This article made me feel like a bad mom

by sarah
(Minnesota )

I had a very hard labor: 32 hours, 2 hours hard pushing. I was in so much pain I could'nt answer simple questions from the doctor. My body hurt so badly that it was fighting itself. I was so tense I couldn't dialate.

When I got my epidural, I relaxed and labor progressed.

This article made me feel like a bad mom because I wasn't strong enough to get through it on my own. And the notion that I didnt bond with my baby girl because of an epidural? That is ridiculous.

Judge me however you would like. I plan on epidurals for each child.