What you said was not dumb at all and i think you should be able to say what you believe.

Even though DD's birth was not what i expected and was far from PAIN FREE i did what needed to be done i have my beautiful girl for it, as you said the pain is a productive pain... if everything in life was easy we would all be millionaires, if we never went though pain we would never learn a lesson.

I am so grateful that DD didn't want to wait for me to get to hosp as i would not have been given any choice about a c/s, i am soooo glad i avoided it even through a risky situation.

Stand up for what you believe in and don't let anyone make you feel stupid over it!