Painless childbirth

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I am currently busy working on an article on painless childbirth. Is it possible to experience labour without "pain" or are we condemned to the typical "movie labour" where the women are in excruciating pain.

What is your opinion / experience? Please use the comment link at the bottom of this article to post your comment before I will share my ideas.

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Painless Childbirth

Submitted by Nicolette Potgieter on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 12:38.

HI Sonja,
I don't think there is such a thing as painless childbirth. I have had 2x c-sections and even though it is suposed to be painless I think it is at times worse than natural... This is why I think so... Not only are you super nervious but to start off with you have to get the epidual. The locan anethestic is super painful and then with my second birth I almost got sick over everyone once they put the needle down my spine.
My c-section had to be done on my side as I had a problem with the collateral veins not working too well and if I was on my back I would pass out, because of this they did not have too much time to get Sebastian out resulting in a very big cut...
Even thoug the procedure itself is relatively painless the recovery is a whole different story. The pain is super hectic. Trying to breasfeed after a c-section is excrutiating. Imagen having contractions while the baby suckels when you have just had major surgery. Wow that is something I can hardly put into words. Then lets not even talk about a sneeze, it feels as if the stitches are going to split open any second.
It has been 9 months and trust me the cut is still very sensive and the tissue around it has no feeling.

So NO... It is never painless it does not matter who tries to convince you otherwise.

Have a great day and take care!!!
Nicolette