anyone have experience with childbirth?

For me personally, the pain felt like menstrual cramps x 1000, roughly? And that's just about the contractions, because once you can push, oh, you push all the pain away! Then you forget about it, and afterwards, when you have your little one in your arms, you don't think about it at all. Now, I didn't exactly have an easy birth, it took a long time, so you'll definitely hear more positive experiences too. Every birth is different, just like every pregnancy. And, despite my difficult first birth, I'm already looking forward to bringing a second little miracle into the world in about 10 weeks. It's a beautiful gift, the gift and strength of a woman. Many have gone before you, and many will come after you

Interesting Ju!

I’ve already given birth 4 times and I’m now 17 weeks pregnant, and every delivery has been different. The pain was also different each time. With the first one, it built up slowly, so I (looking back) kind of grew into the pain. Started with stomach pain, let’s say, and it got worse and worse. After the birth (which unfortunately ended up in the hospital), I didn’t have afterpains anymore.
With the second one, it was a completely different story. I woke up in the morning with quite strong contractions (I had just slept through the first part) and it all went very fast. On one hand, it was intense because the pain increased quickly and I really had to focus on my breathing, but it was also over faster. This time I did have back labor, and that was much harder to handle. Counter-pressure lower down in the back helped me then (hand or fist of partner or someone else giving a bit of counter-pressure). I still had quite strong afterpains for a few days, but with a binder and paracetamol, that also got better quickly.
With the third one, it was actually similar to the second one, only this time regular contractions, which was somewhat more pleasant. By the way, I gave birth at home for the 2nd and 3rd times, and I never felt like I couldn’t handle the pain. Once the little one is out, you really forget about it immediately.
With the 4th one, it was completely different. I was induced at 38 weeks because I had a lot of trouble with pelvic instability, and from my experience, that was the worst so far. I suddenly got a lot of contractions (induced), and that felt very different from natural contractions, and that became too much for me. I got pain relief for that, and that made it bearable again. Because it was an induced birth, it still took quite a long time.

If it’s up to me, just a natural birth.. the body takes care of it itself, and of course contractions hurt, but you get something incredibly beautiful in return.

Well, with my first, I had back contractions and it hurt so much. I didn't know how to sit or what to do with myself. I always stayed pretty calm, but the pain is indescribable. With my second, it only lasted a short while, but I won't be able to describe the pain now because it went so fast and I was able to keep myself quite calm—that's a recommendation for childbirth. I'm 22 and had my second little one in a year and a half, and now I'm pregnant with my third, due on April 2nd, and my birthday is April 3rd—a nice birthday gift!

Hi!
Oh my, when I look back at my two births, what pain, what pain! I didn’t take any painkillers or anything for either of them, just pure natural... I don’t want to scare you, but what a woman can endure, no man could handle.
With my first, I had contractions for 24 hours, and in the last 3 hours, I also had back labor. It was terrible. It feels like really painful stabs in your belly. I can’t explain it exactly, but I remember it so clearly. And now that I’m pregnant again, this time I’m going for an epidural because I can’t imagine going through that kind of pain again.
And yes, it’s true what they say: once your baby is born, the pain is completely gone. THAT’S TRUE...
Love

I won't describe the pain here—that was my pain, and all pain is different, just like all labors are different.
I still remember it well, and it will probably come up again when the contractions start this time.

The pain was quickly forgotten, and it would absolutely not be a reason to not have more children.
A primal strength rises within you; it hurts a lot, but you know what you're doing it for (ok, while I was lying there cursing, I forgot that for a moment :angel.
The gift you receive afterward: I'd do the exact same labor twice for that!!

Totally agree with Dani... I can explain what you feel, but it's pointless anyway... It's my pain and it's so different for everyone... My mother suffered through 24 hours of contractions when she was pregnant with me... And I barely felt anything...
The delivery itself (first one was an emergency C-section) the afterpains were terrible, I eventually got morphine for that...
Second one was a normal delivery... And well, I really did curse, according to my mother and friend, I screamed the most, what a hell.. So I'm really never doing this again, I'm done with it! hahaha The midwife asked if I saw the head with hair, should I get a mirror so you can look too... To which I screamed WATTTTT I don't want a mirror, this baby needs to get out :-P Well, I apologized after I gave birth, they had to laugh a lot and said oh we've seen worse hahaha
I found it terrible when the head was out, the burning and really not nice, that's probably the same for everyone... But to say I'm not having another baby because of this, no, absolutely not!
After 2 weeks, back under anesthesia for placenta remnants, unfortunately... To which I said I've really had enough, every time during and after delivery... For me, no more.. But now the 3rd is on its way :-)
The baby was on my stomach and I still got anesthesia and some spots couldn't be numbed (for the stitching.. Well, I barely felt anything, I was just busy with the little one on my stomach who had just been born;-)

Hi! I gave birth in 3.5 hours and I'm pregnant again now. My waters broke in the middle of the night, waking me up. Contractions started 15 minutes later. Very intense. But from what I remember, it wasn't painful, more like a spasm in my whole belly. And when I moved, it hurt. Puffing like a bad actress really helped. It came and went, then came back, of course. At the hospital, I got pushing contractions. Pushing did hurt. Sharp pain, but it also felt like relief. And it was only for a short while. When they asked me a few hours later how I was coping, I said I'd do it all over again that same day. I mean, I expected it to be worse, but it was surprisingly manageable.

For me, it was menstrual cramps x 1,000,000. But luckily, your brain is programmed to not remember the pain for very long.

I had so much pain during my first birth too—back and abdominal contractions, pff, and it lasted forever... 22 hours... but you forget it so quickly, and now that I'm pregnant with the second, I'm thinking, how was it again? I know it hurt, but exactly how??? hihi

I had an epidural that only worked half-way. All the sensation went to my right side. The pain on a scale of 1 to 10 was definitely a 12 . If they had pulled off another arm or leg, you wouldn't have felt it anymore, that much pain I had. The epidural did do something, of course, because I barely felt the difference between pushing contractions and regular ones. Once the baby was out, the pain disappeared immediately. Although delivering a placenta that was still stuck isn't pleasant either, because the gynecologist had to press quite hard on my belly.
I don't dare give birth at home because of the pain. Also, since my previous pregnancy was medically managed during labor, it seems wise to me to be in the hospital anyway. I will definitely ask for an epidural again this time. Why should I endure full pain if it can be done with a little less? People can't (fortunately) record pain and "forget" it afterwards. But I did remember what it does on the "scale of". I have to do it, not someone else. Everyone is their own choice. But I always hear that it turned out to be less than expected...
Screams like "I thought I was going to faint". "I thought I was going to die". "It's weird to have my bottom slapped".
Not me I had an epidural that only worked half-way. All the sensation went to my right side. The pain on a scale of 1 to 10 was definitely a 12 . If they had pulled off another arm or leg, you wouldn't have felt it anymore, that much pain I had. The epidural did do something, of course, because I barely felt the difference between pushing contractions and regular ones. Once the baby was out, the pain disappeared immediately. Although delivering a placenta that was still stuck isn't pleasant either, because the gynecologist had to press quite hard on my belly.
I don't dare give birth at home because of the pain. Also, since my previous pregnancy was medically managed during labor, it seems wise to me to be in the hospital anyway. I will definitely ask for an epidural again this time. Why should I endure full pain if it can be done with a little less? People can't (fortunately) record pain and "forget" it afterwards. But I did remember what it does on the "scale of". I have to do it, not someone else. Everyone is their own choice. But I always hear that it turned out to be less than expected...
Screams like "I thought I was going to faint". "I thought I was going to die". It's weird to have my bottom slapped". Not me I had an epidural that only worked half-way. All the sensation went to my right side. The pain on a scale of 1 to 10 was definitely a 12 . If they had pulled off another arm or leg, you wouldn't have felt it anymore, that much pain I had. The epidural did do something, of course, because I barely felt the difference between pushing contractions and regular ones. Once the baby was out, the pain disappeared immediately. Although delivering a placenta that was still stuck

I gave birth without any pain relief. Of course, there was pain from the contractions, but for the first part, up to 7 cm dilation, I was inward-focused. I didn't really consciously feel the pain, but if someone pulled me out of that state, it was pretty intense and I reacted angrily. (I can't really remember that part anymore). From 7 cm dilation onwards, the baby boy pressed very unpleasantly on my body, which made the dilation happen very quickly. Too fast for my body, which caused a lot of pain. I couldn't sigh it away or push with my arms. The outlook was that this would take 2 hours, but in reality, it barely lasted a quarter of an hour. The midwife didn't trust the urge to push and checked just to be sure. The baby boy was already almost born by then. I didn't feel any pain during full dilation and my son was born quickly.
I didn't have so much pain that I thought about dying or anything like that. Personally, I think that's exaggerated. I was sober enough to ask for pain relief, which I didn't get. Full dilation was already there. After that, I didn't need it anymore either.
You'll be amazed at how much pain you can handle. You'll be amazed at how strong you are. Then your baby is here and you can't really remember it that much anymore.

I know this might sound like a weird response, but I didn't really find my labor painful... I had a strong contraction storm with abdominal/back/leg contractions, and after an hour I already had strong pushing contractions. I still remember exactly how they felt because I'm reminded of them every time I get bad stomach cramps when I really need to go to the toilet.
Of course, the feeling of taking over is intense, and you really need to focus well. But I don't remember any pain.
Three days after giving birth, when the stitches started pulling, that was painful, but it went away once they were cut off.
I haven't had period pain since either...
I had a kidney stone and colic attacks for a few years, and that was real pain...
I'm due to give birth again in two weeks, so I'm curious if it'll be the same this time, hehe.

I got advice from my gynecologist, Dr. El Barkani, to stay at home in my familiar environment until I really had contractions and couldn't handle it anymore. She taught me various techniques, and in the hospital, I gave birth very smoothly. I received a lot of support and strength from the nurses and Dr. El Barkani. I would compare it to menstrual pain but x10. My gynecologist told me not to go to the hospital immediately at the first pain and to time it. If I had severe pain for 1 hour, every 5 minutes, I had to go to the hospital, or if there was blood or fluid loss (I could still shower, etc., but if the fluid loss was brown or green, I had to go to the hospital immediately).