Giving Birth is agony myth!

[Romps]

Would rather have couple hours/days of agony and give birth than go through nine months of agony on crutches then a c-section, with all 3 of ours.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Everyone is different. Some are lucky and it's like shelling peas - they just pop out no trouble at all. Some women go through agony. Why do we do it again? Because the end result is worth it.

I've got gall stones - they won't operate because apparently it's not bad enough, although sometimes it's absolute murder. I've had other things too including a THING which needed an op to remove but even though the pain from that stopped me in my tracks and left me gasping for breath labour and giving birth won hands down. Mimi was such a flippin pest I was in labour for days with her and lost an awful lot of blood when she was born that I needed transfusions and wasn't able to hold her at first. Emz was born by cesaerian because she had to come out to provide access to the aforementioned THING

[Ber999T]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Everyone is different. Some are lucky and it's like shelling peas - they just pop out no trouble at all. Some women go through agony. Why do we do it again? Because the end result is worth it.
I've had other things too including a THING which needed an op to remove

Not wanting to seem daft or indifferent but what's a THING??

I have 2 sons was there for both births. After 1st son was told NO WAY AM I GOING THROUGH THAT AGAIN!!! (23 hours in labour) 2&1/2 years later out popped son 2 (2 hours labour)

Have dealt with births at home and in 2 cases in back of the Ambulance. Took ages to clean up urkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!

All mothers and babies were fine by the way

[Flash]

Originally Posted by Lampman

The other day in the office I was surrounded by 3 heavily pregnant females all in various stages of pregnancy.
Sitting quietly at my work I couldn't help overhearing the tales of discomfort and sickness during the nine months of carrying the child.
This was then capped with far, far too much info on the agony of actual childbirth.
The question I didn't dare voice was if it's so horrible why do they go back for second and third helpings.
Is the pain an urban myth??
Answers on a postcard please.
HBC bunker.

Yes childbirth is incredibly painful and yes i have done it three times with each labour more painful than the last. What you have got to remember is that women are incredibly strong beings and are able to cope with anything. Lets just be thankful that it isn't men that have the babies because the human race would have died out long ago.

[maxwell silver]

Do some women become addicted to the pain of childbirth & the end results?Maybe a bit like Beckham & his so called addiction to the pain when he has a tattoo on,but the results make the pain more worthwhile.

[Flash]

Originally Posted by maxwell silver

Do some women become addicted to the pain of childbirth & the end results?Maybe a bit like Beckham & his so called addiction to the pain when he has a tattoo on,but the results make the pain more worthwhile.

Thats not my personal experience, i certainly did not enjoy the pain. Its the end result thats addictive. The smell of a new born baby is the best thing ever. I would do it again tommorow.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by Ber999T

Not wanting to seem daft or indifferent but what's a THING??

I wish I knew Ber, the doctor and hospital refused to put a name to it saying that it wasn't dangerous but could have been life threatening. To my way of thinking life threatening is a bit dangerous. I'd complained of the pain before I ever got pregnant with Emz but was told it was probably a pulled muscle. It got worse when I got pregnant but they said it was normal to have 'twinges' when pregnant. I'd been pregnant before, had twinges and this was not twinges but I was fobbed off that it was due to my age. Fortunately when I went for a routine check up there was a student in the ultra sound department and they asked if I minded if she had a look round the rest of my insides. As she was wandering round the nurse was saying "that's a kidney, that's the liver that's the........ OH MY LORD!" and then she said she was surprised I hadn't experienced any pain! I wasn't sure if I should hug her or hit her. They sent for my gynaeologist and he ordered me to be admitted and scheduled a cesaerian before any chance of me going into labour and causing further problems. The THING was apparently 15 inches in diameter by that stage. Thankfully I survived and so did Emz.

[Gayle]

Giving birth was incredibly painful and I make a point of remembering it on a regular basis - I don't want to forget because I want to be able to hold it over both of them when they're older.

Different sorts of pain though - Maddie was a horrendous pregnancy, 12 hrs of labour, depression etc so quite drawn out but I have never experienced anything quite as severe as that blow of pain when you've had a section and the nurses are forcing you to get out of bed.

[AccyMad]

Originally Posted by harwood red

have to disagree Lilly, yes childbirth is very painful but gallstones surpass it.... that really is pure agony with no joy of a baby or when the pain will end...was so glad when I got rid of gall bladder

Got to agree 110% with you on that one HR I've forgotten the pain from both my experiences of childbirth ..... but I'll never forget those bloody gall stones

[Tinkerbelle]

Originally Posted by Gayle

I have never experienced anything quite as severe as that blow of pain when you've had a section and the nurses are forcing you to get out of bed.

I'm with you on that Gayle!

Give me natural child birth any day, over a section

[Lampman]

So the consensus is that it can be a very painful experience,but one that you would repeat given the chance.A bit like life in general then.

[Gayle]

Well I wouldn't repeat it again. I've had one of each flavour and tried both methods of delivery so until someone can come up with something different I'll call it a day.

[LancYorkYankee]

I hope this whole discussion on who can handle pain didn't result in the "painful penis removal" event on traci's thread. Could have been an Accyweb male trying to prove his manhood. Hmmm, in this case that wouldn't work unless he wanted to hold it over his head or something.

As for having babies and the pain of the experience. Cindy's had two. For the second, she made me promise to not let her have any pain meds. "No matter what I say or what I do, I want to do this without them". . . .

Alright, any guys who had to (oh I mean experience the joy of it all) standing in there watching your lovely lady weeping in agony, sweating like Victoria Falls, squeezing ya hand like the Tower Bridge has closed on it, . . . . .

I aint no fool. After 3 hours of this, and a "bit" of begging on Cinnyose's part, I tracted down the doc. and had it done. Too be serious, I'm not sure if the ladies are aware how incredibly stressful it is for us guys. IMO, our duty is to love, honor, and protect our wives. To see you guys lying there in pain, unable to help, feeling a bit guilty for "allowing this to happen," isn't the best experience.

At least Joshua came through alot quicker then Annie!

[Ber999T]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I wish I knew Ber, the doctor and hospital refused to put a name to it saying that it wasn't dangerous but could have been life threatening.To my way of thinking life threatening is a bit dangerous......................................... ....................
The THING was apparently 15 inches in diameter by that stage.

Willow that was a BIG THING then!!!! Glad all worked out for you all.

Shame Doc didn't want to tell you what it was called and I agree LIFE THREATENING is dangerous!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MargaretR]

Willow - I hope this doesn't upset you - but have you thought that it could have been a malformed twin? If I was you I wouldnt have been fobbed off like that. We ought to know what medics are doing to our bodies.
It might have been just a fibroid ---but not to know?