I felt judged for having drug-free births
?So wait a second, you didn?t get an epidural"? a fellow mom probed, as I shared the details of my first birth. ?No drugs at all"?
?Why on earth not"? she continued, as we walked our babies through a neighbourhood park. ?That?s what drugs are there for. Were you trying to be a hero or something"?
My defences were up, and I wasn?t sure why. I didn?t know this mom well?we had met through a mutual friend?and I wasn?t sure how to respond. As far as I was concerned, I gave labour a shot, drug-free, and simply made it through. There was nothing to prove?no belief system behind me or fear that pain-relief medication would hurt my baby. It was just a decision I made.
But in front of this mom, I felt judged, as if I had to explain myself and defend a decision that didn?t cause any harm to me or my baby. Her tone made me feel ashamed. ?No, it?s just how it went for me, I guess,? I replied sheepishly.
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8 epidural myths that way too many women believe
It was the first and only time we met up. But it wasn?t the only time that I would feel a need to justify my decision to birth my two sons without pain medication and under the care of midwives?my first child at a hospital, after being induced, and my second child at a birth centre.
My ?a...
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