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Manifestor_of_Light

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39. They forgot the major abdominal surgery.

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 11:28 AM

Feb 2013

Getting sliced open from one hip to the other. I had a planned C-section.
and a spinal.

Yes, labor was very painful. Then it stopped because the baby was big (8 lbs) and I was little, and she was not going anywhere. No dropping, no dilation.

When I got a spinal I was numb from the chest down. Lots of pain during recovery. Nursing the baby brings on uterine cramps, which is quite painful. This goes on for several weeks as the uterus gets smaller.

It was worth it.

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Could Men Handle the Agony of Childbirth? [View all] Agschmid Feb 2013 OP

i couldnt handle the agony, i had an epidural. nurse bob was my very best friend. seabeyond Feb 2013 #1

Well the one guy gave up! Agschmid Feb 2013 #2

you did read epidural. hubby walked into room, i was combing hair and i said.... seabeyond Feb 2013 #3

Actually, a new method has recently been tested. Incitatus Feb 2013 #4

Oh my... Agschmid Feb 2013 #6

That be a 'Oh He'll No'. 4_TN_TITANS Feb 2013 #5

Does it last longer than a kick in the nuts? rug Feb 2013 #7

I believe it may... Agschmid Feb 2013 #10

No. nt MrScorpio Feb 2013 #8

Last I checked, they can't even handle sitting down to pee. undeterred Feb 2013 #9

Awesome! N/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #11

You definitely have a point there, haha. pauldemmd195j Feb 2013 #32

They didn't simulate simultaneous back labor Lars39 Feb 2013 #12

Could Men Handle the Agony of Childbirth? Flashmann Feb 2013 #13

12 hours! Wow! n/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #17

12 hours! Wow! Flashmann Feb 2013 #40

Actually I was talking to a female doctor about this once and she said undeterred Feb 2013 #14

No way. Men are already big babies when it comes to pain. n/t RebelOne Feb 2013 #15

If we were biologically equipped, yes we could mythology Feb 2013 #16

men have a far lower threshold of pain tolerance than women La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2013 #18

I honestly don't know. Denninmi Feb 2013 #19

Thanks, Den, elleng Feb 2013 #25

Sure. But only if they get to know beforehand how painful it really is ;) War Horse Feb 2013 #20

i gave birth to a food baby once datasuspect Feb 2013 #21

A large NO THANK YOU from a male I know! benld74 Feb 2013 #22

If they had to ismnotwasm Feb 2013 #23

Thank goodness, huh? Agschmid Feb 2013 #24

If you're referring to a bond re: mother/child, elleng Feb 2013 #27

Yes, and I can say this as a woman...Gall stones and kidney stones are far worse ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #26

I think you''re right. elleng Feb 2013 #28

The pain that came with having my children was nothing compared to the "OMG, I'm dying pain" of ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #29

Right, prizes with labor. elleng Feb 2013 #30

My last kidney stone I got a prize of Demerol during it Paulie Feb 2013 #33

If we could give birth, there would be drive thru abortion clinics. Guaranteed. Initech Feb 2013 #31

Are you kidding? Hell no! Moondog Feb 2013 #34

I am friends with a guy who used to be married to a female obstetrician. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2013 #35

Can't believe an obstetrician would scoff and withhold pain meds. elleng Feb 2013 #36

It's true. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2013 #37

I had the opposite problem... pipi_k Feb 2013 #38

They forgot the major abdominal surgery. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2013 #39

They're missing a big part of the experience. noamnety Feb 2013 #41

And let's not forget... pipi_k Feb 2013 #42

The memory fades, LWolf Feb 2013 #43

It didn't fade for me. noamnety Feb 2013 #44

That's the conclusion I came too. LWolf Feb 2013 #45

Hell, I could barely handle the agony of my wife's childbirth! n/t DFW Feb 2013 #46