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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also see high achieving women doing mostly natural births.  [/quote]

I see the opposite. Esp now that it’s been shown that epidurals are safer and better than going without and thus the shame has been stripped away. [/quote]

It is like marathon training, though.  It's about proving to yourself and others that you can do it.  [/quote]

I see a lot of pro-natural birth chatter online but IRL I only know one person who actually wanted to try it (it was not successful). There seems to be a lot of misinformation spouted about epidurals too, like overstating the risk of complications and suggesting that you won’t be able to move or have control over your body. [/quote]

I was interested in getting a epidural but I did what the doctor said would be best for my deliveries.   They didn’t want the possibility of slowing down the birth of my son so no epidural or drugs.  I was induced with my daughter, excruciating contractions but i wasn’t far enough along to get an epidural.  This went on for about seven hours of the most painful contractions.   When I was finally ok’d for an epidural  the baby started making fast progress and she practically flew out.

So no epidurals and I had two natural pregnancies.  So what.  [/quote]

What's a natural pregnancy?[/quote]

It’s the term some use for a pregnancy with no medical intervention.   [/quote]

No ultrasounds? No NIPT? No blood pressure or blood sugar readings taken? Pretty barbaric and nothing to be proud of.

But they probably actually just mean they are picking and choosing what they are counting as “medical intervention” for some arbitrary status.[/quote]

I think it meant a labor and delivery with no medical intervention, not the whole pregnancies.  Home in a tub, whatever.  Did someone say they were proud of it?  Even so why would that bother you?  [/quote]

My interpretation of PP's use of "natural pregnancy" is no IVF, no fertility treatments, etc. In a world where people are waiting longer to have children, I guess some people are using their fertility as a flex?  The competitive type will find anything to be competitive about.  
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Yep. I know a woman who insists on reminding us that her twins were natural, not IVF.[/quote]
+1 I know a woman who had twins in her late 30s and always tells people they were natural, not using artificial reproductive technology. I totally think multiple kids is a flex for rich parents nowadays. The more fertility rates drop, the more the “young mom” with lots of beautiful children and a loving rich husband becomes a flex[/quote]

Multiple kids is a flex. It’s also very risky unless you have high net worth and can deal if one parents income bites the bullet [/quote]

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