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How painful is childbirth?

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When you gave birth, how painful was it really? It looks like it hurts so bad. Any comparison?

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i heard if while you're peeing you stop the flow and hold it then let it go and keep doing that your excercising your v****a and giving birth won't hurt as much
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It's different for eveyone...
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It is very painful, but you will get through it just fine. I had an epidural and it wasn't too bad
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I've noticed since becoming pregnant that women love to try and scare other women with horror stories of how painful childbirth is. The truth be known , I have known so many women that say its not near as bad as other women led them to believe. Of course there is going to be some pain and discomfort before and after but with all the pain relief options they offer today it doesn't have to be bad. Some women just like to go on and on about how horrible it is so that they get attention from people. You will be fine, it may hurt but its nothing a normal woman can't handle. Young women have been giving birth for years with no pain medicine . Just think if all those little teeny boppers like Brittney Spears and Jessica Alba can have babies, then surely us strong women can do it with no problem!!! You will be fine, don't listen to the attention hounds and plan on a postivie experience.
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Well I have three children, and all were natural (no meds), the biggest was 8 lbs 8 oz, and yes it is extremely painful. All you need to do is make sure you remember to breath. I picked a spot on the wall and concentrated on it through my contractions and labor, that helped. Ya it hurts like crazy, but once its done, its done, and you'll have your baby which is all worth it
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Wow! Very painful but a good pain. First baby had an epidural and second baby no pain relief at all (not even gas and air!) and the second was a more positive experience.

You gotta feel those contractions to get that baby out!
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I don't know since I'm a guy, but the comedienne, Carol Burnett described child birth pains.....

"Grab your bottom lip, and pull it over your head."
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no pain for me me at all,I had 2 natural,other people are different.I was lucky.
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If they knock you out completely, or you get a spinal you won't feel a thing...otherwise it is the worst pain you can imagine.
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IT'S LIKE BEING ON YOUR PERIOD/HOLDING A POO-POO FOR DAYS CROSSED WITH SHARP LOWER BACK PAIN AND HAVING THE URGE TO PUSH TIMES 5!!! YEAH, VERY PAINFUL BUT HUGLY REWARDING!
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It depends on a lot of factors. If you have a high pain tolerance, obviously, it will hurt less. If you're frightened, it will hurt more. Your body shape and the baby's will also affect it, and so will the position you're laboring in. I labored for about three hours on my knees leaning against the bed and was in pain, but nothing I couldn't handle with breathing and counter pressure from my amazingly helpful husband. Unfortunately, the heart monitor kept slipping and freaking out the nurses, who finally ordered me into bed, where the pain immediately tripled. At least. Another couple hours of that and I did end up asking for an epidural, which was bad in some ways - I had to spend an exhausting three hours pushing because gravity wasn't helping AT ALL and she got stuck on my tailbone - and good in others - I got to get acquainted with my daughter in perfect comfort while the doctor messed around with delivering the placenta and stuff. My mom went au natural with all three of us and remembers the aftermath more unpleasantly than the actual birth, as far as I can tell. (She's got high pain tolerance.)

In sum, I wouldn't say it was really dramatically worse than really bad cramps for me in the six hours or so (to about 8 cm.) I wasn't on drugs, and nicer in some ways, because it was predictable. I had terrible, terrible cramps throughout my teens and never knew if I'd be okay in one minute or 15. With labor you get definite and predictable periods of rest between contractions.
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I have three children, all natural births (no pain meds) It hurts like nothing you will ever feel again, but after you look at your baby it is all worth it and after awhile you will forget how much pain it was. But very, very painful.
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There is NO comparison. If you have an epidural it's not so bad, just make sure they give it to you as soon as possible! In the beginning they'll give you something like demerol until you go into hard labor then you'll get the epidural. Just tell them you want anything and everything for pain. Have fun.
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very
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My mom went all natural, I have heard that it feels like menstrual cramps multiplied about 100 times.
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you know the really bad cramps that you can get...times that by 100+..it hurts a whole lot worse

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verry painful think about it or for research stand out sidde a delivery room youl realize
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You can not compare labor pains to anything. It is a pain like no other pain I have ever felt. But what is funny, you can be in hard labor for 36 hours, and the minute your baby comes out and you look at it, all the pain is forgotten, well maybe not forgotten, but it makes it all worth it. And once the baby is out, the pain stops too. Just remember that the contractions don't last forever (even tho it seems like they do).
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There is no comparison to the feel of contractions, I had about 2 hours of hard labor before I got my epidural. You really can't describe the feeling. After I got my epidural I was great! I had an extremely hard delivery and I really didn't feel pain at all. The worst for me was the first few days after the delivery. There is no comparison, but every woman that needs to will get through it!
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It depends on your pain tolerance. I've heard some women say it just felt like bad cramping - that it wasn't as painful as everyone makes it out to be... yet others say it was the most painful experience of their life and they aren't having any more children because of it.
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My mom said it was the worst pain she ever felt in her life when I was being born.
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It IS very painful. It hurt me so bad, I cant even put it into words. I never want to go through it again. But again, I was unable to have an epideral so maybe I would think differently if I did. And if you havent had a baby yet, keep out of this! No one is exaggerating here it is the worst pain you will ever feel..if you think Im lying..just wait.
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Yes it hurts, a lot and there's no comparison. For me it wasn't the pushing the baby out that hurt the most, but the contractions. Think full body cramps that take all of your concentration to get through.

The pain is indescribable, some women can handle it more than others but there's no way of knowing if you'll be able to handle it until you do it.

Nobody will ever be able to describe the pain of childbirth.
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I was 16 when i gave birth to my baby son. I had the epidural and was given 3 doses of it, because it still kept hurting. At the end it wore off and it was AWFUL, I also had back labor which is like having someone taking an ax and chopping your back in half. It's very bad but as soon as you see the baby the pain is done. All over. My advice is walk alot before labor, get yourself in shape. I was tiny but out of shape. I pushed for 2 1/2 hours. My friend was also 16 and she pushed her daughter out in 20 minutes. So if you are more physically fit hopefully it won't last as long! Good luck but don't worry, it's all worth it!
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well my was very very very painful with both labors i am now pregnant with twins but it all worth it good luck and congrats
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It's true that it is different for everyone. I am a first time mom, my little boy is now 15 months old. I remember being pregnant watching those birthing shows, and even watching the uncensored births on youtube. And I was absolutely terrified! I did a lot of reading up on ways to make it easier, and I found that doing keigel exercises, it reduces your risk of needing an epesiotomy and makes childbirth easier.

For me - the actual birthing part was not bad. The labor and contractions are what's painful. I DO NOT have a high threshold for pain, but I had a completely natural birth with no epidural or anything. Honestly for me, by the time it got to the point where it was almost untolerable - it was time to push, and by then, the pushing is more of a relief than a painful experience. It was honestly nowhere near as painful as I thought it would be. The contractions felt like severe cramps. Not sharp, stabbing pains or anything like that. Just felt like magnified cramps associated with a period.

I did not tear or require an epesiotomy.
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Well pushing the baby out didn't hurt at all for me, it's those darn contractions feels like your belly's gonna pop.
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