How painful is it?

[xmasevebundle]

I keep on thinking about the pain of labour and birth.

I do want a c-section but what is birth like?

Today i had my anti-d and it was the second worse pain ever. First being a really bad water infection(i thought i was in prem labour)

The MW said, labour feels like a water infection the pain etc?

I dont know what is wrong with me i have tattoos and piercings, but its got a lot worse after the anti-d today.

I felt sick and faint, i dont know if the needles or just the pain?

Ime I mean

Cotedazur, Yes, I meant cs recovery.
The point I was trying to make is that just because it's a cs, it is not a pain free option. No option is. Even with a vb and epidural, healing will hurt. But drugs do lessen pain.
Also, with an epidural, you have to get so far before they give it to you.

When I was pregnant with dd1, my midwife said to me 'yes, it's gonna hurt. But it's one day of your life, then it's over'

It stuck with me and calmed me down when I was panicking about having to go through labour.

HTH