When I got pregnant for the first time, I spent nine months focused on getting an A* in birth. There is support available. As labor continues and the pain worsens, the pregnant person tunes out stimuli and adopts a tunnel vision, focusing on the labor and getting the baby out. Saying that may not win me any friends among advocates of natural labour. I felt the seizing of my abdominal muscles, like a band was wrapped around my middle, and was being squeezed and tightened. I had immediate relief.” – Michele, Chesapeake, VA, “Labor pain for me was like really bad menstrual cramps. "Natural childbirth felt like fire. Mean kids aren't just a middle-school problem. I read all the books and thought I was so prepared, but it was way different than what I expected. I went in there with a total open mind as to what would be happening and figured that I couldn't change the process so it was best to go with the flow. The pain is still miserable, but pushing seems to ease it. Anxiously awaiting your baby’s arrival? I was in labor for 16 hours, and it seemed to fly by. Of course we need to help everyone to have the best possible birth experience, but raising expectations to a ridiculous degree doesn’t help. —Amy, 32, 2. Also, there was an intense searing pain in my lower back, which was helped when my husband applied pressure to it.” – Tommasina, Canton, GA, “I would consider labor pains as menstrual cramps multiplied by a million. But would women feel these kinds of measures were necessary if we weren’t told so relentlessly that - to adapt the breastfeeding slogan - “chuff is best”? How to Win a Political Debate With Your S.O. Here are their experiences. —Alicia, 31, 16. The miracle of what it means to be a woman is that all that agony is worth the 8 pounds, 1 ounce of pure beauty and joy that you hold in your arms for the first moment. "Everyone said pushing was the best part, and they were dirty liars. Those contractions are 100 times worse. It was much easier than I expected in some ways, but also a lot harder in other ways (like delivering the placenta afterward)." / Victoria Woodhall, November 14th 2017 "Birth is intense. I might have done the same in her shoes. Postpartum Belly Wraps: Are They Really Worth Wearing? With my first birth(the epi one) I was there for 3 days. While the vast majority of our respondents found labor extremely painful, some were pleasantly surprised to find it easier than they had imagined. It was rough for me personally. Pushing was more difficult. “Labor pains were worse than anything my imagination could have drummed up! It was one of the most amazing times with my husband and we were given the incredible gift of life. It also felt as if something was going to burst through my back; I had excruciating back pain. Get to know each phase of your cycle to get pregnant faster. I swore I would never have anesthesia again because of how awful I felt afterwards. I found this labor to be much easier to cope with. I've had IV drugs, an epidural, and nothing. Parenting is so much easier with good pals. How painful is childbirth? And it all got much easier once the epidural kicked in.” – Carmen, Hendersonville, NC, “There is pain and labor does hurt, but it was not as bad as television shows or family and friends made it out to be.

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