To be quite honest i don't remember the pain, lol. Maybe that's why i want to go it again! I do remember i never felt the burning sensation though. I had an assisted delivery with the vacuum and I never felt her head come out actually. But the part i do remeber hurting was when her shoulders came out, i felt like my pubic bone was gonna break, that felt worse than the contractions, but that's because her shoulders got stuck and the doctor had to reach in and grab her arms to get her out. Not pleasent!