DS1 Waters broke 5am day before he was due, pains started 7.30am pushed for 1.5hrs born at 1.45am on day he was due, weighing 8lb 5oz, no tears/stitches, used tens machine for first few hours then nothing not even gas and air. ds was back to back which is why I was pushing for so long.
DS2 8 days late contractions started 3.30am waters broken by midwife 8.15am, 15mins of pushing, born 8.55am weighing 7lbs 2oz, again no pain relief. Contractions were more intense than first labour but still no tears/stitches, afterpains were a bit like mild period pains and only lasted a few hours
DD waters broke 1.45am day before she was due (much to ds1's delight,he didnt have to share his birthday lol) contractions started half hour later although very mild and not regular until 6.30am when they were every 5mins, 15mins later arrived at hospital contractions every 2mins, very painful, felt as if I was going to die with the pain, got in birthing pool at 8.55am (seemed to take ages to fill), pain so bad i couldnt sit/lay still, finally gave in and pushed for 3mins, dd born at 9.11am weighing 7lbs 3oz. No stitches, no pain relief although i came close to asking for an epidural. Never felt pain like it, far worse than previous labours. Also suffered really badly with afterpains, for first 24hrs i was in tears with them, paracetamol didnt seem to do much, felt like i was in labour again. They were still painful for the next 2 days but more bearable, like strong period pains.
Number 3 was by far the more painful of them all although giving birth in the pool was amazing, wish i had done it with the previous two.