I thought I was so smart. I thought I always had a high tolerance for pain. Therefore, I was able to so confidently repel anything unnatural, any intervention. My poor obstetrician literally begged me to be more open minded.
No induction because I was happy to allow the baby to decide when it was ready to enter this world. It can also lead to a prolonged and extra painful labor. No epidural because of the very small chance of it causing irreversible damage to my back. Many times the epidural can lose its effect as well. Why risk it? No vacuum or forceps. I could not do that to my poor baby. No gas because they say it causes nausea. I have a phobia against vomiting. And the list goes on. All of which I made very clear to my obstetrician.
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