For reasons unknown, it seems as though women are constantly apologizing for aspects of their lives that merit zero remorse. Maybe it's our inherent desire to want to please everyone, or maybe it's that we were brought up by a world that taught us that we had better apologize if we dare step outside of the white picket fence that society put us behind. Whatever the reason, constantly apologizing is overrated and unnecessary. There are so many things we need to stop saying sorry for, and so many things every grown-ass woman refuses to apologize for while giving birth. After all, if there was ever a time for a woman to be unapologetic, it's when she's pushing and/or having another human being cut from her body.
How a woman chooses to live her life is, you guessed it, entirely up to her. Whether she decides to have children, decides she doesn't want children at all, decides to commit herself to one partner or decides to commit herself to no one; we're the drivers in the car that is our lives, and we get to decide what twists and turns we make, without apologizing for making them.
So, if bringing a kid into the world is one of those turns you've decided to make, you should know that there are so many things you, as a mom, shouldn't apologize for. Whether it's how you decide to birth your baby or how you decide to raise your baby or how you decide to feed your baby; you get to decide what is best for you and your family. No apologies necessary.
A great way to practice parenting without constantly apologizing (or to simply prepare for the road ahead) is to realize that, as a grown-ass woman, there are things you should refuse to apologize for when it comes to labor and delivery. You're vulnerable; you're powerful; you're in pain; you're experiencing something miraculous. For those reasons, and many more, here are just a few things no grown-ass woman would apologize for when she's birthing another human being.