https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:59:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-755461 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:32:13 +0000 pastemoo 755461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: agreed.</p> <p>it is an improvement </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-754621 Wed, 01 May 2013 12:30:26 +0000 lovehoneybee 754621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's a great change! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-754595 Wed, 01 May 2013 12:13:01 +0000 looch 754595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Nope, not at all, I think those boards are named appropriately.</p> <p>P.S. did you see the latest blog post: vacuum assisted! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-754536 Wed, 01 May 2013 11:47:51 +0000 mrbee 754536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Would you prefer we get rid of the boards for c-sections, epidural and inductions? Let me know what you had in mind! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-754490 Wed, 01 May 2013 11:20:54 +0000 looch 754490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Who knows! I think med-free is fine, it conveys the point, without being too caustic. I just wish there could be some neutral terminology that everyone agrees on. To me, a birth is a birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-754410 Wed, 01 May 2013 10:54:16 +0000 mrbee 754410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Ah great point!!</p> <p>We haven't seen that many posts about episiotomies or vaccum assisted births so far though? Maybe that will change over time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-754358 Wed, 01 May 2013 10:36:43 +0000 looch 754358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prefer "intervention-free," because sometimes women have episiotomies or vaccum assisted births, and those aren't technically medications and they feel like they don't belong in the medically assisted camp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-753371 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:42:01 +0000 singingbee 753371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-753172 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:57:40 +0000 Dandelion 753172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-752922 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:39:26 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 752922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like it too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-752909 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:33:19 +0000 Alivoo01 752909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: Agreed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-752782 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:46:24 +0000 Mrsbells 752782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It doesnt really bother me either way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-752748 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:36:55 +0000 pinkcupcake 752748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great change! "Unnatural" has such a negative connotation to it (IMO). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-752685 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:10:47 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 752685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i agree... i like the use of "med free" much more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-752663 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:02:22 +0000 ktdid23 752663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree.... no such thing as an unnatural birth, so this is a great switch! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-752641 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:55:58 +0000 mrs. wagon 752641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha good point to other posters-- "unnatural birth" just sounds... unnatural ;) great tweak. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-752632 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:53:07 +0000 mauri 752632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you! Love the name change! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-752621 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:50:44 +0000 DigAPony 752621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awesome! I definitely think there's no such thing as "unnatural" birth, so changing from natural to med-free is great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-752617 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:48:52 +0000 Boheme 752617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-752603 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:42:22 +0000 tequiero21 752603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I think of vaginal birth for natural. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-752589 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:39:36 +0000 runsyellowlites 752589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love it!!! I think it also helps differentiate between vaginal &amp; "natural"/med-free. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-752574 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:34:02 +0000 .twist. 752574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like it. Personally I really prefer med free vs. medicated over natural vs. unnatural! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/boards-tweak-renamed-natural-childbirth-as-med-free-birth#post-752564 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:31:54 +0000 mrbee 752564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have had a board named "Natural Childbirth" and over time, I've come to worry about the name.</p> <p>I'd hate for people to feel like we were imposing some sort of value judgment on c-sections, epidurals and inductions. We used 2 out of 3 of those interventions for Olive and Charlie, so there's no judgment at all from these grateful parents!</p> <p>Then Winniebee suggested an alternative: "Med Free Birth." That's exactly what the board is meant to be about... so without further ado:<br /> <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/board/med-free-birth" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/board/med-free-birth</a></p> <p>Let us know what you think! </p>