Is a c section or vaginal delivery more painful?.?

Answer 1

I've had both. and they both have their ups and downs. The vaginal delivery is painful (for the most part) WHILE it is occuring, but recovery isn't very bad all. BUT for a c-section, there generally isn't any pain with that during the procedure (just a lot of pressure) but recovery is mostly slow and painful. Although it IS different for each woman. My sister had a c section and was fine in no time. You can be sore in your vagina and butt, or have a really ugly scar and very sore abdomen with the risks that surgery carries with it.

Answer 2

I can only speak from the view point of having 3 c-sections. The first one was a bit harder to recover from as I was in labor for quiet a while before the doctor decided to do the c-section. My second and third were scheduled a few days before my due dates and were actually kinda fun in a weird way. My husband was with me the entire time except for when they gave me the spinals (the first one they tried an epidural and it didn't take all the way). Yeah, you walk kinda bent over the first day or so and getting in and out of the bed is a trick...not a treat. But the more you move the better you feel and the straighter you stand. I was in the hospital 3 to 4 days each time which is longer than with a vaginal but I felt more rested and secure with my babies being in the hospital and watched for a couple of days vs running straight home...

When it all comes down to it the method you have your child in doesn't matter! What counts is that you have a safe healthy delivery and recovery. In the end a healthy you and baby is the most important thing. I can't stand the women that will tell you your not "doing it right" or are a "real woman" unless you go natural with no drugs.... or that insist you breast feed. If you want to great. If you don't great. It is your body, your baby and your decision on how you want to do it all. I can honestly say I bottle fed 2 and did do the breast feeding thing with my third. Although I have friends that loved it and insist on nursing I just found it to be difficult and my husband felt left out. It was like living in a wet swimsuit all the time...from bleeding and milk leaking everytime any one of the kids crying...well, lets just say I made it through about 12 weeks of nursing and glady switched her to the playtex bottles...10 years latter I am just as close to my first two as I am with the third. So choose what you want, don't let anyone talk you into doing or trying something you don't want to do and don't worry about having a c-section. If you need one do it...if you don't then don't. Good luck.

Answer 3

I had a vaginal delivery, had an epidural and no other pain medicine. I had a ball during labor and delivery. Once I even told my husband and mom to stop making me laugh, that I couldn't push and laugh at the same time. I felt absolutely no pain. 2 days later and up till 2 months later my 3rd degree episiotomy was the absolute worst pain I have ever felt in my life! I have a pretty high pain tolerance. I am pregnant now and am dreading that one part! I could hardly walk, let alone get up and down. I can imagine that a c-section is painful after wards and needs time to completely heel. However most people don't realize that an episiotomy (if needed) can be a very DEEP and LONG cut, try going to the bathroom with that!

Answer 4

People say C-sections are not painful during the surgery but it can be very uncomfortable to say the least.During my 2nd C-section I felt like I couldn't breathe well.My chest felt heavy.I also got the shakes really bad.My arms were tied down so I couldn't even touch my little girl much less hold her.The first time I had to go in recovery for an hour and could not see my baby.I was so out of it.The second time it was planned and I went right back to my room after the surgery.I've heard the baby coming out vaginally feels like a really bad burning sensation, but after a C-section when the pain med starts to ware off your stomach burns really really bad.And it's so hard to move and get comfortable when holding the baby.and you can't drive for 6 weeks.You have staples that sting when they take them out.And you have to be careful when bathing.And every time you have a C-section there's a greater chance something could go wrong.It also takes the doctor longer to cut through all the scaring each time.I would most definitely recommend a vaginal delivery w/ an epidural.It's good stuff.

Answer 5

C-section delivery is less painful but the recovery is much worse. Also c-section delivery has more risks to mother and baby than vaginal. Personally i don't understand why anyone would want to have a selected C-section. The only way i would ever have one is if i absolutely had to!

Answer 6

A vaginal delivery is more painful at the time of delivery however it only takes about 4 weeks to recover if you tear or get cut. A C-section you cannot feel anything however the recovery process is 3 times more painful then a vaginal birthing and it takes about two months to heal.

Answer 7

It really depends on you and your pain tolerance and if you are going to have an epidural with your vaginal delivery. Vaginal delivery with NO pain meds. is naturally going to be more painful than a c-section. However, after the birth the c-section is going to be more painful than the vaginal. Basically, one is more painful during and the other more painful after. I would choose vaginal over c-section if there was a choice!

Answer 8

I've never had a baby but women I've spoken to who have had both a vaginal birth and a c section have said that a vaginal birth is more painful at the time of the birth but you recover pretty much straight after you have the baby. Where as after a c section it takes a couple of weeks to recover. If the baby is in distress or it is a difficult delivery, I guess a procedure taking a couple of weeks to recover from is a small price to pay to make sure both mum and baby are well and healthy.

Answer 9

After a vaginal delivery there was virtually no pain for me (I've had 3 natural). During the actual pushing process it didn't hurt me. I think your so numb around that area. The only thing I felt was extreme pressure, like a really big poop was coming out!

My sister's that have had c-sections were sore for a long time after wards and then had to have them again (most doc's give a c-section for following babies if you've previously had one). My sister in law had her first vag, 2nd c-section, and 3rd 4th and 5th vaginally but had to fight the doctors to let her have them this way after her csection.

If your afraid of the pain then get and epidural, but I would do it the natural way if I had a choice. Good luck!

Answer 10

**** All together a c-section because after wards you hurt worst then pushing on a vaginal birth times 2. And all vaginal births aren't that painful depending on how big the baby is and depending on other factors. You will be too sore to play with your baby for a while after a c-section and not to mention you won't be able to hold your baby right afterwards, you might not be able to see the baby because something could go wrong and they might have to give it immediate care or you might be too out of it to see the baby but after a vaginal birth you will be tons less sore, you can see the baby, you can hold the baby, and you can actually move pretty good. I hope this answer helps! ;) ***