Which is more painful - the contractions, or the 'exiting' of the baby?!
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for me it was exiting of the baby, i tore pretty bad both times, so i didnt get the relief afterwards it still hurt for ages!!
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Really my first Contractions was worst. Hope not for second time.
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For me definitely pushing. Feels like i'm being cut in half with a chainsaw lol ah, the joys of natural birth lol
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For me it was the contractions, midwife did say they would be more painful as Alex was turning back to back with every contraction. This was with no pain relief too and I'm a massive wimp but can't wait to do it again!
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IMHO, Pain in contractions depends on the stage...
As for me (I gave birth to my little princess on Dec 29th!), the pain at the beginning was a bit relieved by massage and some movements - thanks to my dear hubby and a fitball! But when it came close to the "exit" I could hardly bear such pain - that was awful!!! Especially my back suffered!
Also I failed to do it right at the very important moment. That was so difficult to hold my breath and push the baby at the same time - I did it in the wrong direction and was red in face like a tomato I guess. Due to that sad fact, the fetal expulsion was a bit longer that it should have been
BTW, you should worry about baby's head not shoulders.. After "head birth" that was very easy to push the remaining "parts", believe me ;-)
I've heard that an episiotomy can be done against vaginal tears.
Unfortunately, I got internal tears and they still hurt
As for me (I gave birth to my little princess on Dec 29th!), the pain at the beginning was a bit relieved by massage and some movements - thanks to my dear hubby and a fitball! But when it came close to the "exit" I could hardly bear such pain - that was awful!!! Especially my back suffered!
Also I failed to do it right at the very important moment. That was so difficult to hold my breath and push the baby at the same time - I did it in the wrong direction and was red in face like a tomato I guess. Due to that sad fact, the fetal expulsion was a bit longer that it should have been
BTW, you should worry about baby's head not shoulders.. After "head birth" that was very easy to push the remaining "parts", believe me ;-)
I've heard that an episiotomy can be done against vaginal tears.
Unfortunately, I got internal tears and they still hurt
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Contractions for me, lo was back to back and I just used gas and air, which didn't do anything for me, not that I would let go of it lol.
Back pain like I've never experienced before, every 30 seconds, for 14 hours! Pushing him out was a relief haha
Back pain like I've never experienced before, every 30 seconds, for 14 hours! Pushing him out was a relief haha
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Contractions were by far the worst part. The "exit" was not bad at all, just frustrating as it seemed to take AGES. I could feel her head moving down, yay! And then it would bungee right back up, awww. She did come out eventually, though, and I'll be doing it all again later this year. I'd do five labours if it meant I could skip the first half of pregnancy, lol!
