My maybe controversial opinion is we need to stop telling women childbirth is this amazing experience so they feel disappointed when it sucks. It's a painful process. Evolution made our heads large and as a result we get stuck or tear or all sorts of unpleasant stuff. It's just something you have to endure to get a baby.

The actual surgery sucked (no one warns you about the shaking) but actual c section recovery wasn't bad at all. I was absolutely fine in a couple days. I didn't take any pain meds when I left the hospital and was fine.

Anonymous wrote:I went through both without drugs so the pain was absolutely unimaginable, but overall it wasn't so terrible that I wound up going for a third. Recovery is definitely easier when you don't have medications and unnecessary interventions, so I'll likely be going that route again. Even stitching, I had a minor second degree tear both times but elected not to get stitches the second time (because the last thing you want is someone needle and threading your vagina after pushing out a baby) and it healed just fine. I kept my legs together for about a week, that's it.

Who said recovery is “definitely easier” without meds? My first delivery was full on meds. Second was too quick and no meds. Maybe a couple of hours difference in recovery I.e with no Eli you could walk earlier etc. .. Smh.

Neither was enjoyable. Get meds!

Nope. I had a breech baby so I tried an ECV which was unbelievably painful and still had to have a c section anyway. If I have a second I'm just scheduling the surgery.

It was one of the peak experiences of my life, but "enjoy" is not a word I would associate with it.

No. It sucked. I'm one and done.

My delivery was 4 hours from moderate labor pains to DS being born. No meds. Thankfully no tearing. Once I sort of learned how to deal with the pain it wasn't awful. I also have a high pain tolerance.

I did enjoy my hospital stay. The doctors and nurses were great.

I went through both without drugs so the pain was absolutely unimaginable, but overall it wasn't so terrible that I wound up going for a third. Recovery is definitely easier when you don't have medications and unnecessary interventions, so I'll likely be going that route again. Even stitching, I had a minor second degree tear both times but elected not to get stitches the second time (because the last thing you want is someone needle and threading your vagina after pushing out a baby) and it healed just fine. I kept my legs together for about a week, that's it.

I loved the high afterward, the first post-delivery meal, and of course most of all, finally meeting and getting to snuggle the new baby. I look back really fondly on one of my deliveries (it was fast and I got to deliver in the tub with my favorite OB who happened to be on call), but definitely did not enjoy it in the moment.

No. I vomited pitocin for two days (first time being induced failed), couldn't eat because of the vomiting, tore a lot, and lost so much blood (several times what is normal). Contractions were painful and horrible, but not as painful as it felt being stitched up---the local anesthetic didn't work. And there was a lot of stitching. A lot. Afterwards, for several days, I felt like I had been run over by a mack truck. Not sure if that part is normal or related to the amount of blood loss.

I also did shit myself, but given everything else, that wasn't a big a deal. I love my oldest, but no, labor and delivery was not an enjoyable experience. Hopefully this second time will be more enjoyable...

Not at all, except for seeing my babies for the first time. I had no pain relief.

Love it, Didn't feel a thing after epidural and it was the most exhilarating thing I haver ever done. Recovery was brutal though.

Enjoy? It hurt like hell both times. But you get an amazing baby at the end, so overall I’d say yes.

I mean, it hurt and I was worried about shitting myself and tearing and stuff. But I didn't do either of those two and my husband kept me laughing through the labor and delivery. So like, I wouldn't suggest it on a boring afternoon, but it was okay.

Just curious!