Foo - Question about birth

How painful is it really? Let's have some comparisons for those of us of the male persuasion to imagine.

Why?
Pain is unpleasant, you know. Unless I am inflicting it upon someone else.

I did not feel any pain when either of my sons were born.

Is it like stubbing a toe painful?

Can't say anything about the pain, as I've never gone through it, but I can say, after watching each of my three siblings get born, that it is an extremely messy and bloody process.

I can second the mess and blood. Imagine what a hotel room would look like after Modo Vincere and Explody Pup had "slept" in it, and you will have a rough idea about what a hospital delivery room looks like. Well all except for the empty jack daniels bottles and leather.

pain? not if you get an epidural. lots of pressure. the actual birth? it was freakin' awesome to be standing in front of my daughter as she gave birth to my grandson. awesome. absolutely awesome to see that happen.

I'm going to take a wild guess and say its kind of like having your testicles nailed to a wooden chair and then setting that chair on fire.

I've heard it compared to pushing out a bowling ball out the hoo hoo that was made for a ping pong ball.

true.

pain? not if you get an epidural. lots of pressure. the actual birth? it was freakin' awesome to be standing in front of my daughter as she gave birth to my grandson. awesome. absolutely awesome to see that happen.



wolfie
you don't get this thread do you? it's meant to make people go "ewwww.....ouuccccchhhhh" and not "awwwwww that's beautiful"

having said that, congrats again, grandma.

Didn't hurt me a bit. My wife, on the other hand, did both unmedicated and might not agree with my flippant reply.

Jsharr, the emptied Jack Daniels bottles were part of my birth training regimen. The wife was eating for two, I was drinking for three.

My own experience in the childbirth area was unsettling.
I was comfortable at first.
There was a lot of commotion, and suddenly it was a lot brighter, colder, and noisier.
I didn't like this, and did some yelling.

Years later I was informed that the world was already overpopulated and is coming to an end.
That's when I felt the sting.

pain? not if you get an epidural. lots of pressure. the actual birth? it was freakin' awesome to be standing in front of my daughter as she gave birth to my grandson. awesome. absolutely awesome to see that happen.


so like constipation?

It depends on what part of the process you're talking about.

Labor is big nasty abdomen cramps. Or if you are lucky enough to have back labor, big nasty lower back cramps.

Delivery can be compared to trying to move three months of BMs all stuck together, at the same time. And it's not like the baby always comes out after 4 or 5 pushes like on TV. Sometimes it take 2.5 - 3 hours of pushing. Don't ask me how I know this.

What was it that Peter Griffin was told? It's like having your bottom lip pulled over your head and stretched to the back of your neck? hm...

Didn't hurt me a bit. My wife, on the other hand, did both unmedicated and might not agree with my flippant reply.

Jsharr, the emptied Jack Daniels bottles were part of my birth training regimen. The wife was eating for two, I was drinking for three.

who was wearing the leather? Did you go with the Dr. from the Village People?

A better question is would you rather endure excruciating pain for a single day to witness the miracle of birth...or would you rather hear how bad it was every single day for the rest of your life? :innocent:

A better question is would you rather endure excruciating pain for a single day to witness the miracle of birth...or would you rather hear how bad it was every single day for the rest of your life? :innocent:

You're forgetting the 9 months of swollen ankles and morning sickness. :)

You're forgetting the 9 months of swollen ankles and morning sickness. :)

OK, but it can't hurt nearly as bad as a shot to the nads.

Proof: Once you've taken a shot to the nads, you will not ask for another one.

wolfie
you don't get this thread do you? it's meant to make people go "ewwww.....ouuccccchhhhh" and not "awwwwww that's beautiful"

having said that, congrats again, grandma.

yea, i did get it, but it was still awesome watching! :)

so like constipation?

exactly. very, very bad constipation.

exactly. very, very bad constipation.

9 month long constipation....:eek:
Good god that would be ugly.

OK, but it can't hurt nearly as bad as a shot to the nads.

Proof: Once you've taken a shot to the nads, you will not ask for another one.

Within 5 minutes of getting a shot to the nads, a guy will get up and walk away. I have never heard of a woman leaping off the birthing table that fast. And a shot to the nads doesn't involve stitches, either. Unless it occurs from catching things on the bike saddle like that guy in the road forum. :twitchy:

And I only have one child. :)

Within 5 minutes of getting a shot to the nads, a guy will get up and walk away.You have NO concept of what getting shot in the nads would feel like. NO WAY would one get up and walk away in 5 minutes....you've seen too many macho movies.

You have NO concept of what getting shot in the nads would feel like. NO WAY would one get up and walk away in 5 minutes....you've seen too many macho movies.

And you have no concept of what giving birth feels like.

Maybe a guy wouldn't get up in 5 minutes. But I still don't see how a shot to the nads could ever be considered more painful than pushing out a full-term baby.

Depends who you are.

My wife had drugs, albeit very very few, and she said it was no problem... just felt like taking a crap for three hours.

A friend did it completely natural and said no big deal at all.

Another friend took all the drugs in the world and said it was still the most painful thing ever and still has freakout attacks about it a few years later.

Interesting about standing in front of someone while giving birth. My wife won't even let her bra's shoulderstraps show in front of her family, let alone letting someone watch her give birth. She never had the "I don't care, just get the baby out" feeling either. She didn't even want the doctor to look, so the doctor did most of it by feel unless necessary to peek.

shot to the nads, and she's to blame.
she give's love, a bad name........



Two very painful topics in this thread.

And you have no concept of what giving birth feels like.

Maybe a guy wouldn't get up in 5 minutes. But I still don't see how a shot to the nads could ever be considered more painful than pushing out a full-term baby.

Never claimed I did and never claimed being shot in the nads was worse. You're trying to blame me for something somebody else said.

Never claimed I did and never claimed being shot in the nads was worse. You're trying to blame me for something somebody else said.

True. My apologies. I need to go and smack Wordbiker instead.

Back to the OP's question: It depends. Sometimes it goes fast and doesn't hurt much; sometimes it goes for a day and a half and hurts like heck.

True. My apologies. I need to go and smack Wordbiker instead.
Apology accepted. No worries.

I was only referencing your reply, not the original post/sentiment.

OK, but it can't hurt nearly as bad as a shot to the nads.

Proof: Once you've taken a shot to the nads, you will not ask for another one.

You have never seen JackAss The Movie or watched JackAss on MTV have you?

You have never seen JackAss The Movie or watched JackAss on MTV have you?

Are you trying to say having more than one kid makes you a jackass?

You're forgetting the 9 months of swollen ankles and morning sickness. :)

I was gonna say it was not a 1-day process.

You have NO concept of what getting shot in the nads would feel like. NO WAY would one get up and walk away in 5 minutes....you've seen too many macho movies.

One could knock an ovary in a variety of ways, it's the exact same thing.

One could knock an ovary in a variety of ways, it's the exact same thing.

I have no doubt.

Sometimes it take 2.5 - 3 hours of pushing. Don't ask me how I know this.

For our first boy, my wife had 34 hours of labour and ended up having a c-section anyway. Second son she opted to have c-section from the git go. I don't blame her. Our second son weighed ten pounds when he was born. My wife is about 5 foot 3 and weighes around 100 pounds, soaking wet.

She is currently preggo with our third child (a girl) and is again opting for a c section. The only pain I felt was her crushing my fingers to a pulp.