Just when I thought no celeb mom could possibly get more judgemental and opinionated than Gisele Bundchen, Miranda Kerr had to open her mouth and indirectly accuse pregnant women who get epidurals of drugging their babies.
In a new interview with Harper's Bazaar UK, Kerr talked about her birthing plan when she delivered her son, Flynn, and said she decided to give birth naturally after watching videos on babies bonding with their mothers immediately after delivery. Of an infant whose mom chose to have an epidural, Miranda said, "The baby was a little bit drugged up and I was like, 'Well, I don’t want that.' I wanted to give him the best possible start in life I could."
The baby was drugged up? Really? Huh. I'm glad Miranda's modeling career somehow makes her a medical expert when it comes to what makes a newborn appear "drugged." (Seriously, what is it with these models? Are she and Gisele comparing notes or something?)
I was in labor with my son for 24 hours, and I actually wound up having an epidural and a spinal block to manage my pain. And you know what? When my little guy made his entrance into the world, he was about as alert as newborn babies can possibly get. Even the nurses were all commenting on how "present" he seemed in the moment, and how aware he was of his new surroundings and everyone around him. He certainly wasn't the slightest bit "drugged up," -- and my decision to have an epidural did not harm him in any way.
It's all well and good that Miranda wanted to go the natural route when she had her son, but choosing to forgo an epidural doesn't make her any sort of martyr, and it doesn't make her any better than moms who decide having an epidural is the best plan for them. Pregnant women should respect each other for their individual choices when it comes to childbirth instead of tearing each other down and trying to make each other feel inferior.
Whether her comments were intentionally meant as a slap or not, Miranda could've voiced her opinions on natural childbirth without having to put other moms down for their own, personal decisions. Being a supermodel doesn't give her the right to act like she's better than the rest of the world (unless she truly is trying to take over Gisele Bundchen's title of the most hated celeb mom in America).
Are you planning on having an epidural, or going the natural route, and why?
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Epidurals are bad for babies. End of story. If you don't want to be judged, then don't get one.
The headline should have read "Model Miranda Kerr's Factual Comments About Epidurals Make Mary Fischer Feel Poorly About Her Childbirth Choice". How, as a human being, can you NOT think that anything injected in your system would not affect your unborn child? Do you not have a basic understanding of the human body? There was nothing judgemental about what Miranda Kerr said, but what YOU, Mary Fischer, said is the most judgemental thing I've read all day.
LOL @ JannaM8. ^^^ Exactly.
Why are people so damn defensive about this issue? Women who choose not to get an epi just 'want to be martyrs.' Women who get the epidural are 'drugging their babies.' No one is allowed to say that they were happy with their birth experience without 'judging' someone else's. Honestly... do what you feel is best for your particular preferences and situation. Then own that decision, be happy, and don't feel the need to defend it whenever someone else says they were happy with their (different) decision.
I have to laugh at how women use these articles as an opportunity to get into a whizzing match. To each their own. End of story. There are definitely people out there who feel like they are superior to those who use drugs during labor or don't breast-feed their kids, I know that much. You know what? At the end of the day, if those kids whose mothers are not on the crunchy side or don't do everything natural end up healthy (and most of them do), it DOES NOT MATTER! Live and let live. Geez!
Hey, Mary you got lucky your baby wasn't drugged up. It actually does happen. Kinda like when you take a lot of drugs during pregnancy your baby is born addicted. Or when you drink a lot of alcohol while pregnant baby is born with FAS. I Don't think Miranda was being very judgy at all. I think people tend to pick others apart when they feel defensive.
Wow I didn't get from what I read that she was judging anyone. She was stating why she decided to do a natural birth. Plus in the birthing class I took they stated that the baby will get some on the drugs you get. And that is one of the reasons I didn't use anything either when I gave birth to my daughter.