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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a natural birth and don't regret it for a second, which is totally not what you asked for... But this is an important thought:  Your husband might not (probably won't?) care what a bunch of women on the internet say.  I was dead set on having a midwife-assisted, med-free birth and my husband thought I was crazy.  Kept saying that he didn't understand why I wanted to do this the hardest way possible when we knew so many people who had wonderful epidural experiences.  I tried to explain my feelings and my reasoning, but nothing got through.  UNTIL we went to a yoga workshop on childbirth (at Tranquil Space - I *highly* recommend) and something the instructor said got through to him.  For my husband, the idea of having a med-free birth clicked when he understood the importance of gravity in helping your baby position and travel through the birth canal, and that an epidural would most likely mean that I would not be able to be up and moving around.  My husband is now a HUGE midwifery advocate and tells everyone how great our experience was (even after a long, rather monstrous labor).  I am not saying that that particular reason will move your husband, but I think everyone comes at natural childbirth differently.  In order for your husband to get on board, he needs a reason *he* understands.  The reasons of a bunch of internet strangers probably won't help him much.[/quote]

I completely agree with what this poster says re: getting your husband on board. Are you able to articulate to him the reasons you'd like to try for an unmedicated birth? Or is he able to articulate anything other than what you posted? [/quote]

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