How painful is having a baby? Is it worse pain than breaking a bone?

Answer 1

Yes, it hurts. Breaking a bone is not a comparison.

Some women get off luckier than others, but yes, it hurts. Back labour hurts a he** of a lot more, also.

The best thing is that no matter how much it hurts, when it's over, it's over. Pain goes away, and recovery starts.

Answer 2

I haven't broken a bone but labor is pretty painful. The thing is you cant really describe it till its happened. I know I had a really long labor and when I would loose sight of my goal (having a baby) my pain would be unbearable but keeping focus really helped...but not as much as the epidural! LOL. I was in labor for days and finally I got an epidural and it saved me I'm sure. It really burns when you push epidural or not but however painful it is the baby's worth it in the end. I think breaking a bone would be worse cause all that pain and all you get is a stupid cast in the end. :)

Answer 3

I've broken bones and had 3 babies, one no epidural, one with epidural after 16 hrs. of hard labor and one with an epidural as soon as i got hooked up. i can tell you the first one wasn't a big deal, my labor was less than 5 hrs. and the birth was more of a shock to the system than painful, the second one i can only assume would been like being stabbed with a knife in the vagina. the pain was more than i ever want to experience again. the third was great, my baby was crowning before i even realized labor had progressed so far, she literally almost gave birth to herself as i had to push only once. breaking a bone is nothing compared to hard labor. i am pregnant with my last baby and will be getting an epidural again, i have no desire for that kind of pain.

Answer 4

I will tell you this about birth: It isn't painful at all... I have went though one complete birth and 4 miscarriages, it isn't painful at all. If however you are worried about the pain you can talk with your medical provider and see what options they can offer you.

In most cases when you go in the hospital to have the baby, they will get you into your room, get an IV in you and get you started with fluids at which they may give you some stadol (A supressant) No harm is ever done to the baby, but it helps to keep the mother comfortable. THen you can choose to have an epidural (Which I recommend)...

So, no pain no gain, but it doesn't hurt as long as you talk over the methods with your doctor. I haven't shattered my ankle when I was little, and nothing was more painful. So it is a personl thing on the pain levels you can take. And I am pregnant with my 2 child and when I go in for delivery I am going for the epidural.

Answer 5

I thought it was much less painful than I thought it would be. I've had E-coli and that was much worse than labor. The pushing was more annoying than painful though. I just wanted her out and I'd try and nothing happened. That was the worst part I think. I was so scared to go into labor because of all the stories...but it really wasn't as bad as I thought (and I was drug free... no epidural or anything...not my choice though.)

Answer 6

Pain, and the preception of it, vary from person to person. Some women will REGALE you with horror stories of how terrible it was as a bizarre sort of one upmanship. If you're worried about pain management, discuss it with your OB. Tell him you want a spinal if you're scared of the pain... The decision to bear a child is one only you can make, taking into consideration the various risks, drawbacks vs. benefits. My largest was 9 pounds, 9 ounces, no spinal, just a numbing shot around my cervix... and then one for the stitches where I tore... The pain was no big deal... though not something I'd want to do again... It hurts, but worth it!

Answer 7

i never broke a bone so i wouldn't be able to tell you...

however, from my persoanl experience, i will say that it is much LESS painful than i imagined it to be. the contractions did hurt as they got stronger, and at that point i got an epidural. after that i didn't feel a thing, except for pressure when i was ready to push. i felt a little pain as he came out, but that was it.

rest assured, you will forget all the pain as soon as you hold that little baby.

Answer 8

well it all depends for me i didnt really think about having an epidural i wanted to have it all natural and i did and i dont regret it at all no worrys about side affects etc, i dont think its liike breaking a bone at all labor comes slowly it doesnt just hit you one day its all about progression and the mindstate of a person with pain. i had a water birth and labor for 12hours i spent labor meditating and i barely felt the head coming out just pressure not really pain, yes the contractions were disturbing but nothing enought to make me get an epidural it all depends on you.

Answer 9

very painful. according to the mother's whom I assisted their labor and delivery they cannot describe the pain they felt during labor and when the baby is about to be delivered. just imagine how big the head of the baby that is about to come out in the female's organ. 2 lives is at stake the mother and the neonate.

Answer 10

i'm 31 weeks and going interior the direction of the right comparable factor. It hurts so undesirable to arise out of my chair, or off the settee, and extraordinarily away from mattress. At artwork as we talk i wanted to head this field on the floor, so i desperate to push it with my foot relatively of attempting to p.c.. it up. nicely it felt like somebody punched me interior the pelvic bone, and that i could no longer even get the field to budge. i've got study (in what to assume once you're anticipating) that this sense is by technique of our pelvic bones stretching and shifting to get waiting for beginning, alongside with the stress of the toddler shifting down. they say it relatively is totally wide-spread, yet purely in case i could enable your record be attentive to (so will I!). good success!