Were you overwhelmed by pain during childbirth?

No, in fact it was absolute favorite part about being pregnant. It was long, but a great experience.

absolutely. i dreaded every 3 minutes cause thats when my next contraction was. it was tough. i can normally hide pain pretty well, but this pain was way too hard to hide. heres a + for you =)

well I dont know about everyone else but I certainly was.. I thought I was going to die... I have never ever in my life been through so much pain but the strangest part was I forgot about it as soon as I saw my beautiful son. I think it was the long labour that made it more painful. With my second son I gave birth to him within 10 minutes of arriving at the hospital Id only had my first contraction an hour before hand. It still was soooo painful but I think it was easier because it was over before I could think about it.. There was no lying around in pain at the hospital waiting for baby to come he was there straight away.. I think the time it took with my first son is what was overwhelming hours and hours and hours and yes more hours of pain is very overwhelming. Its so funny but all that pain is so worth it and I cant wait to go through it again...

Although my labour started at 7pm on the Sunday and I didn't give birth to my son til nearly 10pm the next night, the only pain that I felt was almost unbearable and so strong was between 3.30pm when they broke my waters and 5.30pm when I got in the birthing pool. The pain at all other times, although very strong, didn't make me feel like I was out of control

No, it didn't really feel like pain until the crowning stage. I felt in control and relaxed during the contractions. I only ever got bothered, if someone came too close to me.

no not at all

No. I had a C-section for both of my kids.

Yes, contractions are horrible! I wanted the epi but i went way too fast for that. I got a pain med called Stadol which did nothing but make me sleepy and loopy. lol

My labor and delivery were almost painless. All I could really feel was a LOT of pressure, and what felt like menstrual cramps. I didn't get any meds, did it all natural.

I was having contractions and they hurt the "you know what" ! :) But after about 5 hours of that, I asked for an epidural! After that, I did NOT feel a thing. It actually made me sleepy. I didn't feel a thing while giving birth either.

Yes, it was the worst thing in my life.

My wife was her pain medicine wore off right before our daughter came out and she felt everything!

I had an epidural injection when I gave birth to both of my children and I am so glad I did because I didn't want any unncessary pain if pain relief was available.

The first baby I had it was very overwhelming the second was so easy that I could of had several more.

Yes, with my first it wasn't too bad, it was more discomfort than pain except when I ripped and that stung like mad! I think having the stitches hurt more than actually giving birth! With my second, there were a few times when I was ready to give up but even so I still think the discomfort and the length of labour is worse than the actual pain.

No, actually I was thrilled at my twins being born!

I had c sections on my children. I could not go natural.

I WAS IN LABOR WITH TWINS FOR 72 HOURS AND THE FRIST 36 WERE FINE BUT AFTER THAT THEN THERE WAS PAIN. THE REAL PAIN DID NOT START UNTIL THE LAST 10 HOURS!!

Well...my labour was pretty short..around two hours. I walked to the hospital and was told I was going to have a baby. It was uncomfortable at first but bearable. But towards the end, it was pretty bad and I thought I couldn't take it anymore when the baby was out. It was actually just a few minutes of really overwhelming pain but it felt like ages then and I thought I was going to die. If it had lasted a little longer, I'm sure I wouldn't have been able to handle it. But luckily for me, my bundle of joy was out right then. My son's now 6 and I'm expecting my second anytime now. I hope it's going to be easy.

actaully giving birth was my favorite part and there is no need for medication as long as you stay calm.