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A status on my FB has sparked a very interesting question.
For those who have tattoos and who have given birth, what would you say is the worst pain?
I myself don't have a tattoo yet so am kind of curious to know where people place a tattoo compared to giving birth.
For me pain of my tattoo only lasted three hours. Both my labours lasted 12+ hours one resulted in a very bad tear and the second an excruciating episiotomy with no anistetic (sp) both of which took weeks to heal. Needless to say I won't be having another baby but am booking in for my third tattoo.
For me, labour was not really painful and the effort I had to put in was manageable and controlled by me. When I needed a break my contractions paused. When I had strength so did they. My tattoos on the other hand were a pain that started high and gave my endorphins no chance to catch up. I thought I was going to be sick with the pain. Yet it kept going and going. Yeuch.
Anyway I much prefer labour pain, but I can guarantee you I will only be submitting myself to tattoo pain in the future :lol:
Giving birth. Tattoos are mostly relaxing.
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Birth definitely. But not in a bad way just different.
Very different pains really. I would say birth, the 'pain' is much more intense, the pain of a tattoo is only on the surface.
depends all my births except #3 cos i didnt feel his, my tattoo only took 1.5 hours and i went into a zone were it was tolerable
I couldn't really compare the pain at all...they are so different. Depends were you get the tattoo too some places have hurt more than others.
Labour! I've got 5 tattoos and fell asleep through a few of those but 43 hours of labour was the worst pain ever!
I have 5 kids and 5 tattoos and I would say hands down labour is by far the worst pain.
The tattoo pain stops once they take the needle off and is very dependent on where you are having it.
Top of foot, back of neck didnt hurt at all. Side of foot was a bit ouchy, my tramp stamp was more painful in some bits than others but it is the biggest. My inside wrist was the worst of the lot. Very sensitive area.
No where near as sensitive as my Kooka though!!! :lol: Everyone of my labours hurt like hell and although some more than others give me a tattoo anyday :clap::clap:
they are too different to compare. although if you had asked this before my last birth I would say labour is far more painful, but after my recent birth I wouldnt. labour is intense and takes work but it comes with a high that's indescribable. tattoos just hurt.
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Tattoos are nothing compared to childbirth imo, and I once got tattooed on my back for almost 7 hours straight, and towards the end, almost passed out from the pain. I have tattoos on almost every part of my body.
Nothing even comes close to childbirth, I think, and I've had a lower body lift as well (removed 3.5kgs of excess skin from my front and back). Even that doesn't come close, and that's supposed to be one of the more painful of plastic surgeries around.
Having spent over 100 hrs at the tattooists (most of it asleep) I'm going with labour being way more painful.
Even the tat on my ribs didn't come anywhere near the pain of childbirth.
My tattoo in memory of Ianto took about as long as my labour with him, and... Well, I had gas for labour and was reading magazines through te tattoo. What do you think? :p
BUT my wrist tattoo was heaps worse than my labour with Amelia. If that labour had been that painful, I would've asked for an epidural LOOOONG before I did!
That said, they're both pains I'd love to go through again and again (I know what you're thinking, but you know what I mean!)...
Labour. Iv got 5 tats and even the spine tat and the foot tattoo ( 2 of the most painfull spots) didn't come close to labour! I'm going back for my second foot tat soon so can't be that bad, certainly not going back for labour ever!!
tattoo on my ribs hurt a lot more than my labour....but the first 1-3days after the birth trumped tattoos and labour by about 50bazillion in the pain stakes.
Labour.is a zillion times.worse!
I find tattoos.to be quite relaxing tbh, but maybe in just weird!
I love tatts, so easy to sit through. I spend mine reading, chatting and playing on my phone, even with my ribs.
Labour pain can't even be compared to a tattoo. A tattoo is a stroll in the park compared to labour.
^^ Agreed :):
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Actually now reading the last few posts, I'm looking forward to some "me" time during my next tatt!!
It's a different type of pain for both, so IMO not comparable.
Neither were unpleasant (for me).
Giving birth is a rush of pain that i'd love to endure again, whereas another tattoo scares the jeebies out of me. The 'tramp stamp' I got tattoed on my lower back at 15 is plenty of ink for me, I can't even stand the thought of getting any more piercings in my ears!! Vaginal tears though, no worries. Go figure! ;)
Um neither?
I dont feel that pain is neccesarily something to fear so it would take alot for me to feel that something is THAT painful. But this is coming from the woman who chopped the tip of her middle finger off and rendered her own first aid enabling Drs to stitch it back on with nothing but a ring block anaesthetic. I didnt even take any pain relief lol
Labour was worse by far for me! I could tell the tattooist I needed a break, but not the synto drip!
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I'm with miss em. Both my labours and tattoos have being rather pleasurable. Erm. But not in THAT way ;)
:) Thanks everyone
I'm not scared either way. I've been through my fair share of pain in the past and i survived and coped very well. Maybe for my 25th birthday i will spoil myself and get both my kiddies names tattooed on me. I'm thinking feet for now but i'm sure that will change before next december.
My labour was the worst pain in the world but i would most definitely do it again.....obviously :p