I think Natalie Portman is such a terrible actress. I’ve seen movies of her in the past and thought she was so wooden. She’s somehow built this hype around her because I think Hollywood wanted her to represent young stars at the time but it hasn’t faded away. I’ve learned my lesson though and will not be seeing her…

Really, why? I don’t really see what she brings to the table at all. She seems pretty vapid and superficial.

YogaNerd gave what I think is a great response. I also think the question is impossible to answer because it’s impossible to know how a woman’s experience is going to go. Personally, my first birth was a piece of cake (was medicated and absolutely felt no pain before, during, or after) and my second birth had things…

I like the idea of midwife care and birthing centers in theory. But certain risks you mention are present in every single delivery, whether first baby or not, and I just don’t see how this is a choice that I would ever be comfortable for myself or, say, my daughter. I also think I feel this way because I felt my…

Isn’t there still risks for every pregnancy, however, even if not the first baby the woman has had? For instance, it was my second child that had to be delivered via c-section, not first, for reasons that I believe made a c-section necessary. While failure to progress isn’t likely to occur in subsequent deliveries, I…