Is giving birth painful and is there an alternative to not feel pain?

Hypnobirthing, water births, counter pressure, drink rrlt eat ur dates. Gas mask. Comb technique, tens unit.

Yes.. I was in a wheelchair for 2 days after I had my first baby bc of the SI damage in my back

I had her Saturday and I was fine pain was mild small back aches and then around Sunday evening it all started getting bad

I have 3 other kids and 2 out of 3 of them I had to be induced bc I ended up having a VERY SLOW amniotic fluid leak.really the extra help is no worse then going into labor on your own. Contractions/labor hurt either way it's done. And you can't even tell your water was broken. I'm sure you will be fine.

I have fetal growth restriction so I’ll have a nicu baby for a while but she won’t grow in my body properly, they told me about being induced and I immediately opted for it.

C-section pain is different. This was my 2nd one and it hurt like hell because I had staples. The first time i was good only had stitches so there was no pain at all.

I wouldn’t be able to do it! Also they need to revamp the hospital stay for moms who gets this type of surgery 🥴

Pain wasn't lasting. The pain comes from your body working the cervix back. All productive! Epidural will slow you down!

So will an epidural slow the delivery process down? My mom got a back stint when she was deliverying and she said they did it wrong and now the nerves in her back are messed up

I was terrified to give birth. I hate needles and medication on general and I didnt think I could do it naturally. but I had a healthy almost 9lb baby completely natural! it was not easy but I do not have a high pain tolerance lol. it can be done girl. dont be too scared. avoid the negative stories and stick to only reading positive birth stories! we have so much help in this day and age that its so much safer. remember our bodies were made to do exactly this!! you can and will do this girl! try to learn how to focus on breathing. meditation will help. that was the key reason I got through it. I stayed calm and focused on breathing deeply the entire time and it wasn't easy! but i prepared for it the entire pregnancy by learning how to control my breath. it really did work. you got this mama!!

I was so petrified of getting pregnant cause I was mortified of labor. I've been reading about hypnobirthing and techniques for relaxation to try to get myself ready for the moment. I'm still anxious but definitely not as mortified as I was before

Induction is worse. It makes contractions much stronger and more painful, and it also runs the risk of a downward spiral or cascade of unnecessary interventions. It can cause fetal distress and it should NEVER be done unless absolutely medically necessary. It's the main reason why so many women get the epidural and end in emergency cesareans. Unnecessary intervention will likely result in more unnecessary interventions, leading to complications. It's best to let baby come when baby is ready, and to just trust the process. When a mother is not fully informed on this, providers like to take advantage of the opportunity because they make much more money off of inductions and cesareans. They also do not like allowing babies to come when they're ready because it inconveniences them. So their pockets get fatter at their convenience. It's as if we've forgotten how to trust our body and the amazing process. Our bodies aren't broken, the system is. If you want to have a more natural birth and allow your body to do what it was meant to do, then decline it, and follow your intuition.. go when you're ready. Also, it's never too late to switch providers because to me, this is a huge red flag, and I highly recommend seeing a birth center/home birth midwife, or at LEAST have a doula if you're birthing in a hospital. Personally, I chose to have home birth midwife all three times and had my girls at home. They came when they were ready. No rushing the process and no asking if I want to be induced, no artificial breaking of the water, no epidural, no unnecessary interventions. I trusted my body, and it paid off. Very empowering, and I didn't think I could do it. We're literally built for it, even when you don think you are. You are only 11 weeks pregnant. If your provider is already bringing up induction, with no true medical reason to do so, consider that a red flag mama. Do the homework. Find out your OBGYN's induction rates, and cesarean rates. It's important to find the right provider for you, as that will greatly affect the outcome of your birth, and whether or not it will be traumatic or natural and successful. Birth experience matters, and your research and choices play a huge role. Look into hypnobirthing if you want to learn how to manage the pain naturally. There is a book called 'Hypnobirthing: The Mongan Method' which is such a great resource for learning how to get through labor pains and sort of putting yourself into a deep meditative state. Read that, and also read 'The Business of Being Born'. These books will help you so much, and you will understand things better, and trust your body and the process. You will realize what's really necessary, and what isn't. I switched from an OBGYN (hospital birth) to a midwife (home birth) at 33 weeks pregnant with my first pregnancy ten years ago, and it was the best decision I ever made. My OBGYN was doing everything that I didn't like, from the nasty glucose GD test, which is unnecessary, and talking about inductions, and they treated me like just another number, another patient. When I switched very late, to a midwife, the difference in care was like night and day! I was so happy I switched, I even changed insurances because I wanted something different so that I could have the birth I wanted (a close friend of mine convinced me because I didn't care for the OBGYN), so I took a dive into considering home birth. Now three children later, I'm so happy I made that initial decision, because now, all of my girls have been born at home and I have never been induced. Never had any complications, no tears, no emergencies (hospitals and their providers CREATE the emergencies because of how they treat labor and birth), and I would do it over and over again. Doctors and OBGYN's working for hospitals are known for their medical malpractice and untrustworthy procedures, that shouldn't have happened in the first place. Do the research and the homework mama! It's still early, so do it while you can! I've learned this through experience and observation of so many mamas that go through the same thing. It's a red flag. Don't allow it. Your baby knows when to come, not your OB. There's no flaw in God's design.

I wanna be friends with you!!!.... I was saying the same thing...even though this is my first pregnancy... my body knows what it is doing... I do not have to force labor unless life or the baby is in trouble