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Labour pain vs period pain
Ladies who have experienced childbirth... Did you find your normal pattern of period pain affected your labour?What I'm wondering is that I have always had really bad period cramps and I wonder if this is because I have a sensitive uterus or that I have a poor pain threshold for that sort of pain. Did any of you who take painful cramps on your period find you had shorter labours or find it hard to cope in labour?
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I have to say I have always considered myself to have a fairly high pain threshold, but (not to scare you) the pain of labour actually shocked me, it was worse than I thought it would be (sorry!!)
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I was induced so don't know how much like natural labour that is, but when I first started having irregular contractions they felt to me how I imagined most peoples period cramps are... but they do escalate quickly by the time I was able to go from the ward to a delivery room I couldn't walk while having contractions and had to hold the wall, but I was drug free at that point.
It is an individual thing, I think if you just have a positive attitude it can help... I would say although it starts like period pain it changes and you can't predict how you will deal with it - but you will cope one way or another and afterwards it wasn't really the labour part I remember - just the delivery part! Good luck, you will be fine! x
My labour felt nothing like period pains at all. I was surprised that the pain was at the bottom of my bump because I thought it would be at the top for some reason. I always thought I had a low pain threshold but actually although I have never experienced pain like it it wasnt that bad (comparedto what people said to me) and I survived on just water for pain releif. I do agree that the last bit (from 8-10cms) was really really painful but as soon as I was ready to push my body just kind of took over and I didnt find that bit painful at all, it was just a huge releif. Well untill crowning anyway
I did find the after pains felt exactly like period cramps though.
But in answer to your question, I don't think the type of periods you have affects the severity of your labour pains as every labour is different and on that basis I'm hoping this time she just pops out
My second, I went naturally and my pains were managable. Yes they were painful, but I felt that they were going to get worse (so i remained calm) they never did get as bad as with my daughter.
I feel that there nothing like period pains. it's a wave of pain that you get, strangest feeling ever!
Don't feel because your not good with pain you won't be good in labour. I strongly recommend hypnobirthing. with labour it really is mind over matter! you really have to stay in your own zone and not lose control. Then you can take one contraction at a time
You know, I never got afterpains at all with DD x