Good Article on Giving Birth

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/louise-marie-roth/on-giving-birth_b_52048.html

I was heartened by the article and disturbed by some of the comments – so much so that I actually commented myself – a rarity for me. It’s nice to an article these days by a woman who was happy to give birth naturally – rather than the new vogue of being happy to give birth by c-section by choice or the new and improved “I don’t want to feel a thing” method.

I think it’s odd that we have now have a zero tolerance policy for every drug – including alcohol and tobacco in many cases – in the book, but we highly encourage the use of every other drug when we are feeling even the slightest bit of pain (not that childbirth pain is slight!). I’m so sick of nurses who holler at me for taking too much Tylenol for a headache during my pregnancy – or eating too much tuna – but who push the drugs like there’s no tomorrow once the labor pains arrive!

Anyway, enjoy the article and tell me what you think!