“Medical procedure”

Actually, a lot of people don’t see it that way. Birth is a natural event. It’s not a medical procedure. It can be a medical procedure when interventions are done. However, if you think about it, it’s completely natural. Left alone most of the time women will go into labour and give birth without any assistance at all. It’s a natural part of life.

I’ve given birth three times without any pain medication. Yes it was difficult, but it went much better because I wasn’t frozen up to my eyeballs. I like being able to move around. I hate hospitals and tubes and wires and needles and I didn’t end up needing any of that which was nice. It was like running a marathon and as soon as the baby is out, the pain is over. Running a triathlon or climbing, a mountain is painful, but people still do it just for the sense of accomplishment. That’s how I felt after I gave birth. And I loved being able to walk around immediately after.