Rate Your Pain Level in Childbirth from 1 - 10
By birthlady
@birthlady (5609)
United States
55 responses
@mummy2jake (399)
• Australia
16 Nov 06
a ten definitely!!!I was asking for an epidural at 10pm, i didn't get it until 2am!!!!I went into labour approx 6am, gave birth, 434am to a healthy 6pound 6 son!!!I had my fiance & his mum there with me for support:)
@birthlady (5609)
• United States
16 Nov 06
Thank you for responding, you had a 22 hour labor?
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@mummy2jake (399)
• Australia
16 Nov 06
yes, it was long...2 me!!!but as i tell everyone it was worth it for our gorgous boy.My fiance couldnt believe how quickly i forgot about the pain & just fell in love him.
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@ladysun (635)
• United States
16 Nov 06
After having natural birth 4 times, I do not feel my pain ever got to a 10...8 maybe for the highest level, just before crowning, as the baby travels through the birth canal..but that is of relatively short duration.
Personally I feel that often times those who rank their pain as off the charts...umm the biggie...though the urge to push is strong the further you dialate, you really must avoid giving into that urge until your fully dialated. If you begin pushing prematurely, it causes the cervix to swell and bruise...dialation effectively stops until the swelling can receed enough for dialation to continue... amd babyy is not going to arrive until the cervix has fully dialted and effaced...so you would be drawing out your labor and increasing the amount of pain and discomfort.
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
16 Nov 06
Interesting, I've given birth naturally 3 times and each time for me, descent and delivery of my babies were definately NOT the most painful, it was transition: dilation from 8 to 10 centimeters (complete dilation). You are correct that pushing before the cervix is fully dilated contributes to swelling. Many women feel a premature urge to push with "back labor" at around 6 cm dilation, when baby is in an occiput posterior presentation.
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
16 Nov 06
My first child was a compound presentation (fist to cheek) and weighed 9 lbs 6 oz, 22 inches. I was in labor a total of 9 hours: 7 hrs first stage, 2 hours pushing.(I started at 2 cm)
My second child was also a compound presentation (fist to cheek) and weighed 10 lbs, 24 inches. I was in labor for a total of 1 hr 45 minutes. 1 hr first stage and 45 minutes pushing. (I started at 4cm). Both of my sons were occiput anterior.
My third child was occiput posterior. Labor was a classic pattern for this kind of position/presentation. I went to sleep around 11pm with contractions, and slept until 1am when contractions woke me up. I don't know what time it was when my midwife arrived, but my daughter's head was showing unassisted. I breathed out her head and shoulders, and pushed out her body. My daughter was born at 4:04 am. 8 lb 8 oz 21 in. I started labor at 4cm.
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@ladysun (635)
• United States
16 Nov 06
HUmm I wonder if our different view on where the pain was at it's worst has anything to do with duration? Did you have quick labor's (just curious)..My first child was my longest and labor lasted from 10am...until 4 or so in the afternoon. I am blessed in that I dialted to 5 or 6 with no noticeable pain each time...just told my doctor I kind of felt like I had butterflies in my tummy.
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@kids91911 (4363)
• United States
16 Nov 06
4/ My 1st was fast. My second was long but not to painful, and my 3rd I never got to go into labor becuz I had an emergency c-section.
@birthlady (5609)
• United States
16 Nov 06
Thank you for responding. How would you compare postpartum recovery with vag birth to postpartum recovery after an emergency c-sectioin?
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
17 Nov 06
Fear of the unknown is scary, but understanding birthing process, educating yourself, and having a well trained Doula with you during labor, is a big help to many women.
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
16 Nov 06
Thank you! Was 10 during transition?
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
16 Nov 06
Recovery from c-section is recovery from major surgery and birthing. Thank you for responding.
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@cloud_kicker_32 (4635)
• United States
29 Nov 06
MINE WAS A FULL ON 10!!I have had 3 back surgeries,,so my back is pretty screwed up to begin with..and then he got stuck..and they had to give me an epidural..well while on th eway to the room for a C section the med line came out of me..and they were pumping all this medicine in that i felt leakin,,but they said i was in confusiuon..so the doc CUTE ME OPEN AND PULLS HIM OUT,,MEANWHILE I FEEL EVERYTHING! i screamed bloody murder!! no one would listen,.,and after that i hear OMG HER LINE CAME OUT! and i passed out,.,that was the most aweful pain any human should have to endure!!
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
29 Nov 06
OMG! I hear this occassionally, that moms are not numb and a c-section is performed anyway. Poor dear, here's a *HUG* for you...
@annushri (150)
• United States
16 Nov 06
i do not know beacause i have no children yet...But i think it would be between 6 or 7.depending on the condition of the woman. I had appendix and had tremendous pain before it. For that i would rate 11...but i do not know anything about childbirth....Are you pregnant now or not?
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
16 Nov 06
I myself? No. My children are 30, 25, and 20 years of ages. I am conducting research.
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
29 Nov 06
My middle child was a fast labor also, only 1 hr 45 minutes!
@birthlady (5609)
• United States
4 Jan 07
Here's a link for unseen pregnancy changes:
http://www.auntienatal911.com/pregnancy.htm
@muffy_092000 (379)
• Philippines
16 Nov 06
maybe 5...the problem with it took so long i labor for about 9 hours and i experienced muscle cramp on my legs.
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
16 Nov 06
Oh, yes, when I'm working as a birth Doula, I massage legs to help with muscle cramps.
@birthlady (5609)
• United States
4 Jan 07
Here's a link to the mechanics and mechanisms of normal childbirth:
http://www.auntienatal911.com/childbirth.htm
@birthlady (5609)
• United States
16 Nov 06
thank you for responding...thank your wife for me also, please!
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@shellyrios (1212)
• United States
22 Nov 06
OMIGOSH, with both my pregnancies it would be a 10, maybe even beyond that. Childbirth is the most unbelievable, unbearable pain I've ever come to undergo. It was the most intense, never ending pain ever........
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
23 Nov 06
Thank you for responding, can you explain how the pain was never ending to you?
@Weasel_Sponge (1069)
• Canada
16 Nov 06
I don't have any children, but I was there when my cousin gave birth (she used a midwife and had her child at home) and I asked her how bad the pain was at different stages of labour and delivery. She compared the pain to various things she's been through, like having an ovarian cyst burst and dislocating her kneecap. She said at it's worst, it was more painful than the dislocation, but not worse than the ovarian cyst. I myself have had an ovarian cyst burst, and it was horrible; the absolute worst pain in my life, and I was once in a major car accident and it wasn't that bad compared to the cyst. I'm not saying that when I have children my experience will be the same, but knowing that my cousin could make it through, and she's a self-proclaimed "wimp" kind of reassured me. She also said that a lot of it has to do with your mindset going into it, and the more anxious and upset she became, the worse the pain was. When she relaxed (after everyone arrived), she said it calmed-down quite a bit. Knowing that makes me feel even better.
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
16 Nov 06
Thank you for sharing, pain does increase with fear and tension.
@tanujarneja (2829)
• India
23 Nov 06
well as am being a guy dont know much about the pain but yeah i can tell that it pains a lot and i will rate it as 10
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