How bad was labour pain on a scale from 1-10???

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1 being ok to 10 being absolutely unbearable....how bad did it get???
Seriously - give it to me straight, genuine responses please??? 😶😶😶

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I was 5 cm when I got to the hospital & they had me in tears.  It felt horrible. I didn’t realize how important breathing is.  The midwife guided me through them and then I hardly felt pain.  Once I got an epidural, I was good to go.

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I had a great first birth experience. Contractions started around 1 am, I slept through them till 8am. Labored at home : in the bath, swaying with my partner/ massages, bouncing on my yoga ball etc... left for the hospital when my contractions were 3 min apart. Got there at noon and had my daughter at 3pm. Contractions were not painful for me really. I oohed through them and remembered to breathe. They did get intense towards the end - the last hour. The part that hurt worst was pushing baby out. I pushed for maybe 20 min/ 6 pushes. I had an uncomplicated, unmedicated birth. Total 14 hrs. Not every birth story is a horror story. And as far as pain goes- it’s a different kind of pain. If you keep calm it’s not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Your body releases natural endorphins to help you through. Remember that women have been doing this for ages and you’ve got a collective of feminine energy surrounding you.

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Labor and birth are painful. It’s just a fact of life. Go in with an open mind and do what’s best for you. The main goal is getting that baby earth side in the end!!

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when i labored with pitocin the pain was absolutely a 10 and i only made it to 4cm before i was sobbing asking for an epidural. with my second i labored naturally and it was painful maybe a 6-7 (i did have an epidural later though) but it was manageable and much much less stressful. i labored naturally for roughly 6 hours i think?

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I was induced so I got to a 6 before I got the epidural.. Before it kicked in I was at a 9 and they were like wtf are you ok? Lol.... I have a high pain tolerance. Honestly when labor starts, make yourself as comfortable as you can. Ask for the epidural early. If you are really wanting to avoud the pain as much as possible.

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Three baby’s all inductions no medication I would say even with inducti n the pain was bearable but I’ve got a high pain tolerance :)

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I was 8cm when I got to the hospital. I labored at home for most of it. It was uncomfortable for me but bearable. So like a 6-8 depending. I have a high pain tolerance tho b

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This is the worst thing you could possibly ask if you’re giving birth soon...you should be reading positive birth stories and preparing your mind for this very natural thing to happen. Once you’ve already made your mind up that this will be very painful then that is exactly how your experience will be. Just some advice

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Gonna day 10+ as I had no sleep in over 24 hours and I was induced with pitocin as I hadn’t progressed! Hoping the 2nd time around will be different. 🥰🥰🤞🏼🤞🏼

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Before my water broke, contractions were a 1 on the scale. (They were coming every 2 minutes, lasting a minute by the way) 
As SOON as my water broke, contractions were a 7. After several minutes of back to back contractions, they were a 9. 
After my epidural, 0 up until pushing. The pressure of NEEDING to push was probably a 5 but pushing itself was relieving.