I really need women's input who have went through labor! And hopefully some women who have taken the route that I hope to take. I learned about a birthing center where they do natural births, with midwives and nurses, and no epidural. When I learned about this place and read the reviews, I immediately felt much more comfortable with going through labor. I do not like the hospital environment of giving birth.
I told a couple people about my decision. My mom and sister, who are mothers with multiple births, were supportive and didnt question me. They simply heard me out. One of my friends responded with one word, "insane." However she is not a mother.
My boyfriend thought it was a good idea until he found out I wouldnt be getting and epidural. He thinks that I wont be able to handle the pain, that ill pass out from the agony.
I didnt consider not being able to bear the pain as an option. Until he said that, I didnt waver in confidence that this is what I wanted to do. I believe that once im in labor, my focus will be on pushing the baby out. I want to have a say, to feel whats happening, to know from experiencing it when inought to push; not be numb, having a doctor telling me when to push. My boyfriend says that the amount of pain im in will cause me to not be able to focus. I can see how thats reasonable, but who said pushing a baby out of your body was reasonable??
I also want to add, theres a hospital directly next to the birthing center. The birthing center does not accept high risk pregnancies, and if something unanticipated were to go wrong, a hospital is extremely close by.