Hmmm I have to take issue with your statement that it's "not pain as such". Maybe not for you, but for me it definitely was pain. But, it was good pain, not scary or impossible to cope with, so yes I would say I enjoy it in a way. I did actually look forward to labour with my second baby, and if I have a third I'll probably be looking forward to that as well. I think that apart from being amazed at what our bodies can do, I also find it thrilling to be doing the same thing that millions of other women have done or are doing. I was wondering how many other women around the world were also in labour at the same time, and feeling this deep connection to them.