My mother gave birth three times, all times by cesarean. She says she just couldn't push. A friend of mine recently had a baby, she chose natural birth. She was offered a painless birth but chose to endure the pain. I asked her later how bad the pain had been and she said it was just a bit more intense than period cramps.
I've never had period cramps, I've never had a baby but I think its got to hurt more than that? Am I right? We've all seen them, the movies of women giving birth...it doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun, then again, those might be over dramatic.
So I ask the women here that have given birth. Was it easy? Was it painful? Was it painless? Did you just forget the pain once you saw your baby?
