does it hurt giving birth ?

Question

will it hurt giving birth ive heard it does and that ur viagina stretches dead wide and the pain is horribe

( no silly answers)

Answer 1

Think pain so bad you can't even remember it because your mind can't comprehend it. That's what God gave us for screwing up; pain in childbirth. Somehow I think making it hard to farm as man's punishment just didn't level up, but God must have known what he was doing. A man faced with that kind of pain would have avoided it at all costs, and people would have died out.

Answer 2

Does Giving Birth Hurt

Answer 3

yes yes yes yes yes!!!!!!!!!!!! I remember my other telling me how painful it was going to be (unfortunately, I thought she was trying to scare me because I was 16) and I told her that was impossible (that much pain) because women all over the world have babies all the time and if it were that bad, women would stop havnig children all together or at least after the first one. Who in their right mind would want a repeat? I was wrong and she knew that as she laughed at me. I was 17 when my daughter was born (wayyyy too young) and I kid you not, I screamed the ENTIRE 11 hours I was in labor. I was horse when she finally got here. I remember the nurse telling me to shut the F*** up because people were trying to sleep (I went into labor close to midnught) and she was a wench and it made me scream even harder. 4 1/2 years later, I did it all over again, with my son, and that time I vowed not to act like the complete idiot I did during the birth (and labor) of my daughter. I had a lot more control and even though it hurt like hell, I only allowed myself to scream once, REALLY loud and long, and then I was done. It was my way of redeeming myself. LOL The thing I remember most (because it's true, you do forget the pain) is the excrutiating pain that felt like my hips were being pulled (HARD) in two different directions, like a wish bone. That and the back pain, but the hips hurt worse than anything. I am strongly against any of the pain medication though. You won't die and it's not worth it.

Answer 4

I have had two children, the first one with an epidural, no pain afterward getting it, and no pain during childbirth, but it did make pushing a bit tricky cause you can' t feel if you are pushing wiht the right muscles. and you can't walk for a while afterward cause your legs are numb and weak. this baby was only 6 pounds

the second I had an epidural and it wore off completely two hours before the birth and it went so much better, not too long of pushing and i could get up right away afterwards. this baby was over 9 pounds

as far as the stretching, and hurting that way, yes it does hurt, but the contractions leading up to that point are far far worse.

Answer 5

It does hurt but if you go to ante natal classes you will be taught some breathing exercises & they will help you find a comfortable position to give birth in. If you practice these at home its not so bad coz you will feel in control. I have had 1 natural birth & 1 caeseraen & if i had to choose i would prefer a natural 1.. Its well worth it in the end.. As soon as the baby is born all pain goes out yhe window.

Answer 6

depends what medication you are given. to be honest i didn't have an epidural. it hurt a fair amount but i was able to sleep in between contractions on just gas and air and pethadine. by the time the baby's head it crowning which is the hardest part it's pretty much over. pushing my baby out took about 20 mins some women take less time. yes your vagina does have to strech to 10 cm's to be fully dilated but it takes it's time to get there so that part isn't painful. i tore both skin and muscles, but once i was stitched up i was out walking the next day as i went home 14 hours after the birth. it's uncomfortable down there but not painful after birth. the worst part for me was waiting to be told i was in established labour i went through over 30 hours of contractions before they'd give me anything stronger than paracetamol! but for a lot of people this can be quicker. my best advice is to relax.

Answer 7

Well, I'll tell you how it is, what hurt and what not.
I've had a baby 11 weeks ago, a baby boy. From the first twinge to the end, it took 25 hours, all in all I had not slept for 43 hours. I cannot believe I actually managed to push the baby out considering that I had not ate for hours and hours so had no energy. Had a curry at midnight, and that was my last meal before having the baby, contractions started at 2.30am and I delivered at 3.33am the following morning. When the contractions are at the highest level, your back hurts and you don't know what to do with yourself. I was in the pool for about 4 hours or so, rubbing my back, I was coping. They offered me gas and air, but I straight away felt sick, so I told them I didn't want it. At 9pm I had a shot of pethidine, which doesn't quite take the pain away, just makes you relax a bit which helped a lot considering I had not slept for a long time. That was the only pain relief I had, and I did not want anybody jabbing my spine, no matter how painful labour was. The best thing was when you get the urge to push, and you push with all you have, but for me it was the pain in the *** that hurt the most - quite literally. For the first time ever in my life I got piles through pushing the baby out. That was the bit that hurt an awful lot!. When the baby's head descends, and slowly starts coming out, that part does not actually hurt that much. It stings, but its not that bad. The moment the baby pops out, ALL THE PAIN JUST GOES AWAY! I had a secondary tear so had to be done up, but that wasn't bad.
I am a wimp when it comes to pain, period pains used to leave me in tears, but I managed to have a natural birth. In fact my pregnancy was harder to deal with as I suffered morning, day and night with sickness until week 21! No joke. The baby is worth every bit of pain, and it is so true what they say, but at the time I didn't believe it. You do forget the pain! Never thought I'd say that, but you really do... you have to go through it to see for yourself, it cannot really be described.

Answer 8

The contractions hurt. I recommend an epideral-it stops the pain of contractions. When you're ready to push the baby out, the epideral is wearing off by this point, but sometimes it won't. If this is your first baby, more than likely the doctor will make a small cut "down there" so that when the baby comes out, he or she won't rip you open. and the cut that the doctor makes does not hurt at all. Sometimes he will inject you with anastesia first. Don't worry! All births are different. But there is pain medication available for you. Talk to your gynocologist about your concerns.

Answer 9

It can be painful but if you are educated about birth, prepared with different ways to cope and well supported by your caregiver and partner then it is much easier!

I've had 3 unmedicated births. All were amazing. All had MOMENTS where the pain was bad, but it was NEVER something that I couldn't work through and deal with. The moments that I felt were painful were short-lived compared to the entire labor. With my first, crowning was the only hard part and that doesn't take too long. With my second, transition in the car wasn't so fun and then I could feel myself bruising while I pushed out her shoulders. My MW had me change positions and it was better and she came out easier. Being mobile is very helpful! With my third, there were only a few seconds that were hard during pushing.....I think it was crowning.....just one big moan/yell from me and I'd pushed through the pain and that was over.

Answer 10

It hurts more than anything else you can imagine but it is well worth it and nature is a very clever thing... you do forget just how awful the pain is. I said I would go through it again 3 hours after having my first child.

That's the thing, it's pain but you know something is going to happen at the end of it.

I have heard you can have an epidural and not feel anything though.

Answer 11

yes it hurts loads , i had three days of labour before they decided to give me a c section , it was a night mare saying that some mothers find it easy and not much pain , but were not all super woman are we ? it isn't pleasant but the out come is and at the time you don't care as your so close to seeing your baby that you've waited 9 months to see .
for some reason god made it a forgettable pain so after a day or so it doesn't feel as if it was as bad as you thought at the time !
unfortunately i remember how the pain made me feel and i wont have anymore children because of this .. its sad ain't it ?
what happened to me happens to 1 in every 3000 so i was told .
good luck ..