Re: Birth - --> was Ora/Surgeons...

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Bunny wrote: >>>>> And this may not be an opinion shared with some of the other women on this group who have given birth, but I felt almost like they were conditioning us in the parenting classes to believe that a natural childbirth somehow made you more of a woman. There was no way I was going to let anyone put any forceps in me or allow damage to the area with tearing or an episiotomy after all I had been through. , I agree. No matter which way they get here, safety is my main concern. I had vaginal, but only because it worked out that way, but if you need a c-section or it's the best thing, I say you do what you have to. Either way, there are pros and cons to both kinds

of births. Another area that was hard for me was breast-feeding. I tried both times with everything in me to successfully nurse my boys...and it just did NOT work out. I felt like a failure! Even pumping regularly I could only get 1.5 ounces from both breasts combined. Neither one of my boys seemed to be able to latch on correctly and first time around I ended up cracked and bleeding. I knew it wasn't working when the milk looked 'pink', no joke. *sigh* ~Chelle