Gracie you're not being naive at all! In fact its quite wonderful and empowering for you to be taking control of your choices there, as its your birth and you have every right to have want to enjoy it without the intrusion of any drugs or intervention. I can also say that it is indeed possible, there are many many women around here who've given birth without drugs, and imagine all the women who did so before drugs and intervention became mainstream! Your body is designed to do this on its own

Personally i also received much flack for not wanting an epidural, even had people laughing and rolling their eyes. So it was great when i was able to say that i didn't have the epidural and that it had been a great experience. So stick to your guns... in many cases i think people are just make these commments based upon their own experiences.