Am I Nuts?

Since I have made the decision to do my childbirth naturally, all I have been hearing is how "crazy" or "Insane"I am. Its becoming really discouraging and fustrating. All I say back to them is that its my decision, and if women a thousand years ago could do it, then why can't I? I am well aware that its painful as well...Its not meant to be pleasant!!
Has anyone else gone Au Natural when it came tolabour and delivery, or planning on it? It would begreat ifI heard some positive stories, instead of the horror ones.

I know someone who did it and she said she doesn't regret it.  

Quoting *Taylor's Mama*:“ Since I have made the decision to do my childbirth naturally, all I have been hearing is how "crazy" ... [snip!] ... it came tolabour and delivery, or planning on it? It would begreat ifI heard some positive stories, instead of the horror ones.”

Oh dnt be...You'll knw..You're th eonly one that knws your body very well so.
I had my first child all natural..But again i was only in labor for 4 hrs...No medication at all...

i am not useing any meds you can do it we be strong chicks dont listen to them i been to 3 briths were no meds were used and it was great

more power to you!  

Quoting *AlANA*PURA ViDA:“ Oh dnt be...You'll knw..You're th eonly one that knws your body very well so. I had my first child all natural..But again i was only in labor for 4 hrs...No medication at all...”

Only 4 hours?! Man your so lucky. Thats amazing! and thanks

i think its a great idea. i've had 3 with no epi and i hear people all the time like your crazy but i did it. i did use pain meds but after it got bad like 6cm. my bf tells me all the time that im gonna get the epi or hes gonna tell them to do it for me. its my decision and it is poss. Congrats for keeping the strength

i've never done it naturally! If you can do it I say go for it. I have a very low pain tolerance so I wouldn't dream of it. If someone can handle it they are much much stronger than me. Either way, with meds or not, you're gonna have a baby! Good luck hun.

I'm planning on doing mine naturally, but if the circumstance arises that i need to get a c-section then i'll go that way. I don't think you can have an actually plan because of the unexpected.

People have been giving me a hard time about doing it my way, they say to go for a c-section just because its not as painful and its a lot easier. My mother had natural births for me and my brother and she swears by it. I was there for my brothers birth and the screaming she went through haha makes me wonder.

I had meds but I've heard from a lot of women that were planing on meds and got to the hosp too late and had to go natural and our glad they did now. I did a poll on this when I was decided what I wanted to do with my first and hardly any of the women who went natural said they regretted it. The vast majority said they were really happy with it. Good luck! You're a strong women!  

I didnt have mine without meds, but when I hear of women that do, i say "GOOD FOR YOU!!!!" it takes a certain kind of woman to go through all that. And your right--if women back then did it with no meds, we can too...i'm just too much of a wuss...lol...and I had to have a c-section anyway...  

I know plenty of women who have done it. If you can do it, more power to ya. Good luck momma.

Quoting *Taylor's Mama*:“ Since I have made the decision to do my childbirth naturally, all I have been hearing is how "crazy" ... [snip!] ... it came tolabour and delivery, or planning on it? It would begreat ifI heard some positive stories, instead of the horror ones.”

I am doing all natural. All the more power to you   good luck

Quoting *Taylor's Mama*:“ Since I have made the decision to do my childbirth naturally, all I have been hearing is how "crazy" ... [snip!] ... it came tolabour and delivery, or planning on it? It would begreat ifI heard some positive stories, instead of the horror ones.”

By "natural" do you mean without ANY intervention (i.e. no gas, no pain-control)? I think it's admirable to go in with that assumption and know plenty of cases where it's been done ... but I've never tried it myself. I've had the non-epidural birth experience and personally I prefer the epidural (I've been induced with all of mine so the labour progresses differently than "natural" too).

I would just say, "go in with an open mind". Have your expected birth plan, but don't feel like a failure if you find you can't stick to it. (I must admit that with my first, I felt like I'd done "a bad job" of birthing him... I can't even tell you why at this time. I didn't have an epidural, but I was SO miserable because it was a long haul -- almost 20 hours. I felt much better after my second. And I had an epidural with him -shrug-).

Quoting Grid:“ By "natural" do you mean without ANY intervention (i.e. no gas, no pain-control)? I think it's admirable ... [snip!] ... because it was a long haul -- almost 20 hours. I felt much better after my second. And I had an epidural with him -shrug-).”

Yeah, I am going to try it without any intervention. I am still going to keep an open mind though. If something goes wrong and i need to get an epi then I will, or I am to tired and need to rest before I need to push then maybe... But I will certinally try everything i can to relieve it naturally before I get some "help"