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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I found it to be similar to a really bad case of food poisoning involving bad stomach cramps and diarrhea -- similar pain level / sensation, but more intense.[/quote]

And it comes in waves (that "vision" helped me get through it). "Waves" that last like 60 very long seconds. 
The pushing part feels like you are pooping (and some women really do) but the poop feels like a bowling ball passing through you...on top of the wave of intense food-poisoning contractions.

Oh yes, and than there is the ring of fire. No explanation needed.

But somehow we "forget" all this and moms continue to have more than 1 child. [/quote]

I have always described it as giving birth to a bowling ball that was on fire. I have never heard the "ring of fire" explanation. I would concur. I did not choose a non-epidural birth. It happened so fast no time for an epidural.

The pain was beyond belief - thankfully I gave birth 15 minutes from hitting the hospital bed.

I would neve have chosen that path.

I had 2 other non-eventful births that were glorious. (epidural and all)[/quote]

I had two natural births.  Both big babies.  The second was the largest baby my doctor had ever delivered vaginally (and with that his head was proportionally larger than his weight).  I did NOT feel the ring of fire and I did NOT tear.  Not to say that the birth wasn't painful, but that part was not difficult.[/quote]

+1 
My second baby was much bigger than my first (by almost 4 pounds) and it was a smoother pushing phase by far. 10lb+ baby, pushed for about 20 minutes, no tearing at all. It's all about your anatomy and how baby is positioned. Size is just one factor among many different variables.[/quote]

Yep, PP here, I wasn't exaggerating about being the biggest she'd ever delivered.  He was nearly 12lb and had a 16.5 inch head.  No tearing.  (Also no GD, before anyone asks).[/quote]

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