KitKat wrote:

Norcal wrote:

KitKat wrote:

Reverend Bob wrote:

Norcal wrote:

Inspire Me wrote:

Women need to get back to basics and have natural child births, no epidurals either.


You pass a watermelon through your nose and I'll listen to you.


Oh puhleeze, the ratio is not even the same as passing a baby. Besides that pain brings a greater sense of accomplishment and a deeper respect for life. Science has made it too easy to poop out a kid so maybe if we get back to basics people will treat their kids better.

And how do you propose we get men to treat the kids better?


Easy answer: Watermelon through the nose.

Oh yes. That's right! I hope it's a small watermelon, though, for their sake since most men are such sissies when it comes to pain.

Yep. I'll tell you there is nothing more painful than a husband with an ingrown toenail! If they have the flu - fuget aboot it! Such agony, such pain, such suffering! Wait a minute now! Why do we love them so much? Can't live with them, and can't live without them.

dinko1x wrote:

Betz wrote:

dinko1x wrote:

Reverend Bob wrote:

Women need to get back to basics and have natural child births, no epidurals either.


My wife does it this way (natural). The nurses were always impressed saying that they could never do it. It is all your head whether or not you can or cannot.


And your degree in Psychology is from where? ;D


I just really think that if you wanted to you could. There are times when it should be used. Such as the 13 pound baby that was mentioned or when a C-Section is unavoidable, but I also think it is used too much in some cases where it would be better to do it natural.

I hear the recover time is less when you do it natural and much longer when you use "pain killers" - thoughts?


My own experience . . . first child with epidural, almost 9 lbs, home within 24 hours, Second, twins (around 6 lbs each), no epidural (not by choice, but by the fact that there wasn't time between getting to the hospital & giving birth), 3 days in the hospital, blood transfusions (nothing to do with epidural). Didn't take any narcotic pain relievers after either of the births . . . didn't need them and my ex-husband would have just swiped them anyway.
Couldn't pay me enough to do it natural if I had to do it again.

dinko1x wrote:

Betz wrote:

dinko1x wrote:

Reverend Bob wrote:

Women need to get back to basics and have natural child births, no epidurals either.


My wife does it this way (natural). The nurses were always impressed saying that they could never do it. It is all your head whether or not you can or cannot.


And your degree in Psychology is from where? ;D


I just really think that if you wanted to you could. There are times when it should be used. Such as the 13 pound baby that was mentioned or when a C-Section is unavoidable, but I also think it is used too much in some cases where it would be better to do it natural.

I hear the recover time is less when you do it natural and much longer when you use "pain killers" - thoughts?


My thoughts are, you're an idiot.

Pain killers have nothing to do with recovery time. There is a longer recovery time for C-sections versus natural. But, having an epidural or other pain killers does not make the recovery time any longer.

An epidural, for me, makes the childbirth experience so much more enjoyable. Instead of screaming, yelling, and cursing in pain, which can be very stressful to the baby since they CAN hear, I was able to relax and enjoy the experience.

I tried to avoid using any medication during my first delivery. I went unconscious twice because of the pain I was experiencing from the contractions. I'm not much good if I'm not conscious! The doctor ended up giving me the epidural.

For any woman out there who is pregnant, ignore these idiot men. Do whatever it is that YOU want to do. No one knows or can say what is best for you and your experience of childbirth.

Norcal wrote:

KitKat wrote:

Norcal wrote:

KitKat wrote:

Reverend Bob wrote:

Norcal wrote:

Inspire Me wrote:

Women need to get back to basics and have natural child births, no epidurals either.


You pass a watermelon through your nose and I'll listen to you.


Oh puhleeze, the ratio is not even the same as passing a baby. Besides that pain brings a greater sense of accomplishment and a deeper respect for life. Science has made it too easy to poop out a kid so maybe if we get back to basics people will treat their kids better.

And how do you propose we get men to treat the kids better?


Easy answer: Watermelon through the nose.

Oh yes. That's right! I hope it's a small watermelon, though, for their sake since most men are such sissies when it comes to pain.

Yep. I'll tell you there is nothing more painful than a husband with an ingrown toenail! If they have the flu - fuget aboot it! Such agony, such pain, such suffering! Wait a minute now! Why do we love them so much? Can't live with them, and can't live without them.

I know! My husband gets a little headache, and life comes to a screeching halt. When I have a migraine, he wonders why I'm not fixing breakfast.

Betz wrote:

dinko1x wrote:

Betz wrote:

dinko1x wrote:

Reverend Bob wrote:

Women need to get back to basics and have natural child births, no epidurals either.


My wife does it this way (natural). The nurses were always impressed saying that they could never do it. It is all your head whether or not you can or cannot.


And your degree in Psychology is from where? ;D


I just really think that if you wanted to you could. There are times when it should be used. Such as the 13 pound baby that was mentioned or when a C-Section is unavoidable, but I also think it is used too much in some cases where it would be better to do it natural.

I hear the recover time is less when you do it natural and much longer when you use "pain killers" - thoughts?


My own experience . . . first child with epidural, almost 9 lbs, home within 24 hours, Second, twins (around 6 lbs each), no epidural (not by choice, but by the fact that there wasn't time between getting to the hospital & giving birth), 3 days in the hospital, blood transfusions (nothing to do with epidural). Didn't take any narcotic pain relievers after either of the births . . . didn't need them and my ex-husband would have just swiped them anyway.
Couldn't pay me enough to do it natural if I had to do it again.


I thought Ibuprofen 800 did a much better job for the recovery pain than the narcotics did.

sug3388 wrote:

Betz wrote:

dinko1x wrote:

Betz wrote:

dinko1x wrote:

Reverend Bob wrote:

Women need to get back to basics and have natural child births, no epidurals either.


My wife does it this way (natural). The nurses were always impressed saying that they could never do it. It is all your head whether or not you can or cannot.


And your degree in Psychology is from where? ;D


I just really think that if you wanted to you could. There are times when it should be used. Such as the 13 pound baby that was mentioned or when a C-Section is unavoidable, but I also think it is used too much in some cases where it would be better to do it natural.

I hear the recover time is less when you do it natural and much longer when you use "pain killers" - thoughts?


My own experience . . . first child with epidural, almost 9 lbs, home within 24 hours, Second, twins (around 6 lbs each), no epidural (not by choice, but by the fact that there wasn't time between getting to the hospital & giving birth), 3 days in the hospital, blood transfusions (nothing to do with epidural). Didn't take any narcotic pain relievers after either of the births . . . didn't need them and my ex-husband would have just swiped them anyway.
Couldn't pay me enough to do it natural if I had to do it again.


I thought Ibuprofen 800 did a much better job for the recovery pain than the narcotics did.


Most definately!