Originally Posted by buslady
they didnt do them, that i remember, when i hsd mine. when my girls had theirs i thought it was the whimpy way to go. a nurse set me strait, all 8 grndkds came with epi. why be in pain if it is not necessary. these days the delivery can b a very pleasant experience. so why not? it is completely up to mom. i just heard about birthing in water, sounds interesting.
On another note...when our second child was born, her birth was a c-section because she had sommer-saulted and stuck in a transverse lie (sideways position) and there was no way she'd turn back. One of my brothers-in-law told me I "took the easy way out"....Then his wife had the rest of their children by c-section...My SIL agreed...NOT easy, but safer!