting, pregnancy, and Babies Online's services Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:40:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/celebrities/emma-thompson-proud-of-natural-birth/comment-page-1/#comment-11038 Amybee Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:25:34 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=5848#comment-11038 Funny, but looking back at my decision to have my first baby without pain relief, I feel like I was foolish! I did not expect hours of back labor (all night long); in fact, I don't think I'd ever heard of it. I loved my midwives but wished we had discussed the option of an epidural. I can honestly say that labor was more painful that first time than I'd expected. I did not feel like a hero for going it without an epidural; I don't get why some women feel that they have to be martyrs. In any case, I don't feel like a more "accomplished woman" because I gave birth (all 3 times, as it turns out!) without pain meds. Funny, but looking back at my decision to have my first baby without pain relief, I feel like I was foolish! I did not expect hours of back labor (all night long); in fact, I don’t think I’d ever heard of it. I loved my midwives but wished we had discussed the option of an epidural. I can honestly say that labor was more painful that first time than I’d expected. I did not feel like a hero for going it without an epidural; I don’t get why some women feel that they have to be martyrs. In any case, I don’t feel like a more “accomplished woman” because I gave birth (all 3 times, as it turns out!) without pain meds.

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