How much does having a baby hurt?

[soft-russian]

I am pregnnt (by artifical insemination) just so you know I am a lesbain and do NOT fancy men. I am worried about the pain it will cause.Can you tell me honestly how much does it hurt? and how long the pain lasts for? It is worse then breaking your arm? Is it just when the baby comes out that it hurts or the whole labour?

[whiffey]

Isn't it quiet on here Maud moan moan. Yes, I know I know Eth whinge whinge. All us decent folk an all carp carp.

lol xx

[pie+mash]

Yes nox, I said the same (3rd post). Mention of ruskie (on a thread whiffey was part of), and hey presto - it reappears!

No sign of either of them until this morning though.

[redcrx]

it wont be the real russian just someone jumping on the old russian bandwagon again.

Oh and it hurts like hell, splitting your difference as it does.

[admarlow]

1/10

[crete]

really interesting to read the posts from the males re childbirth, especially as some of you are such experts, this is true story. partners has expressed the wish to have narural birth ie no analgesia , as labour progressed mum getting very distressed but encouraged by partner to resist analgesia, which she did ............. following the birth the new dad asked the midwife for paracetamol as HE had a headache.

[redcrx]

sounds like my fella crete, who was found sat on my bed on the ward whilst i sorted baby of 4 hours. When asked why he was lounging on my bed by midwife he said 'i had no sleep last night and i really ache'

[Pippa68]

During one of my labours Mr Pippa remarked that he had gnashed his teeth so hard his mouth hurt.

You can imagine my reply to that (quite unsavoury).

Yes childbirth hurts..even the most straightforward & easy births hurt somewhat ~ I have experienced very tough labours and very easy ones..the easy ones hurt less, but they still took my breath away.

In my experience the contractions hurt a LOT more than actually delivering the baby and it's the contraction stage which generally lasts the longest. It is akin to having your insides wrung out every 5 minutes. Pushing the baby out is a different kind of pain & as it was 'productive' much easier to cope with.

I seem to recall Russian telling us that she was going to be knocked out and have a C section....

[pie+mash]

I think the C section Pippa, was having the Communist tendancies removed, having been born in France and not really Russian!

In answer to her Q though, I think it has hurt us throughout the whole labour to listen to it all LOL

[Pippa68]

*sniggers @ pie+mash*

How far along is she now anyway? and remember it's twins...personally I hope it's a natural labour and they come out sideways ;o)

[soft-russian]

Yes back again and back to a lot of answers.I was going to reply earlier but I was busy.Thanks for the answers.Wheteher you believe I am pregant or not I am female so will be at some time on my life anyway so HA!

[Pippa68]

Have you still not bothered to read any medical books? surely you have enough time on your hands...

[andy-hughes]

I didn't comment with 'casual authority' - I passed on my wife's experiences - Daughter One - five hours' labour start to finish, popped out, job done. Daughter Two - over twenty hours' labour, breech birth, stitches. Daughter Three - nine hours labour, accelerated, serious pain.

I was trying not to scare the Questioner, who may or may not be genuine, but I did begin by saying I am obviously not qualified.

Then again, I've never murdered anyone, but I have an opinion on Agatha Christie novels! As my good friend Noxlomos has said, lack of direct experience is no bar to having thoughts, opinions and advice, and expressing them. Making out I know all about it is obviously facile, but i tried hard to advise that obviously I don't. Forgiven?

[Pippa68]

Seriously now..every midwife I have spoken to (and having 4 children means I have spoken to quite a few!) has said that the quickest labours are the most painful.

I can't comment on long labours as my longest was 6 hours, the shortest 3 hours but I can say it was unbelievable pain. Someone I know had a 21 hours labour and spoke about having breaks in the pain ~ I didn't ever have that..it was constant. The shorter labours are the more intense & fierce the pain is, generally. This is said to be because the body is working overtime on something that should take twice as long!

Andy, I do see your point and even though in the past I have often joked about me never knowing what real pain is I recall Mr Pippa telling me that he could see from my facial expression that childbirth must be the most painful thing ever...and to see me pushing out a big head made him wince!

[Pippa68]

*men*...not *me*!!!

[helliebobs]

I love how we don't hear anything about these babies for ages then 4getmenot posts a question asking when they're due and all of a sudden, the Ruskie pops up asking if giving birth is painful! it's like she's just been reminded that she's pregnant!!

[whiffey]

That proves that 4getmenot is the Russian - doesn't it ?

[redcrx]

no whiffey, it just means 4getmenot should learn to never mention the russian