***When I speak to the man that has experienced childbirth personally, then I will listen to him tell me that I have to be silent during birth.
Until then, no man will tell me how to behave when I am having a baby.
What a crock!***
Really! Having had three children of my own, I have to tell you that I did NOT scream...but only because I was afraid that if I started I wouldn't be able to stop. I admire the women who CAN scream. They're braver than I am.
But, hey, don't make it any more difficult for the MAN who fathered the baby.
No one ever believes that I didn't swear at my husband or scream during birth. The other day I was talking to my husband about this quiet birth thing. He said, "That's how you did it." I did say, "Ow!" a bit. My children still tease me about saying, "Owie!" It really is a matter of letting your body relax. It's only when I got frustrated with it taking too long and started to panic that it really started to hurt.