Why does it hurt so much when the head comes?

Question

Is there any thing that you can do to stop the pain? or is there any drugs that stops all the feeling down there. Iam having my second baby and its the thought of that, that worries me too much!

I had terrible back pain but thats was ok as the midwife gave me every drug going. Its the head bit and i did end up having stitches

I had an epidural but i still felt that pain?

Answer 1

first birth i had epidural and still felt some pain and had stitches but the second was brill 9 1/2 centimetres dilated at arrival at hospital no time for pain relief. pains were at that point still not as bad as i had expected nothing more than what i had felt with the epidural at my first birth and 15 mins the head was coming out to me it felt like a small ball rolling inside me it was soooooooo quick second births are alot quicker than the first. believe me i was panicking about my second birth too but it was fantastic, the pain isnt going to be as bad as you think and without an epidural you can walk about and get in comfortable positions which helps,also i think labour with an epidural is longer, all this is making me broody cant wait to have another, best of luck and enjoy your baby they grow sooooo quickly...

Answer 2

It depends on where you feel the pain. If you feel pain in the cervix, it may be a small tear but there is nothing you can do, but it is A LOT better with the second baby. My cervix tore with my first and that hurt but it was ready for the second baby. If you feel pain in the very edge of the vagina, you can have your hubby massage the walls to help stretch the skin (usually leads to fun). The most important thing is to remember that there isn't anything you can do about going into labor now. You will go into labor when it's time and worrying about it won't help. Talk with your doctor, there are medicines for pain but each has risk and all of them reduce your ability to feel what is going on (a double edged sword, the more complete the pain relief, the bigger the risk of stalling labor and contributing to a C-section). Walking, making love with your hubby, stretching the muscles in the groin (Kegels), abdomen and legs, all will help prepare those muscles and reduce pain and injury.
The leading contributors to tears are pushing too quickly and tightening up the muscles in anticipation of pain. Making fear the biggest problem you face, decide now that fear is silly and won't help. Get information you need, make decisions and then let nature take its course.
Best of luck

Answer 3

Oh the ring of fire and that pressure! I remember it well. Of course there are epidurals and other local injections you can get but to push effectively, IMO you need to be able to feel pain and/or pressure. Pain is a big motivator first of all, and second, it's hard to push effectively if you can't tell what you're are doing.

It will go easier the second time around (usually). Did you have a bad experience last time with a prolonged second stage and a bad tear?

Answer 4

The use of warm clothes or oil and massage during delivery can reduce the pain. Consider using a skilled midwife.

Best of Luck.

Also, and I actually have no evidence to this, which is rare I don't like to make unsupported statements. I believe that declining synthethic oxytocin (pitocin) lets your bodies natural ability to get you "high" and allow you to forget the pain work at it's best.

I remember thinking "Wow! This sucks" when then were pulling my placenta out because my cervix was swelling, but even the next day I could no longer remember the feeling or the emotion.

Answer 5

Try not to worry, the crowning (when the head comes out) literally lasts a split second. Yes, it really hurts, but it's over before you've even really registered it. Maybe you've built it up in your mind as being worse than it really was.

Speak to your midwife, you could probably have an epidural. Good luck xx

Answer 6

cos thats the biggest part to pass though the rest just slips straight out. the only thing that completly numbs the pain down there is an epidural but then your more likly to need assistance. if it worries you too much talk to your midwife

Answer 7

Don't worry! There are several options for pain relief; please ask your OB now, before you are in labor! :-) The most common one is an epidural, which numbs from the waist down to the toes. The anesthesiologist and the OB decide what level of numbness is right for you and them. Good luck! Remember, once the baby is born, you will hardly remember the discomfort is being pregnant and being in labor.

Answer 8

i personally wouldnt worrry, think how many people every second are having babies. its well worth it. Its gonna hurt coz the heads llike the size of a small football but its only for a split second and it will be over and done before u know it. ive not got a baby but i can imagine that the pains worth everything !! good luck

Answer 9

have you ever had any earlier head injuries? if so, you will possibly be able to ought to get a cat test or an MRI. If no longer, perhaps you ought to get your ears looked at. i comprehend that sounds loopy yet my mom in regulation had comparable concern and found out that it grow to be her ears. I, on the different hand had severe problems, blackouts, etc... and found out that I even have had a continuos bleed, and after 3 head operations, i'm coping with getting my head drained each 5 weeks until eventually my protein point is low adequate for the dr. to shunt it. i'm in basic terms approximately effective yours is something common, yet you rather like it looked at.

Answer 10

it hurts so much because the vagina is having to stretch very far in order for the head to come through sometimes an epidural will help with the pain and the doc rubbing your vagina trying to get it to stretch will help protect it against tearing.