Does anything...and I mean anything at all hurt more than child birth?

[Paddywhacks]

Not for me!! The pain was indescribable.

My son was posterior and the back pain nearly tore me apart. But like Westy said, through it all I knew that it wouldn't last forever and I would have a baby to show for it

[Oorki Galoorki]

I have never broken a bone in my body so i wouldn't know that end of the pain scale but like the girls have said is labour pain has a purpose and if doen the way nature intends its not a sudden thing it slowly builds you body does get the chance to rest.
dont be frightened of it it comes and goes

[satya]

That's a hard one. I have had some pretty painful tooth ache & tonsilitis. I guess the difference is that you can generally get some relief from those with pain killers. I had both gas & peth & they really only just took the edge off labour. Just before I gave birth someone told me that her recent labour & birth didn't really hurt so I figured it couldn't be that bad. Of course my experience was very different to hers. I can also tell you that the pain I got after the birth from stitches was something I just was not prepared for.

[Ambah]

I have definitely experienced a pain worse than childbirth, so excruciating that I lost consciousness, and not from broken bones/injuries either. But I'm not going to go into details about it.

Childbirth was incredibly painful - but definitely a 'good' pain. One that my body was able to handle when left to labour naturally. It was quite awesome actually, and afterwards I felt quite powerful.

[dee81]

gall stones defiantley (sp)

[Ozziehoffy]

I actually didn't feel "pain" during giving birth. I have however felt pain so excruiating I almost blacked out.... at the dentist. Also one of my tattoos hurt HEAPS.

[lilima]

Def have experienced worse pain.
1 - was a ruptured appendix.
2 was a knee reconstruction, as the pain didn't end for weeks on end.

[Liviam]

I've heard from quite a few women that gallstone/gall bladder attack is so much worse than childbirth.

[~clover~]

I've never been in more pain in my life, but its a different pain.
Its not a pain that you cry over I think coz you have to concentrate so hard on it.
Its indescribeable.
Unfortunetly though,as Westy said, the only way possible to know how it feels is to experience it your self.
It can be scary, but you just have to remember what your body is doing. Its doing what its meant to.
Its not as scary once you are there. Don't get too hung up thinking about it.

[~Raven~]

Ruptured appendix hurts more I reccon. Heaps more!

[~Trish~]

"They" say that there is nothing more painful than childbirth and kidney stones . But I agree with the others - childbirth is good pain with a purpose and you can manage it because you know what you are working towards. Kidney stones would be so different!

Make sure you look into relaxation & breathing techniques, this made a MASSIVE amount of difference in the pain I felt between labour 1 & 2.

[alioops]

If the old wives tale is true then Gall Stones are supposed to be the only thing worse. I think that breaking a bone is pretty darn close to labour though.

[ShootingStar]

Nope i havent.. Though after my episiotomy i had a large skin tag removed WITHOUT a local and i would have to say that came pretty close to being as painful as child birth!

[Visitor8]

labour sucks. It hurts like it will never end, I felt like I was getting ripped open from the inside. I have had both posterior and normal, from 8lbs to 11 and they all hurt. People say you forget the pain but that is crap, I haven't forgotten!
But in the end you get a baby so it's all worth it

[sunshine_sieben]

It''s amazing how different everyone's experiences are...

[Antheia]

Worst thing for me would be having an abscess tooth for 2 months. That was worst than all my labours put together!

[hj1981]

I would have to say gallbladder attack/gall stones - had 3 attacks while pregnant and had to have my gallbladder removed at 29wks preg! twas Very scary! but i was getting quite sick!

[*LovemyKids*]

I have been through 3 births and after my last baby i starting haemorrhaging, it was the worst pain i have ever ever ever ever ever had. I went through the labour and birth with no drugs but while i was haemorrhaging i had gas and pethodine!!!!! So of course there are more painful things then child birth but i must say that child birth has its own pain that can not be discribed but in the end it is all worth it!!!!

Nikki