Tito

I think birth is becoming more medicalized because they keep finding ways to make birth less painful and safe for both the mother and child. To me it just makes sense that if there is a safer and less painful way to do something that you should do it. I’m not a woman but I know I wouldn’t want to be going through tons of pain if I can have it reduced.
The first person I asked about birth stories was of course my mom. It turns out she had my older sister naturally because my dad and her agreed to do so. She said she went through a lot of pain because she was in labor for several hours. My mom said that she didn’t really feel in control about the whole situation because she was told exactly what to do to every step of the way.
Well, for my birth of course, my mom used drugs. She said she didn’t want to deal with that pain all over again. She told me there was still some pain, that the medication didn’t take it all away, but that she could tell the difference. My mom was in a labor for shorter time with me and here I am!
My cousin Cindy had her baby a little over a year ago. It was an unexpected pregnancy so there was a lot of confusion and frustration involved with the whole thing. She decided to keep the baby and prove to everyone she could do it. She said she made several visits to the hospital around the time her baby was due but every time it was something different like gas or things like that. Her water finally broke a little over a week when the baby was supposed to come. She went to the hospital and she said they were very nice to her, but they were a little pushy. She decided to take drugs because of all the stories she had heard, and was in labor for about an hour and a half. Everything went well, and my little cousin is a healthy little man that never stops running or talking.
The last person I asked about her pregnancy was my good friend Regina who I have known for 14 years. I grew up with her and she is only a month older than me so when she told me she was pregnant I was in shock. This was also an unexpected pregnancy but what made the whole thing crazy was her mom. Her mom did not like the father, who is still with Regina, nor did she like his family. Her mom told her that she should have gotten an abortion and not told anybody so of Regina was highly upset throughout her entire pregnancy. Anyway, she told me that all the nurses were nice except for this one nurse who seemed bipolar. She said the nurse would be comforting one second and demanding the next. Regina decided to go all natural because would keep teasing her about the pain and telling her that she couldn’t deal with it so she wanted to chump her mom. Well she did and she was only in labor for less than half an hour! She said she didn’t even feel much pain. I was surprised when I heard this because I never heard of a woman only being in labor for about half hour. Everything turned out well and the baby is healthy and is about 3 months old now.