On a scall of 1 to 10 how bad does it hurt to give birth?

Answer 1

10, BUT IT'S THE FASTEST PAIN YOU'LL EVER FORGET WHEN YOU SEE THE BABY!

Answer 2

I had my baby 5 months ago, and I would have to say there is no way to measure or describe the pain of giving birth. The only way I can describe it to you is, when a contraction comes on, a 1/2 a second later it's like a freight train hitting the center of your being. I didn't want to breath, move, I couldn't hear anything but my own thoughts and the only thing you can think of is how I'm I going to survive this next second. It's not a pain at a specific place it's like deep in your soul. It's horrible. It's a curse. That's without the epidural with the epidural it's alot better. I ended up with a c-section after 13 hours of labor. It gives me great pleasure to know if I ever have another baby it will be by c-section.

Answer 3

Try to relax during the birth. If you are calm and listen to your body, the birth won't be that bad. Birth is a natural process and the pain won't be anything you can't handle. For a first birth the contractions in the beginning are often the most intense. (Which is why so many women go with epidurals). I'd say the pain is about a 7. For the people who say 10, I just can't understand that. Imagine a guy wailing on you with a baseball bat until all your bones are broken but you are still conscious. How could that hurt less then childbirth? It's really not anything to be scared about.

Answer 4

10

Answer 5

It seriously depends on the birth.

My first child, our son, was painful before the drugs and during labor. My first birth was shorter than average (less than 9 hours between water breaking and baby being born). Epidurals are wonderful.

My second child was born in less than an hour and a half from the time my water broke. I almost didn't make it to the hospital. I was fully dilated plus and couldn't have drugs. The pain was intense, but it happened so fast I think the first longer birth was worse.

By the way, for me anyways, I think after birth, recovery, was actually worse than birth. There is a reason why people are put on short term disability after the birth of a child.

Answer 6

Everyone has a different threshold for pain. If you cut your finger and scream bloody murder, then birthing will be more painful for you than others. If you can slam your finger in a door and only wince, then it will be a piece of cake.

With an epidural - pretty low, about a 3- 4. It isn't really painful, just highly uncomfortable with a lot of pressure.

A C-section bears little to no pain, just pressure. Afterwards, I would rather heal from a vaginal birth than heal through a c-section. That's when the pain sets in.

Vaginal - about 1-3 for about 2 days after birth.
C-Section - about 3-4 days.

Answer 7

Mother of 4 .... on a scale of 1-10 giving birth rates up there at 17

Answer 8

Depends on your pain tolerance. I had natural child birth with both of mine and plan on it with this one. I also had pitosin which made my contractions worse. I think the contractions hurt more than the delivery, cause by that time theres so much pressure down there it helps to push to relieve someof the pain and pressure. So I'd say contrations 8-10 Delivery 4-5. The next 2 weeks after about a 2.

Answer 9

I had 4 of my babies natural, no drugs. I'd say the pain was about a 5-6 during the main part of labor, the hardest part (transition) got up to around a 7-8, then went back down for the pushing stage. Once the baby is born, the natural "birth high" makes you so happy on a scale of one to ten it's about 30! LOL!

Answer 10

I had an epidural but I could still feel the contractions - they were more annoying than anything once the epidural was turned up all the way. Childbirth itself wasn't bad at all - what really really hurt was the fact that my daughter's head was pushing on a nerve and causing searing pain in my leg that the epidural wasn't getting rid of.

With or without an epidural, you're pretty zoned out when you're pushing - it's really weird. It's not sudden pain like someone coming along and cutting your hand off or anything.

Answer 11

Its really not that bad. You forget after & it's worth it. With my first I had an epidural due to being given Pitocin which double the pain of your contractions. But with my second I had nothing not even an IV. Having the epidural was a lot worse after the fact when it wore off after being given my baby, then when I had my second naturally with no epidural. The pushing is worse then contractions, though. You don't need an epidural to do it. You can do it without it. Women were made to have babys for a reason, we can handle it! However, If you need it don't be afraid to use it either. I would say about a 5 for contractions and an 8 for pushing.
CONGRATULATIONS!

Take it one contraction at a time. Don't think about the contractions to come!