I'm the opposite to some of you, the pain of contractions doesn't bother me, I thought they weren't too bad even during transition! I thought they'd get MUCH worse! But nope...... what WAS painful, was the stinging/burning/tearing pain I felt as DD's head emerged far out that was the worst pain..... LOL and pushing for 2hrs!! I just hope this time around its shorter.
Gah! Yes! Burning, stinging, crowning pain rate FAR worse for me than the ctx. I can still feel the burn of my labia and clitoris as she was crowning. OUCH!!!