my son is still up

so i am reading the only good board on babycenter-the childbirth choices one. there is a good thread going about how one defines 'natural' childbirth. im trying to work out my own personal definition for myself, not necessarily how i see others' births. if i wouldn't have been pressured to be induced by everyone, including my dr who i trusted to listen to me, i wouldnt have allowed them to augment my labor with AROM. clearly it got things going and i avoided a pitocin induction. -i wouldn't have considered THAT 'natural' for me but whatever. contractions are much more painful if your waters have broken. other than that poke with an amniohook and pitocin AFTER he was born to make me stop bleeding (didnt work) it was natural. i got a heplock, i didnt have constant monitoring, i labored out of bed in the bathroom and crawling on the floor. when i pushed they let me be in the position i wanted to be in-kinda on my side. it was perfect. it was what i wanted since i was 10 weeks pregnant. i hope my friend who is fighting a screwed-up OB culture like i did will get to bring her son into the world the way she wants to. i hope she has a perfect birth experience and that those involved are understanding and supportive of her choices. she is on my mind tonight.