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  #21  
Old May 12th 04, 07:14 PM
Kat
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With my DS's birth I definitely reached a point where I had enough. But
instead of asking for an epidural I asked for a c-section, which thankfully
didn't happen and I made it through completely natural. You just need to
have a really good support people surrounding you who know what to expect
and know how to calm you down and keep you relaxed. Relaxed muscles are key
to keeping the pain bearable. Get a doula if you need to:-) Good luck!
Kat
Mama to Maggie 11/03/01
and Will 02/10/04


"Shannon" wrote in message
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I was reading the very long thread regarding unassisted childbirth and
pain and it got me thinking....

When people say that the pain becomes unbearable, what do they mean
exactly? At what point do you know the pain is unbearable?

Does the pain become unbearable for the mother (ie. you pass out)?
Or does it become unbearable for the baby (ie. they become stressed)?
Or both?

Has anyone experienced a birth that was unmedicated and you went past
the point where you could have an epidural and it became unbearable?


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Old May 12th 04, 08:07 PM
Buzzy Bee
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On Wed, 12 May 2004 13:14:42 -0500, Kat wrote:

With my DS's birth I definitely reached a point where I had enough. But
instead of asking for an epidural I asked for a c-section, which
thankfully
didn't happen and I made it through completely natural. You just need to
have a really good support people surrounding you who know what to expect
and know how to calm you down and keep you relaxed. Relaxed muscles are
key
to keeping the pain bearable.


Oh, I definitely asked for an epidural, a c-section, anything! I screamed
the place down (and we were in a block of flats then!). Thats called
transition. I'm ever so glad I didn't get any of them because I wouldn't
have traded the birth for missing out on (realistically) half an hour of
unbearable pain. By the time pushing came around I was coping fine
again.

Megan
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Old May 12th 04, 08:40 PM
Katie
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On Wed, 12 May 2004 10:35:38 +0930, "Leanne"
wrote:

If you have having ctx back
to back, it's probably almost over anyway. I never had those.


I was having contractions with no break inbetween and i was only at 5cm

Same here (I was at 4-5 cm). I had that for 9 hours. Actually,
sometimes I had a break of maybe one-two minutes and I fell asleep
during those periods (was so asleep I was snoring, according to DH!).

Katie
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Old May 14th 04, 08:11 AM
melbgal1
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Leanne says...

You'd be surprised though - you do NOT pass out from pain. I think
that only happens in movies!


the funny thing about it is that you can pass out from pain.. people just
dont seem to do it in child birth... just like your body doesnt kill your
baby when it would kill anything else growing inside you at that rate... its
all quite interesting


I wish I passed out !



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Old May 14th 04, 05:43 PM
Mary Gordon
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melbgal1 wrote: I wish I passed out !

Mary comments:
It is weird isn't it - quite honestly, the pain of childbirth was the
most intense pain I've ever been in in my life (and I had my last baby
at 41, so I've had lots of opportunities to get sick and hurt myself
in creative ways). Its the standard by which all pain is rated by me,
and nothing I've ever experienced has even come close - and I did just
fine 2 out of 3 times with no pain drugs and would do it again that
way if I were young enough to have more kids - not because I'm a
martyr, but because it was quite managable, and my experience with the
side effects of the pain meds first time was less than pleasant
(killed the pain, but caused me to have a section due to sewering
blood pressure).

Having said that the pain was pretty intense, it WAS different than
regular old garden variety pain, since the pain of childbirth didn't
mean I was hurt, sick, or in any kind of trouble. It was like a fire
that doesn't burn you. Any OTHER time you have pain like that, you'd
be in serious doo-doo, and you'd be terrified you were going to die,
that it would never end. It would also have no real purpose other than
tell you that you were in serious trouble (okay, okay, I KNOW my leg
is broken, pain receptors you can SHUT up now!!). You'd have no idea
when it would end, you'd be scared about the cause. Childbirth is
intense, but you know what it is, you know it doesn't mean anything
bad, its time limited, it ends the minute baby is out, and you get a
prize at the end, so it has purpose (i.e. not just random suffering to
be endured for no particular benefit or reason).

It actually would be pretty wierd if women DID pass out from
childbirth pain. Sheesh that would be interesting - everyone would be
endlessly conking out. The minute you went into labour, you'd have to
lie down to make sure you didn't fall down in a faint!
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Old May 18th 04, 06:18 AM
melbgal1
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Mary Gordon says...
melbgal1 wrote: I wish I passed out !

Mary comments:
It is weird isn't it - quite honestly, the pain of childbirth was the
most intense pain I've ever been in in my life


oh ditto !

and I had my last baby
at 41, so I've had lots of opportunities to get sick and hurt myself
in creative ways).


heh !

Its the standard by which all pain is rated by me,
and nothing I've ever experienced has even come close - and I did just
fine 2 out of 3 times with no pain drugs and would do it again that
way if I were young enough to have more kids - not because I'm a
martyr, but because it was quite managable, and my experience with the
side effects of the pain meds first time was less than pleasant
(killed the pain, but caused me to have a section due to sewering
blood pressure).

Having said that the pain was pretty intense, it WAS different than
regular old garden variety pain, since the pain of childbirth didn't
mean I was hurt, sick, or in any kind of trouble. It was like a fire
that doesn't burn you. Any OTHER time you have pain like that, you'd
be in serious doo-doo, and you'd be terrified you were going to die,


I thought I *was* going to die, and in the 'old days', I reckon I would
have !!


that it would never end. It would also have no real purpose other than
tell you that you were in serious trouble (okay, okay, I KNOW my leg
is broken, pain receptors you can SHUT up now!!). You'd have no idea
when it would end, you'd be scared about the cause. Childbirth is
intense, but you know what it is, you know it doesn't mean anything
bad, its time limited, it ends the minute baby is out, and you get a
prize at the end, so it has purpose (i.e. not just random suffering to
be endured for no particular benefit or reason).

It actually would be pretty wierd if women DID pass out from
childbirth pain. Sheesh that would be interesting - everyone would be
endlessly conking out. The minute you went into labour, you'd have to
lie down to make sure you didn't fall down in a faint!


Nicely written, Mary.


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Old May 18th 04, 02:31 PM
Vicky Bilaniuk
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melbgal1 wrote:
Mary Gordon says...

melbgal1 wrote: I wish I passed out !

Mary comments:
It actually would be pretty wierd if women DID pass out from
childbirth pain. Sheesh that would be interesting - everyone would be
endlessly conking out. The minute you went into labour, you'd have to
lie down to make sure you didn't fall down in a faint!



Nicely written, Mary.



Just saw this and thought I would add, for everyone's pleasu my
mother passed out during my birth. :-) Consequently, she doesn't
remember the whole birth. She just remembers screaming for pain relief
(she wanted a medicated birth but didn't get one due to their not being
able to find a sleeping anesthesiologist), and then passing out when
they told her that they were going to make a small incision.

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Old May 18th 04, 03:11 PM
Cathy Weeks
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melbgal1 wrote in message et...
Mary Gordon says...
melbgal1 wrote: I wish I passed out !

Mary comments:
It is weird isn't it - quite honestly, the pain of childbirth was the
most intense pain I've ever been in in my life


oh ditto !


Not me. Having my big toenail nearly ripped off was worse. As was
breaking my wrist. And I healed more slowly from both of those than I
did from childbirth.

Yes, childbirth was quite painful, and a LOT of work. Let me repeat
that. It was a LOT of work. But the sudden intense pain of a serious
injury was much worse for me.

Cathy Weeks
Mommy to Kivi Alexis 12/01
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Old May 18th 04, 05:02 PM
Ericka Kammerer
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Joybelle wrote:


Ditto here, too. I've had cavities near a nerve filled with nothing, broke
my big toe, pulled some ligaments in my foot, and they didn't match the
intensity of childbirth for me.

I've had three babies, the last two at home. If I do have a fourth I would
like to have it at home, but the last two times haven't been easy. I'm
actually quite scared to face childbirth again. The pushing phase was
what put me over the top. It is so interesting to read all these different
stories and ideas of what is "easy" and what was "hard". Amazing to me how
different everyone is.


No kidding. I'd rather go through childbirth than
have dental work done, even with anesthesia (for the dental
work, not the childbirth ;-) I'd rather go through childbirth
than have the flu. Childbirth isn't easy or painless by
any stretch, but there are worse things (like being pregnant
for "nine" months ;-) I didn't find pushing easy or painless,
but I found it easier to deal with than the first stage of
labor. At least there was something to *do* about it (which
I apparently did fairly well, since it went pretty quickly
all three times ;-)

Best wishes,
Ericka

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Old May 18th 04, 06:45 PM
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"melbgal1" wrote in message
t...
Mary Gordon says...
melbgal1 wrote: I wish I passed out !

Mary comments:
It is weird isn't it - quite honestly, the pain of childbirth was the
most intense pain I've ever been in in my life


oh ditto !


Ditto here, too. I've had cavities near a nerve filled with nothing, broke
my big toe, pulled some ligaments in my foot, and they didn't match the
intensity of childbirth for me.

I've had three babies, the last two at home. If I do have a fourth I would
like to have it at home, but the last two times haven't been easy. I'm
actually quite scared to face childbirth again. The pushing phase was
what put me over the top. It is so interesting to read all these different
stories and ideas of what is "easy" and what was "hard". Amazing to me how
different everyone is.


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Joy

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Iris 2-28-01
Spencer 3-12-03


 




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