Grandma Elaine's Response to "Epidurals are for sissies"

HELLO DARLIN--GLAD TO HEAR FM YOU FINALLY---Ci mentioned you go to birth center---do you have ck ups once a mo????still have to watch blood pressure and fluid build up etc--I wasn't hooked up to moniters and could get out obed if i wanted---Dave was a challenge--ole Doc Dressler new he was a breech baby (but never told me) till then--- he waited for him to "turn" but he wouldn't so i took the ole castor oil in orange juice---again no drugs---now if ya want to gag--try that--i couldn't drink OJ for yrs after that--HA---but it started labor---Doc said if I older--woud'v done cecearion--but i young(21) and tuff---a yr and 2 weeks later--(Walt said I was horny))))started natural labor with vic about midnite and she arrived at 2 AM--NOW that was pretty natural---and no stitches---but anyhoo---Nellie had all hers at home and her mom had like 12--all at home--so those midwives knew something those days---Verna , me and Bev were delivred by Gdma Effie Burton--bless her soul---My dad Clarence mom---she hopped in horse and buggy and delivered lots babys--I wonder what they sewed stitches with????never talked to her about her experiences but she not one to discuss old family---your room will have water bath and "balls" what are they for---do you get the old fashioned enema--that we all got---????don't want things to get messy/////don't like the idea you go home in 6 hrs===at least stay over nite---and if little 'fucker" a boy--will he be circomsized?????are ya goin to wait to see what "it" is?????hope so---so are ya 3 mo along yet???as for excruceating pain---its not that bad--and if some say that--they are sissies