Having given birth myself, and also planning to go without drugs during the birth process....I Changed my mind during the process. There are lots of things that can go wrong during the birth process, so do not be so smug, because if you get in a tight, in the delievery....and you need medical help...you just might change your attitude.
Gobucks said
Heck, I've told my wife I am not the one having the baby, and thus, I'm not about to dictate to her how it should be done; I simply said I like the idea of natural childbirth and that is it.
So, if things get tight, gobucks might start dictating to his wife about how the childbirth should proceed? He's smug because he's told her the decision is hers?
Seriously, what did gobucks say that deserves his being characterized as being "so smug"?
Answer: Nothing.
I'm not sure if the women are being "political", but I am sure that unasked for advice about something so personal as childbirth is an impolite intrusion.
I like the idea of asking the advice giver how their hemorrhoid treatment is coming along and if they remembered to take their lithium. But that's just me ...