What Amanda Marintez wants most for her first baby is hearty health.
What she wants next most is for her out-of-the-womb connection to her firstborn to begin right away. She wants her infant placed at her breast or on her tummy after he first comes into the world.
She is reluctant to have an epidural because of the concern the pain medicine would make her baby groggy. She doesn't want a Caesarean section delivery unless it's an emergency.
“(The pain of labor will) be over with. The first thing is: Is my baby going to be OK? Pain isn't even going to be a thought after (he) comes out,” Marintez said.
The 26-year-old Auburn woman is following the path of her mother, who had all six of her children without any pain medication and without a Caesarean section. Marintez's older sister needed to have a Caesarean delivery but wishes she could have had a vaginal birth.
The last thing Marintez wants is for the first moments in her baby's new life to be spent in an infant warming bed and for the next hour or so of her life to involve the completion of a major surgery.
“(Caesarean delivery) should only be for emergencies only,” Marintez said. “It shouldn't be elective. That's the whole point of childbirth is to connect with your child. It's supposed to be a moment. You're not supposed to forget. You're not supposed to lie on your back and have your baby.”
Marintez has little fear of labor because of her self-described high pain threshold. She worked until late last month at her floor aide position caring for elderly residents at Northbrook Heights because she wanted to stay strong for her impending labor. She was finally sent home because of premature contractions; she is expecting her baby boy on March 28.
She also shies away from the idea of having a Caesarean section to deliver her baby because of the complications a friend had with her C-section, which required someone else to take care of her new infant for a time. It's something that Marintez dreads.
“I think a C-section is a very risky procedure,” Marintez said. “I would rather try the vaginal way first. It's less risky for yourself and your child, rather than be cut wide open and be stitched back up. I'm not scared.”
She is reluctant to have an epidural because of the concern the pain medicine would make her baby groggy. She doesn't want a Caesarean section delivery unless it's an emergency.
“(The pain of labor will) be over with. The first thing is: Is my baby going to be OK? Pain isn't even going to be a thought after (he) comes out,” Marintez said.
The 26-year-old Auburn woman is following the path of her mother, who had all six of her children without any pain medication and without a Caesarean section. Marintez's older sister needed to have a Caesarean delivery but wishes she could have had a vaginal birth.
The last thing Marintez wants is for the first moments in her baby's new life to be spent in an infant warming bed and for the next hour or so of her life to involve the completion of a major surgery.
“(Caesarean delivery) should only be for emergencies only,” Marintez said. “It shouldn't be elective. That's the whole point of childbirth is to connect with your child. It's supposed to be a moment. You're not supposed to forget. You're not supposed to lie on your back and have your baby.”
Marintez has little fear of labor because of her self-described high pain threshold. She worked until late last month at her floor aide position caring for elderly residents at Northbrook Heights because she wanted to stay strong for her impending labor. She was finally sent home because of premature contractions; she is expecting her baby boy on March 28.
She also shies away from the idea of having a Caesarean section to deliver her baby because of the complications a friend had with her C-section, which required someone else to take care of her new infant for a time. It's something that Marintez dreads.
“I think a C-section is a very risky procedure,” Marintez said. “I would rather try the vaginal way first. It's less risky for yourself and your child, rather than be cut wide open and be stitched back up. I'm not scared.”
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