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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a lifetime athlete and like to say I have had harder workouts.  I have had 3 children and short labor so it's hard to compare to women have contractions for days and then push for hrs.  Contractions aren't bad for me and I only push once or twice to get baby out.  So short you can suffer through it [/quote]
OMG how much I envy you![/quote]

I'm a lifelong runner and agree with the first poster that contractions, although intense, weren't so bad that I couldn't push through it. I was able to go through labor without drugs for all 3 kids. [b]I sorta have an unproven theory that athletic women can make it through labor and post partum better and faster.[/b]  [/quote]

How I wish this were true. I am a lifelong athlete too, played competitive D1 soccer and thought I knew how to push past my body's limit. Fast forward to my 48 hour labor where I puked 3x before even reaching 3cm. I read a ton, took pro natural childbirth classes, did visualizations, etc but when I stalled at 9cm 30 hours in and received an incredibly painful pelvic exam, I then begged for the epidural. It helped my pelvis relax enough to let the baby descend so I could deliver. I honestly don't think my body would've done it's job w/o the drugs past a certain point. I just think you can never know how it will feel for you. I had very little anxiety about it, knew that it would be intense and had my tools ready, but I was shocked at how hard it was the whole time and not just transition. [/quote]

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