is labor and birth really that bad??

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No. Honestly the worst part was the anxiety of not knowing what to expect. Once I was in labor I turned on some sort of beast mode I never knew I had 😂

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nope. pur society has really made it seem like it's a terrible horrific thing. it really isnt. your body is so amazing that it goes through a ton of hormonal and chemical processes to get your through it, all on its own! How amazing is that?! My first 2 babies are 14 months apart and my second 2 will be 18 months apart. I have all natural unmedicated births and wouldn't want it any other way. if it was so bad, I don't think I would want to keep doing it. some will will comment about how it was awful until the got pumped full of drugs. your body doesn't need drugs. it needs you to trust it and let it do what it was made to do.

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Everyone has different experiences. So are great, some suck. I’ve had 3 and negatives and positives with both

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I will not answer this question ever again. 
my labor was a breeze I didn't know I was in labor and went to my 34 week appointment and the nurse left the room and came back with the dr. 
he checked me and said go to the hospital now you're having a baby. she was early and tiny I pushed twice. the worst part was I hadn't eaten I was going to eat lunch after my appointment and they wouldn't let me have food until after I delivered. 
I told a close friend this when expecting her first child. yet she had such a brutal labor that they had to reconstruct her entire downstairs. labor literally annihilated her body. I felt so completely awful. 
I have "birthing hips" apparently and she is quite tiny. she had a c section with babies 2 & 3. 
it isn't easy for everyone. but unless you have a super tiny frame then you will most likely be perfectly fine.

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With my 2 labours they were 3-4 days long both induced 
And they were painful for me 
And my heart rate kept going too high for me to push at times 
Kept passing in and out of conscience due to the pain.
Had gas and air 
Apthedine when the contractions were under 1 min apart but only 4-5cm dilated
Had to dilate myself as the induction failed

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Labor is a beautiful experience , contractions hurt A LOT . It’s the most intense pain I have ever felt . But it passes by so fast and over all , its amazing ! Just go with the flow !

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Mine was awful. worse pain I've ever felt in my life. But the hospital I was in was pretty shitty. only gave me paracetamol =( but everyone is different x

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It is when you're actually going through it. At the time I was saying I'm never doing this again. After my epidural it was a breeze. But looking back it actually wasnt that bad. Id do it again!

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It’s different for everybody. I was in labour for 42 hours and went from 6cm down to 4cm, so I ended up needing to have two epidurals (one failed) to relax my body so I’d dialate. She was also laying OP which guaranteed I was going to have a long, hard and painful labour. It was horrendous and completely put me off ever having another baby. I’m now 10 days postpartum with a 3rd degree rip and excruciating back pain. BUT, in saying that, you get a baby at the end of it and that makes it all worth it.

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Honestly, during birth, it was extremely intense, and there were brief moments where I felt like I couldn’t do it. Now, two months later, I hardly remember those specific moments, and it seems much less terrible than I’m sure it felt in the moment.
I am saying this because our bodies are naturally built to give birth, and our minds are naturally built to forget the bad parts. 
Seriously, the other day, I had to ask my husband if my water broke by itself at the hospital, and I have a great memory. 
If we didn’t forget the intensity and the pain, it’s highly unlikely we’d ever have more than one baby. So, even if you go through a particularly traumatic birth, it’s likely you forget the severity of the experience.

is labor and birth really that bad??

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