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

[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.

[Lulu]

I think having your heart broken is alot worse than childbirth...

[MantaRay]

That question makes me uncomfortable actually, as I think that focussing on the pain causes a lot of fear in pg women and this usually translates into a bad birthing experience. Personally my second birth was more painful due to not having an epidural as I did the first time. Yet it was a far more satisfying experience and I enjoyed it far more. I think, due to the context, the pain in childbirth is different to anything else you will experience. And it certainly is something which is manageable and well worth it.

[kawazuki]

yep i have been...

try crashing your bike 8 weeks after bub was born at 180km at teh race track ( used to race and was practising)breaking yoru collar bone into 3 pieces, needing plates and screw, damaging all the ligaments in your neck and bruising both knees and having gall stones at teh same time
yep id say that was worse than child birth.. id happily have a baby than do that again.

[Liviam]

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