OMG! I can't believe that woman! What an aweful, horrible and ill-informed thing to say to someone who has a little baby! Good on you for standing up for yourself, Linda!
There is nothing more infuriating than women that have had several natural births without a problem thinking that women who can't do the same are just taking the easy way out. How nice would it be if we were all able to pop 'em out in a few hours?
It's fantastic that she was able to labour so well - good on her. BUT that doesn't give her the right to make everyone else feel terrible that can't do the same thing.
As someone that's had a c-section, I know how feelings of guilt and disappointment can plague your mind because you weren't able to give birth naturally so you don't need complete strangers sticking their noses in to try and make you feel even worse!
The way I see it is, if we were all forced to labour the way "God intended" then the statistics of still-born babies and deaths during labour would sky-rocket. Some people just don't use their brains and think "Hey, maybe she had to have a caesar because her life or the baby's life was at risk". It's not like you wander into the hospital and choose one off a menu or something!!! Sheesh!!
Anyway... like my Mum said (to make light of the fact that she had to have 4 caesars after her 1 and only natural birth resulted in the baby being still-born) - at least caesar babies come out with nice, round heads!
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