Is giving BIRTH hard????????

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Answer 1

The hardest thing you'll ever do. You're pushing a watermelon out of a toilet paper roll.

I don't know about you Eli, but my daughter was MUCH bigger than a football! LOL!

Answer 2

Yes, labor can be hard work. That DOESN'T mean it has to be unbearable or even painful.

A woman's body is DESIGNED (or evolved) to give birth! Your body knows what to do w/o any techonological interference. In fact, interference can often make labor HARDER rather than easier.

I highly recommend hiring a doula A doula is a woman who has (usually) given birth herself. She has also had extensive training in supporting women in childbirth. Her ONLY job is YOUR comfort and care. A doula can support you in a uniquely feminine way and can free up your husband to simply be with you during birth.

It's important to be well rested and well nourished. Try to take care of your body in early labor so you can save your strength and endurance for hard labor and birth. That's not to say you should hop in bed at the first ctx (in fact, don't!) but just make sure you sleep when tired and eat when hungry, even if that's between ctx.

Though my labor w/ my son was VERY fast and VERY intense, I didn't experience it as painful until I became completely exhausted and hungry (stupid hospital policy about not eating in labor). Sometimes (especially when I got to transition) I felt like I was trying to ride a whole herd of stampeding buffalo! But my doula was always there, helping to calm and focus me. Unfortunately, I don't have experience w/ pushing and vaginal birth b/c my son's cord was wrapped tightly around his body and he couldn't decend. I plan to find out next time around though!

Check out the book Birthing From Within and the website Mothering.com's Pregnancy Forums.

Answer 3

Yeah. It doesnt matter if you have a child naturally or by C-section, it hurts. My mother-in-law says having a C-section is taking the "easy" way out because they give you medication so you wont feel anything and then they just cut the baby out but let me tell you a C-section is anything but easy. I had to have an emergency C-section because my baby's head was stuck behind my pelvic bone. FIrst of all, after my water broke, the contractions I had were excruciating and I threw up 3 times. The surgery itself wasnt hard (because of the medication) but the medication wears off. They gave me Loritabs for the pain but I would only take them if I absolutely had to because I've heard they're very addictive. One time, the pain got so bad and I needed the pill but I was in so much pain that I couldnt even reach over and push the call button for the nurses. I had to have my husband do it for me. My stomach hurt for weeks afterward. I couldnt even sit my baby up on my belly to burp her because it hurt so bad. But after a while, you heal and the benefits of having my beautiful baby far outweigh the pain that I had.

Answer 4

With every pregnancy it is different with everybody.

I have 2 kids and my daughter was the worst but she was also my first. I was in labor with her for 36 hours before I gave birth to her. She was 9lbs and 20 inches

Then my son I was only in labor with him for 7 hours. And he was much bigger than his sister. He was 9lbs and 12 oz and 21 inches long.

With my son the only thing that was the hardest was the contractions. Once they start oh boy watch out. I had the dr give me some pain killers in my IV because I didn't want to get the shot in my back. No way in heck was any kind of needles going to touch my back.
And if my contractions weren't as bad I could've fallen asleep.
Because the pain killers made it so easy for me to handle them. Once you do it though it's so worth it in the end because you end up with a beautiful baby boy/girl.

Answer 5

Is it hard? Like mentally or physically?

Mentally is can be very hard. The nervousness before hand, the mental planning that you put yourself through. Man that is tough. But then your forebrain shuts down and your instincts kick in and it is easy.

Physically? It is draining that is for sure. But with your hindbrain running a mile a minute your body does what it is supposed to do and you get the baby out. :)

If, for whatever reason, you can not do it alone there are always people that can help.

Answer 6

Its differant for everyone but I thought the hardest part was all the contractions, by the time I got to the pushing stage I was so ready for it all to be over that I gave it all I had! And when it was over I was exausted but so proud that I too, had accomplished what women have been doing for thousands of years!

"The only painful moments in your life you'll always want to remember" me

Mother of 3

Answer 7

Personally, I didnt think it was that bad. Pushing was the worst part of it. My water broke at 3:30am on 11/17 and i was pushing by 11:30am and Damian, my son, was born at 11:43am November 17. i was only in labor for 8 hours and pushed for 10 minutes. My labor went so fast i didnt have time to get any pain medicine.

All it felt like was really bad menstrual cramps that started in the middle of my back, worked all the way to my belly button, got real tight and worked its way back to the middle of my back. and when it was time to push, my nurse didnt believe me. but she finally checked and sure enough if i would have pushed at that time, my son would have been born before the dr was there!

Answer 8

Well, it's an individual experience. Some women think it's hard (as I did) and there are some women who think that it wasn't that bad. Some women have easy labors and other women have a tough time with it. It's all about a persons pain thresh hold as well. Some women can tolerate more intense pain than others. If it wasn't hard hon, they wouldn't call it labor.

Answer 9

Like remembering to leave the loo seat down:
It's easy if you've got all the equipment!!
But seriously, it is strenuous and somewhat tiring for most of us, but whatever happens is instantly forgotten when you get your baby in your arms for the first time, and don't forget , your body is designed to do this, but take all the help you can get from midwives/nurses.
: )
p.s. blondie ,epidurals aren't so terrible,just don't look at it.

Answer 10

a friend of mine gave birth to her baby boy Bradley on the 2nd of march and she said it was the most painful more hardest thing i will ever have to go through in my life but once the baby is out its the most rewarding and best feeling you could ever have . and she cried for an hour after he was born coz she was so happy :) so i guess that little bit of work is worth it for a life time of happiness :)

Answer 11

HELLO- of course its hard! It REALLY helps to get an epidural. It makes the process a lot less painful. Its hard work to push the baby out, so get your ab muscles strong.