ScottishMummy, childbirth may be natural, but that doesn't mean it's easy. We are not well designed for it: as we evolved to stand upright, our pelvises became smaller; as we evolved larger brains, our heads became bigger. That is why humans experience much more difficulty in childbirth than other animals (and why, prior to modern medicine, 1 in 5 women died in childbirth and countless others were permanently damaged).
Maybe you had a not-to-bad experience, but you're not me. We probably don't have the same eye, hair or skin colour. Not everyone has the same flat feet, asthma or genetic risk of bowel cancer that I do. So why would you expect our bodies to be exactly the same when it comes to childbirth?
Some women report it being 'like a bad period pain' but no worse. Lucky them! But don't judge women for it is was the worst thing they ever physically went through. If I ever have another kid, the only thing that will be on my birthplan is 'Epidural, early as possible'.
And for those earlier in the thread who has CS and occasionally wondered if they missed out, no you didn't! For a very few women, VB might be a marvellous bonding experience, but most women I've talked to were just glad it was over and bonded with their baby afterwards, like normal people, as they got to know them. A few even found that the trauma of 'natural' childbirth made it more difficult to bond with their child. Being a mother is about everything that comes after the birth, not how they came out.