Thought for Thursday: Giving Birth
Okay, so many of you mothers might be laughing at me right about now, but my topic today is one that totally FREAKS me out....
Giving birth. ( Don't jump to any conclusions here, people!)
Nope, I've never done it and if I think about it enough, I start wondering if I could ever go through with it. I have always planned to have kids someday, but I have heard enough horror stories of difficult births (and even damage done to babies) from friends of mine and others, that it really does scare me. Some say they'd never do it again, others think you forget about the pain and trauma as soon as that bundle of joy is born.
Is that totally irrational? Obviously these days it seems that things are made easier with drugs and even by having c-sect. Seems to me that c-sect is the way to go! Did you know that in Mexico women are given a choice whether they want to have a c-sect or have it naturally? Doesn't even have to be medically necessary. What a nice choice! I just don't think I could do it naturally (good God, I am getting sick thinking about it), but the thought of an epidural and losing feeling freaks me out too! Is it a scary feeling or is it a blessing?
Today I am asking you mothers to think back to before you had your first child....were you freaked out about giving birth? How did the experience compare to what you were expecting? What do you wish had gone differently?
Any other non-mothers as afraid of this as I am?
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Other TFT posters this week:
Jessica on one year old bday parties
Michann on communicating the old school way
