If anyone missed the controversial report and comments made by UK professor Dr Denis Walsh, we (mums) just got told that “women should embrace the full pain of childbirth to bond with their babies” instead of resorting to pain relief. He goes on to talk about how the pain is basically our rite of passage and will make us better mums.
Here I am thinking that by exercising my rite of choice to pain relief I will be more mentally prepared, physically comfortable and excited to meet my baby. I didn’t realise it would affect our relationship. I didn’t realise I had to feel every inch of popping out a watermelon to make me a better mum with a stronger bond. (I mean is this guy for real??)
Mums feel enough guilt as it is once we have a child; now we have to feel guilty even before the baby comes out. Give us a break.
Thank goodness we don’t live in the dark ages and are bright enough to make choices that suit us and our pain thresholds. It shouldn’t matter whether we go for pain relief or not.
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