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[quote=Anonymous]i agree that the definition of natural is extremely subjective and problematic, however you don't sound very nice.    the whole "you don't get a medal" thing is so irritating!  i didn't want a medal. i wanted to avoid interventions and the complications that can go along with them. i wanted a healthy baby and that is why i wanted to birth without an epidural and other intervention if possible.  in my mind it's all connected -- the way the baby comes out, and the health of the baby.  in my situation, avoiding intervention was possible and very healthy for the baby, and i also felt a sense of accomplishment at giving birth with no medication -- and i don't think there's anything wrong with that.  it's not okay to be proud of something you wanted to achieve and achieved? i understand that not everyone wants to have a birth without drugs, and that not every circumstance or environment makes it possible, but when it is desired and possible, it can be pretty amazing. at least it was for me.  i knew that intervention might be necessary, but i didn't want to have it done routinely or for no good reason.  and breastfeeding for 13 months makes you a hippie? hmm.

[quote=Anonymous]wow.

I'm an anesthesiologist, and I've had 5 kids, four by c-section.

Clear liquids, great!  Food?  You better be healthy, reasonably slim, with a normal labor pattern and a healthy baby.  Yeah, midwives are great, but they pass all the sick patients to the OB docs, that's why everything's so "awesome" with midwives.

If you're sick, the baby's sick, or you're obese, you're at higher risk of emergency C-section.  Your airway is swollen during pregnancy, 10x higher risk of complications during breathing tube placement for general anesthesia.  You will become very ill, or die, if chunks of food or stomach acid end up in your lungs.

off topic, for all the "natural" childbirth fans-- being induced with drugs (pitocin, cytotec) is NOT natural.  If you don't want an epidural, no problem, but going without painkillers is only part of the "natural" experience.  No medals are awarded for drug-free vaginal delivery; we all just want healthy babies!

I breastfed all my kids until 13 months, no formula, so don't give me crap for having 4 medically necessary c-sections.  I have some hippie cred!  :)[/quote][/quote]

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