I just read a pregnancy book that offered this as advice when it came to considering natural childbirth. It occurred to me as I read it, as I have before, that we never say this about women who are adamant about using pain medication. It would never be uttered to a mom who said she was thinking about using an epidural to not be too rigid in her planning - why is that?
Obviously, about 60% of moms are using epidurals for labor pain relief, so it would be more socially normal in some situations, particularly in areas where that number is higher. But that said, wouldn't this advice be just plan great advice for all pregnant women?
Certainly there are reasons why you might want, but not receive, an epidural. Though the same is true for moms who want to go without medications and decide that medication is the appropriate response to their labor. My advice? Everyone needs some flexibility when it comes to labor. Don't tell moms who want to avoid meds they may change their minds, just as you shouldn't tell moms who say they do want to have medications that it will absolutely happen that way. Parenting is about flexibility, labor should be too.
Having some idea of what tools you might use is always a good idea, but back up plans area a great idea, just like that extra set of baby clothes in the diaper bag...
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Don't be too rigid. originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Friday, November 23rd, 2012 at 13:55:26.
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