AIBU to ask if there is any pain you have experienced..

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That is worse than childbirth?

Just trying to ease my anxieties over giving birth, due this week!

I hate the unknown and not having a client what level of pain to expect. I know every labour is different but I cant sleep and thought I'd ask!

The main thing I found was that, unlike any other pain I have ever experienced, labour pains had a purpose that I could understand. Most pain is relentless and negative- something is wrong that needs sorting and curing and you often don’t know what to do or when it will stop. Labour pain is positive, with a clear ending - it means that your baby is coming. There are waves of extreme pain with short pauses in between when you can sometimes regroup (briefly!) once baby is born you ache a lot and feel tender, but the worst is over and, amazingly, you forget how bad it was.

No but they let you have drugs. And you get 80 quid a month off the government until it's 18.

Yes plenty. I had a natural birth with my first. Totally drug free/ no water/ no tens machine. Nada.
Things which are worse pain wise have been ripping my cornea and getting the flap trapped under my upper eyelid.
The pain I was in when I came round after my tummy tuck.
I have trigeminal neuralgia and I've had some attacks that have been worse than child birth.

Yes. A broken wrist as worse than twin birth

I had plantar fasciitis in both feet for 3 months, it eased after 3 months. It was extremely painful, I could hardly wall. I’m actually not sure if it was more painful, I’d rather have one day of incredible pain than 3 months of it

@Runnerduck34 not everyone will get pain relief at the end. I certainly didn't. I had a precipitate labour, as lots of women do, and they won't give you anything in those circumstances. I was more scared because I'd planned an epidural so had not geared myself up for the pain. The op should not rely on the idea that she will get any help beyond her own resources.

Another vote for dental pain. Absolutely relentless pain for no good purpose.

Oooo there's a few however labour is completely different.

Labour is painful but not in a conventional sense.
You know that labour pain/childbirth ends in a beautiful newborn. There's an end point. It doesn't last forever and it comes in waves.
There's plenty of pain relief options available to you.

It's hard to describe but the pain is 'different' - toothache (abscess on tooth, face swelling) was more painful for me and I was in labour for 72hrs, on the oxytocin drip - I had gas and air for the majority of the time. Only had an epidural (60 hours into contractions) because I'd been at it so long and the midwife recommended one so that I could get some rest before pushing.

Please don't work yourself up too much. I did it and was absolutely terrified due to watching one born every minute and hearing everyone else's horror stories.
The theatrical screaming and swearing doesn't reflect (the majority) of real life labour.

Remember, no one recounts the good experiences, they don't make good stories.

Good luck, take care of yourself.

I had a seizure whilst ironing in my undies last year, woke up and the iron was on my thigh. I had a 2nd degree burn the shape of an iron on my thigh and burns to my hand. On a whole it was more painful then giving birth to my 8lb 11oz son at 16 years old.

I had very very bad period pain as a teenager, so bad I couldn't go to school or stand up! and lay in a ball in bed and rocked and cried. It's like that.
Also like severe toothache.
It comes and goes though. It's not constantly there. Most of the time it's painless (between contractions). No one told me that but it's important to realise.

Also, have a blooming epidural. It's not a toughest woman competition. You wouldn't have a tooth out without pain relief. We're not in medieval times any more.

It's pain like no other, but I didn't mean that in a bad way. I have done it twice (no pain relief) and I am sad and wistful that I won't get to do it again (labour is much, much easier than the actual raising children part!).

I'd say don't fret over it. It's coming, it's inevitable. Be as prepared as you can be, in terms of knowing what you would like to happy "ideally" (but know and accept that it might no unfold that way)... but then don't sweat it. When it's actually here and happening, you will cope, and more than likely actully be fine with it. Trust your body and mind to do what it needs to do to get you through.

It's one of the most AMAZING things I have ever done. Good luck OP!

Sinusitis and fracturing (snapping in two) both arm bones.

It does really hurt (stage 1 more than 2 for me - I also vomited a lot if I was prone for a contraction), but you do forget it and it’s not that bad. Well, not if your baby isn’t doing anything weird, like chewing its hand when it comes out.

A tooth abscess that made me want to rip my face off but worst of all I had an ear infection that spread and infected my jaw bone .
That was the worst thing I've ever experienced and I had no pain relief and and emergency episiotomy and forceps with no pain relief with my big fat DS who was a sudden delivery
You'll be fine,it's actually quite a euphoric feeling!
Good luck xx

I found the recovery from a tonsillectomy to be worse than labour. Especially a week after when the scabs came off.

Gallstones by far and I've had a 48 hour labour on just gas and air. At least giving birth you know there will be an end to your pain.

Transplant pain
Hernia repair pain
Food poising
C-Diff
Tooth
DVT
Childbirth
3rd degree tear from above

I have a strong pain threshold

Acute pancreatitis. I had 9 days of morphine topped up by a range of other painkillers in hospital and the pain never eased at all until Day 7. It was excruciating- I have quite a high pain tolerance and was crying in agony. The Consultant said it is the most painful condition he knows of. It was caused by a gallstone going into the tube to my pancreas which then started to digest itself. I will never forget the pain.
Giving birth was a breeze in comparison. Had 3 babies in 5 years each just with gas and air.

Having my tib and fib realigned after I broke them falling down the stairs.

Childbirth for me was horrendous pain, 12h of It. But you get these amazing hormones that get you through it. I had an epidural in the end. About 2 weeks after the birth the trauma from the birth fades anyway. Otherwise nobody would have a second child. Good luck, you will be fine.

• I had apendicitus on and off for a year but had no idea what it was and the mental fear on top that I was going to die alone in my room made it worse. Childbirth contractions are painful but not constant so you can stop and breathe and you know the reason so it just feels like something you need to Focus on and will end. People wouldn’t do it again and again if it was that bad.

I have had 2 babies & had no pain during either birth. Not sure why.

I've had poos that have hurt & made me sweat & feel faint, but not babies :/

Slipped disc badly trapping a nerve in my neck, ended up in A and E with the pain. The worst thing was not knowing how long it would last, it went on for a good 3 weeks before subsiding

A hysteroscopy performed without any anaesthetic. I remember being sent home with paracetamol and told to rest. I was in agony for 48hrs.

Not really but I'd still do it again in a heartbeat. Meeting my DD was one of the best days of my life and we've had many wonderful days since.
If you can, I'd recommend you go for a water birth. The pain was manageable and felt very empowered.
It's only when I was made to get out the pool that the pain intensified. I did have an epidural and felt nothing after that. It's amazing stuff.

Both my labours felt like intense pressure that hurt rather than pain like a broken bone/gallstone attack/tooth infection. Both labours were drug free (35h DS1 & DS2 42mins) and I'd much rather give birth to either again!