Arcadia said the ring of fire lasts just a few seconds. I had read that when the skin stretches so much the nerve endings are cut off.

I just want to say this did not happen to me. The ring of fire lasted through several agonising contractions as my baby's head popped in and out and I struggled to push her through. I will never forget that pain.

I also struggled with the pain of my cervix stretching, I did not expect it. But the ring of fire... Yeah.

Why can't they give women a local anaesthetic in their vulva?

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Jude 07/10/2008 | Lilac 16/06/2011