The three major pain points of natural childbirth. Is natural childbirth really painful?

Many people have probably only seen the pain of childbirth in movies or on TV. The heart-wrenching screams are enough to show how painful childbirth is. So let's listen to how mothers who have given birth describe the pain in nightmares~

Is it really painful to give birth naturally?

1. I couldn't sit or stand, nor lay down. It felt like there was a knife cutting my stomach, and the pain came every once in a while. I felt exhausted and weak.

2. Everyone has a different tolerance for pain, right? When I gave birth to my baby, I felt pain for 12 hours. It was the kind of pain in my buttocks. I couldn’t sit, stand, or lie down! I also felt the urge to pee and poop, so I wanted to squat! But the doctor wouldn’t let me squat! Every half an hour, the doctor would touch my anus to check how many centimeters the cervix was dilated. This was very annoying! Many girls in the same delivery room screamed in agony, and some just frowned occasionally! In fact, the most unbearable thing was the episiotomy and the pain of stitches. I feel horrible when I think about it now! It’s even more horrible than labor pains!

3. I couldn't help screaming in pain. After one wave of screaming went down, another wave came up. Finally, after opening six fingers, there was no pain in the upper part, but the lower body was numb, but I could still feel the pain. The pain was indescribable.

4. The pain made me want to bite or kick someone, but I only pinched my husband's hand until it was bruised.

5. The pain of cesarean section is like the pain of surgery. The scar is a little painful. After the cesarean section, you need to take a contraction injection. The subsequent contractions are also a little painful, but most people can bear it. For natural childbirth, the pain is indescribable. Some people mainly feel back pain, but I feel a lot of pain. When the contractions come, the pain is so painful that I have to bite something to feel better. In short, I personally think that natural childbirth is painful.

6. It hurts a lot. At first it felt like dysmenorrhea, then it gradually became more and more painful, dozens of times more painful than dysmenorrhea. I wanted to roll on the ground, but that wasn't the worst pain. Before the birth, the doctor would check how many fingers the cervix was open every once in a while, and that was the worst pain! It really requires a lot of willpower! I couldn't stand it in the end and wanted to have a caesarean section. The doctor said I could give birth a little longer! I had to hold on to the handrail of the delivery bed to push hard during the birth. After the birth, I felt pain in my arm for two days. I still had an episiotomy, and I had to sew after the birth. It was painful. Now I think about it, I will never give birth to a second child.

7. It is the same pain as dysmenorrhea, but several times stronger. Just think about it, people with weak physique will really faint! It is very physically and mentally exhausting!

8. I felt like I had very severe constipation. The gas in my stomach was drilling into my anus, and I felt very bloated, but I couldn't exert any force. I felt like I couldn't defecate. Blood was rushing up, and cold sweat was breaking out on my forehead. I just wanted to grab someone or crawl on the ground...but I could still hold it in.

9. I seem to have forgotten how painful it was. At that time, it was like every 5 minutes. When it hurt, I could only hold on to the bed frame. Don't scream or cry. It was a pure waste of energy. The nurses in the delivery room will not sympathize with you. What I remember most vividly is that I felt like I wanted to poop, as if I was about to poop. But there was nothing to do when I squatted there.

10. Have you ever had your fingers pinched by a door? The pain of a normal birth is the repeated squeezing of your fingers by a door. But at this time, you are about to give birth. Fainting from the pain is more of a result of exhaustion. But it is really easy to recover from a normal birth.

11. This depends on the individual. I feel that the labor pain is a little uncomfortable. When giving birth, I feel constipated and want to defecate badly.

12. Fainting from labor pains can only mean that the mother is not in good health or has a disease. The pain of childbirth is within the tolerance range of women. I was lucky that the pain did not last too long. It was less than four hours from the beginning of the pain to the birth. The most intensive wave before the birth ended in less than an hour. So I think it was okay.

13. Pain is related to personal constitution. My constitution is the type that is particularly prone to pain. The pain is so severe that it feels like my life is being taken away. It is an unbearable pain, but I still gave birth to two children naturally. Anyway, I was on the verge of fainting from the pain.

In movies and TV shows, women always cry and scream in pain when giving birth, which gives many people the impression that giving birth is very painful. Therefore, many expectant mothers will subconsciously choose cesarean section when considering the method of delivery because they are afraid of pain. But in fact, although cesarean section does not feel pain during childbirth due to anesthesia, it will still hurt for several days after delivery. The following editor will introduce to you the "pain points" of natural childbirth and cesarean section.

Three major pain points of normal childbirth

1. Private injury pain

The pain that normal childbirth brings to women's private parts is unimaginable, and even a 10-level description is still pale. If the fetus is too large or in an awkward position, the mother's private parts are at risk of tearing, and sometimes doctors need to perform episiotomy to assist in the birth. Therefore, the most mysterious and vulnerable parts of mothers are subjected to a storm-like attack during normal childbirth.

2. Pain during urination and defecation

Although a normal birth does not require a urinary catheter, many mothers are afraid of the pain and force themselves not to go to the toilet because they know that every time they go to the toilet, it is too painful. For the sake of health, it is naturally not encouraged for mothers to hold their urine, but overcoming severe pain to urinate and defecate is definitely a difficult challenge for new mothers.

3. Postpartum uterine contraction pain

Most women will experience uterine contraction pain after childbirth, which is the so-called "postpartum pain". The principle of postpartum pain is the same as uterine labor pain during childbirth, which is caused by intermittent contractions of the uterus. The purpose of postpartum uterine contraction is to help the uterus stop bleeding and discharge residual blood clots inside the uterus to promote the recovery of the uterus, which has a positive meaning. The pain caused by postpartum uterine contraction is very strong, and sometimes a doctor's massage or hot compress is needed to relieve some of the pain. What makes mothers cry is that painkillers are almost ineffective against uterine contraction pain! Therefore, in the days after giving birth, every woman has to endure this severe pain.

The benefits of natural childbirth Natural childbirth is a normal physiological process for human reproduction. Any healthy woman of childbearing age with full-term pregnancy and normal prenatal examination can give birth to a fetus naturally under normal circumstances.

Benefits of natural childbirth for your baby

1. Reduce the incidence of neonatal pneumonia: During natural childbirth, the contractions of the uterus will squeeze the fetus, but this squeezing is necessary for learning tactile and proprioceptive senses. Some studies believe that this sense of touch directly affects the child's agility, coordination, concentration, and emotional stability when he grows up. When passing through the birth canal, the fetal chest is rhythmically compressed and expanded during contractions, which squeezes out the amniotic fluid and mucus in the respiratory tract and lungs. Studies have found that the chance of wet lung and aspiration pneumonia in newborns born naturally is reduced by 1/3 compared with that of babies born by cesarean section. The squeezing of the chest also increases the alveolar surfactant produced in the fetal lungs, making the alveoli elastic and easy to expand after the fetus is born, so that autonomous breathing can be established in time.

2. Stimulate the neurological development of newborns: The birth canal squeezes the fetal brain, which strengthens the blood circulation and stimulates brain cells, making them more resistant to hypoxia after birth, which is beneficial to the development of the brain. Through this exercise, the fetal respiratory center is stimulated, which is beneficial for the newborn to quickly establish normal respiratory reflexes after delivery.

3. Help newborns build their immune systems: The stimulation of the labor process causes the mother and fetus to produce a large number of immune antibodies. Therefore, newborns born naturally have stronger resistance and resistance to infection, while babies born by cesarean section lack this process of acquiring antibodies.

Benefits of natural childbirth to mothers:

1. Promote the secretion of oxytocin: During natural childbirth, the pain of uterine contractions will bring mental and physical tension and pain to pregnant women, but these are temporary and most pregnant women can bear it. The oxytocin hormone produced by the pituitary gland of pregnant women causes the muscle fibers of the uterus to gradually shrink. After the fetus is expelled, the uterine contraction caused by this self-produced oxytocin is still very strong, which is conducive to the discharge of postpartum lochia and uterine recovery, helps to reduce postpartum hemorrhage, and promotes postpartum recovery. However, selective cesarean section is prone to poor uterine contraction during and after the operation due to the relative lack of oxytocin secretion in the body, so that the mother has to rely on exogenous drugs to promote uterine contraction.

2. It helps breastfeeding: Natural childbirth and the synchronous and coordinated changes in the body's prolactin levels are necessary conditions for rapid lactation after childbirth. However, due to the asynchronous hormone levels and the stimulation and pain after the operation, the lactation time of mothers after cesarean section will be relatively late by nearly 10 hours, and the prolactin level is low. During this period, the newborn may have become accustomed to artificial feeding and is unwilling to suck breast milk. After natural childbirth, the mother's body recovers faster, which is also conducive to breastfeeding.

3. Helps postpartum recovery: After a period of time after natural childbirth, the elasticity of the vagina can be restored, which will not affect sexual life. The endocrine system is relatively balanced, and vaginal atrophy will be relatively mild after menopause. However, vaginal atrophy will be more serious for women who have not given birth or have undergone cesarean section after menopause; the quality of sexual life is lower than that of natural childbirth.

4. Promote the relationship between mother and baby: The pain of natural childbirth can make the pregnant woman's brain produce endorphins. This chemical substance will bring pleasure and satisfaction to the pregnant woman, which is conducive to deepening the relationship between mother and baby.