i wouldnt say mine were painful. was all pressure, stong intense pressure that at times were uncomfortable but deff wouldnt describe them as painful (fwiw i only did the first 2 chapters of hypnobabies..)
I'm very interested to read all of these replies. DD' birth was intensely painful. I was only afraid in the time i had to transfer to hospital, the rest of the time was calm, relaxed and fantastic. I coped 1000% better with the pain when I was not afraid, but yes, even then, when I was breathing through, not making a noise, it was intensely painful. I'm going to take a hypnobabies/calmbirth class this time, I wonder if that will change the way I experience this labour? (or, just the fact that it's a completely different labour and birth?)
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