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

[Muffy]

Im sure there are more painful things than child birth.
BUT...
Child birth is THE WORST pain i have ever been through.

ETA - Willow i will agree about the cyst they are DAMN painful but i still think childbirth was worse..

[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

[Glamourcide]

In my experience, there isn't much that hurts worse than childbirth. I'm pretty sure the 'forget the pain!' hormones have done their job, because the pain in my jaw/teeth from a sinus infection a few weeks back had me in constant tears for days... but I do remember saying after giving birth to DD that it would take 'five years of therapy, and at LEAST that many bottles of straight tequila' before I ever considered doing it again...
But then, I was induced and my body tends to overreact to certain things (there was the time my orthodontist put elastics on my braces and my gaps closed in less than 24 hours instead of the intended period of 4 weeks, I was in excruciating pain and he just about had a heart attack the next day when he saw how fast my teeth had moved), and they do say that induced labour is more 'intense' than natural labour... I went from 'hooking up the drip now' to 'HOLY CRAP YOU'RE 10CM ALREADY!?!' in about ten minutes, and then the next four hours were the worst of my life lol... I don't know whether the worst part was the back/hip pain, or that awful cauterising sensation as DD's head pushed against my perineum... but either way, it frickin' hurt and I admit I panicked - I was prepared for a lot of pain, but then I just lost my mind and freaked out and that didn't help anybody.

Going into labour, I wasn't afraid at all - I expected to be in a whole world of pain but figured 'it doesn't stop women going back for another round or five' so I didn't think it could be *that* bad... I didn't listen to the horror stories from other women because I have a high pain threshold and they were all wusses lol so of course they were big sooks about it
I'm sure if I had a spontaneous labour it would be much easier on me, because not only do I know what I'm in for this time around (and am planning on 'mind over matter' when it comes to the pain), but I won't be chemically 'forced' into labouring and therefore my body will be able to prepare itself, kwim? It will be slower, gradual, not go-to-whoa the way DD's labour was.

It doesn't hurt quite as bad as labouring, but my hips think they're in second-stage labour (and have been for the past six weeks, same as with DD), and have softened and spread, causing really intense, constant pain in the tops of my legs, lower back and pelvis. It's horrible, and the worst thing is knowing that the only way to stop it is to get the baby out - in the meantime, I can't sleep, can't walk properly, can't pick DD up, can't do housework, push a shopping trolley, or sit down without jarring something.

[Inertia]

Just thinking about it - my inner ear infection may have been close. I spent most of it out cold on Mersyndol though - so as constant pains go, that may have come mightly close... I just will never remember because I only experienced that pain for short periods and under medication (I'd wake up screaming and DH would bring me more pain killers) - where as my labours were alert and unmedicated.

This really is a tough one.

[BabyQ]

I have said to people that I would go through another labour to avoid the pain and associated problems of breastfeeding! (however I went through labour using calmbirth techniques)

[Lolli]

I have said to people that I would go through another labour to avoid the pain and associated problems of breastfeeding! (however I went through labour using calmbirth techniques)

So true... I had a very painful labour but I would still say the next six weeks of breastfeeding all put together where much more painful. Added to that, i expected childbirth to be painful, but no one even warned me that breastfeeding hurt!

[Glamourcide]

^^ OMG yes.
I read an article about the pain of breastfeeding in a Sunday paper liftout (I can't remember whether it was the Sunday Herald or Telegraph)... I was going to quote and post it in another thread because it pretty much summed up my experience and I wanted to put it out there for those mums who just couldn't handle bfing!!

[alioops]

I think I need to update my answer, Diastasis of the Syphisis Pubis is worse than drug free labour for me.

[Livinthedream]

Here here on the BFing. I dont know how many times I have said I would rather have 10 babies than try BFing again. At least with labour, you know it is going to be over in a matter of hours, not so with the BF.
FWIW, I went from 4cm to 9cm in 2hrs, used the gas and coped fine, I then pushed for almost 2 1/2 hrs, finally I had syntocin and an epidural and he was vacumed out,(he was posterior and had his head tilted sideways) I ended up with a 3rd degree tear and lost a litre of blood from the tear alone.
However, when all is said and done, I have had more painful and traumatic experiences falling off horses.
I know I had an epidural, but TBH, the whole thing just wasnt that bad, I dont know what I expected, but it was totally bearable. And the recovery from the tear was no prob at all, just kept up with the pain killers and was pretty much back to normal in about 7days.
I do acknowledge I was prolly pretty lucky tho

[jamakin]

I have to agree with everyone on the breastfeeding, no-one ever said how hard and painful it would be!! but i have to say it is definatley worth it. I also found my labour to be surprisingly bareable.

[black_rose]

For me dislocating my knee cap and having it stay out is more painfull. It has happened twice once for about 2 hours and the second about 8. The second time I had the gas, pethedine and morphine and the pain was still out of this world as I had to be moved of the mountain where we were skiing and back to Melbourne

Giving birth wasn't pleasant but nowhere near as bad as my knee, but still painfull as it was a fast labour (40 min once my waters were broken) so my body wasn't fully prepared. I asked for an epidural as the midwife said I was going to be in labour all night but by the time she left the room to get the papers I was pushing once I got the hang of breathing with the gas it was bearable.

I agree about the breastfeeding being difficult in the first few weeks it was comepletely unexpected.

[edaj84]

Gallstones without a doubt. I would have 10000 babies before i went through gallbladder problems again

[beckstar]

I totally agree with edaj84. I'd have a trillion labours over gallbladder pain.
Gallbladder pains are the worst.
Had my first very nasty attack at 35weeks with DD and then at least 1 horrible attack every week after that until it was finally taen out when DD was 6 months old.
Bloody glad that it will never grow back thats for sure!

[beckstar]

I totally agree with edaj84. I'd have a trillion labours over gallbladder pain.
Gallbladder pains are the worst.
Had my first very nasty attack at 35weeks with DD and then at least 1 horrible attack every week after that until it was finally taen out when DD was 6 months old.
Bloody glad that it will never grow back thats for sure!