Wow,

Seems like the majority of people say 'no'. I suppose there are so many factors which play a part.

The best pain relief is having caring people around you...
I truly believe this too. But also I believe that if your head is in the right place that you can tolerate a lot more. I admit, I have a high tolerance to pain and while going through transistion in my 1st birth, the mw asked me how I was feeling and what the pain scale was like. I replied "it's about 4 out of 10". I'd told myself that the pain would certainly be getting A LOT worse. Of course being the first time I had no idea what to expect and it was all over before I knew it.

47.5 hours lo ng, threatened c/s. Was induced
Missymoo - was this active labour or 'very painful contractions'? My second birth was induced and was 36 hours from initial induction to baby. Although they dont count that as the length of labour, being hooked up to synto with limited movement and not being able to get into the bath was a killer for me. I got SOOOOO tired, and this started to affect my ability to progress further. Is this why they threatened a c/s?

Elijah I got to experience the ol' ring of fire lol and I'd say that was the bit which hurt the most,
hehe Cass - how I wish to have that feeling again, knowing that bub is almost here. For me I didnt have time to think about it, as I was trying my damn best to pant to prevent tearing (didnt work!)

Ignore those stupid comments! Any labour is hard work! Contractions hurt like crazy with any birth.
Thankyou lee. Totally agree, it's the contractions that hurt the most for me too, and was a real relief to push.

Also seems to be harder births associated with inductions. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks for your feedback