does it hurt ladies?

Question

when u were giving birth to a baby
did it hurt?
like bad?

Answer 1

Well I've had really bad cramps all my life to the point were I was taking very strong doses of motrin. When I went into labor it did hurt but not as bad as my cramps. Like I told my friend when you get the epidural all the pain goes away. It is the best thing in the world. The only thing I felt was my son actually coming out.

Answer 2

Of course it hurts. I remember being terrified before giving birth to my oldest daughter. And then I had 2 more. If it were that terrible I know I wouldn't have had anymore. :) I had natural childbirth all three times. And yes, it hurt. My sisters both had epidurals and said they felt nothing. I kind of feel sorry for them though. Why, you ask? :) Well... right after I gave birth all three times I had the most wonderful feeling come over my body. I wish there was another way to get that feeling other than child birth. :) I don't hear people talking about that much and I think it is important for mothers to be to know that the pain you go through is not only worth it because you have a precious little baby but also because of the wonderful physical feeling you get after giving birth. I've yet to see one mother in horrible pain or dwelling on the pain of child birth immediately after they give birth. One more tip if I may... Your body will let you know when you need to push. It's a feeling that you just can't deny. And it feels WONDERFUL to push. Just make certain that you are not trying to push from the top of your stomach. You really need to push like you are on the toilet going a number 2. If you remember that then it should be smooth sailing. Also, they don't want you to eat in the hospital because when women are in labor it is common to vomit if you eat something. Sneak some food! :) Vomiting is natures way of speeding up the birthing process. All three times I gave birth I was encouraged to eat a little snack (just a little) when I was starting into the later stages of labor. I vomitted each time and my labor progressed very rapidly directly after. I wish you luck and CONGRATULATIONS!!! If you need or want any other advice contact me. I'd be happy to talk with you about it.

One more thing... Between my first and second daughter I became very constipated. It's the only time in my life that that has happened to me. I'm telling you this incase you've ever been constipated because to me... even though I was in labor with my first daughter 29 hours, 2nd 23 hours and third 12 hours... the pain I felt from constipation was worse than labor. Hope that helped you a little.

Answer 3

it is going to hurt but it all depends on how well you tolerate pain it is a different kind of pain though for instance i can't stand needles but i was able to stand giving birth the natural way twice and once with pitocin the contractions were just like feeling my stomach tighten up you can feel more pain when your water breaks or if you have pitocin the worst part is the pushing but it doesn't last that long just when the head is delivered and the shoulders are the worst but i am 5'7 and 110 lbs and was 17 when i had my first son and 19 with my second son if i can handle natural child birth i believe anyone can good luck and congrats!!!!

Answer 4

I took natural childbirth classes with my first and they explained all the methods for pain relief during childbirth. They also explained, that none of them would remove the pain, only hinder any recollection of it. Due to this, I opted to have a natural childbirth, no pain medication, no IV, no nothing. The greatest joy in that is I remember it all! No-one had to tell me. I didn't have to go through the same recovery, I didn't go to sleep and wake up not remembering what I had. It hurt some, of course, and I heard women screaming down the halls while I was in labor and I kept thinking, is this false labor, cuz I just wasn't hurting enough to holler and never did. It was more tiring than anything. I remember I began to think I'd run out of energy before the baby came and they'd have to take him but I did it!!! No pain, no gain! I had 2 c-sections afterwards and I still prefer natural childbirth!!

Answer 5

The worst is the contractions I think. I am only 5ft tall and weigh 100pounds and I did it naturally (no drugs at all!!!) I never made a sound through the whole thing, and don't believe everything you see on t.v. All I told myself was, it is just 1 day and then it gets better from there! Be positive. After all, you will be totally rewarded in the end! It is worth all the pain in the world when you see that little person staring up at you!

Answer 6

With my first pregnancy I was in labor for 17 hours. Then I found out I had to have a c-section. So I have kinda had both experiences and I must say having a c-section hurts way worse then having the baby normal. With a c-section the pain lasts for about three weeks after having the baby.

Answer 7

I remember more that it was really long, exhausting, WORK!! By the time he got pushed out I was just excited for it to be over and I don't really remember it being all that painful. I had natural childbirth and used breathing techniques used in classes, and ended up only having a local right before pushing him out. I tore a little, and was sore afterwards, but I'd do it again. The vagina does stretch like the sleeve of a sweater.

Answer 8

Of course it hurt! But, I always felt like as bad as it hurt...look what you get in the end? This little bundle o' love! Educate yourself - less scary if you know what to expect. I am a big fan of epidurals and I also had music playing in my room to try and relax. I also found w/ my 2nd that it was distracting and made it worse (more chaotic) to have my parents and best friend in there - my parents were excited and got loud and I had to have my husband ask them to quiet down a bit. Felt calmer and helped to focus on what I was doing!

Hard work...pain...nothing you can make it through and so worth it!!

Answer 9

I'm not going to lie and say that it didn't hurt, because it did. But, I didn't even realize that it had hurt until I thought about it afterwords. You are so tuned in to getting that baby out and ok that you don't even think of the pain at the time. All you can think about is that you are bringing another little life into this world.

Answer 10

Yes the worst pain you will ever feel!! And when I gave birth to my daughter I had a major episiotomy and my recovery was worse than my labor. So it's not just the labor and delivery that hurts. It's the aftermath too.