How bad does giving birth hurt?

Answer 1

it really hurts.when the baby comes out it stings.the most part when it hurts is when the head and shoulders come out.the arms,legs,tummy,and the toes come out it does not hurt that much.i gave birth once but it really hurts.

Answer 2

Yes it's one of the worst pains you will ever feel especially if you have back labor like I did but when the baby comes you completely forget about the pain because it was totally worth it in the end.

Answer 3

Birth hurts a lot....I actually just recently had a baby. It was naturally, and the baby weighed 8.2 pounds! I am only 13 1/2. Just in case your wondering ,this is how it happend. Me and my 15 yr old boyfriend were at his house alone, and we were in bed naked watching Romantic Movies....I fell asleep for half an hour, then I woke up. Then he started humping me....and I told him that I loved him. Then he started moving his penis closer and closer to my vagina. He was going to get a condom but we didnt want to stop. So then he put his penis in my vagina and started doing it hard....it felt so good! We did it for 45mins then we stopped and made out for a long time. Then About 3 months after that I used one of my moms preg tests, and it was positive! I told him and we were scared but our parents took it really good. My pregnancy went really smooth...but the birth hurt. Even with all of that pain when they layed her on my chest it was amazing and all of the pain went away! I would definitely have another baby though! We named her: Robyn Maggie Kendra Emilee O'Brien

Answer 4

Giving birth, and the pain associated, is really an individual thing. It depends on your tolerance to pain, and the situation of the birth. While the pain is usually quite intense, you do keep in your mind that there will be an end to the pain in a relatively short amount of time, i.e. it's not going to be weeks or months of pain. On the good end of the scale, contractions will not be very intense at the beginning, and when they do become intense, you will be almost done with the labour. On the worst end, it can be very painful. With that said, there are pain killers that can be used during child birth if the doctor or midwife feels that you are experiencing intense pain and you will still be in labour for some time. These range from "laughing" gas and injections of pain killers to epidurals. Sometimes pain can be lessened by something as simple as standing in a warm shower (birthing suites usuallydo have showers for this), massage or changing your position.

If you are worried about an impending birth, you should speak to your doctor about how you could manage pain during your labour. You could then have a plan in place for the day, with how you would like your labour to be managed as far as pain goes. Attend pre-birthing classes to get an idea of what sort of things to expect. A lot of pre-birthing classes will include a tour of the birthing suites with information on what can be provided to help you during labour, such as pain relief, equipment like bean bags, birthing stools, baths, showers, etc.

The best advice I can give you is, don't listen too much to stories of births that went wrong and the pain was incredible etc. These are not the norm, and may cause you undue stress. Just have a plan in place, and remember there will be a beautiful little human being in your arms at the end of it.