How painful is it to give birth naturally for the first time?

Women who have never had a child find it difficult to describe the physical pain that childbirth brings. However, most women should know that if they choose natural childbirth, the pain caused will be unbearable for most women. However, each woman's body has individual differences, so the sensitivity to pain will also vary. Under normal circumstances, how painful is it to give birth naturally for the first time?

How painful is a normal birth? Due to individual differences, everyone's tolerance and perception of pain are different. The standard term for "vaginal laceration" should refer to "perineal laceration" that occurs to the mother during vaginal delivery of the fetus. This is a very common complication of childbirth. In the medical pain index, labor pain ranks second only to burn pain.

According to statistics, about 44% of first-time mothers find the pain of childbirth unbearable, some even to the point of "wanting to die in pain", which may be related to psychological factors. Some people also feel that labor pain is not as unbearable as imagined. During delivery, the uterus will contract and the mother will feel pain and discomfort in the abdomen and lumbar region.

Here are some effective ways to reduce pain, hoping to help expectant mothers who are about to give birth.

First of all, for pregnant women who give birth naturally, when the midwife judges that the perineal condition is poor or there is an indication for episiotomy, pudendal nerve block anesthesia will be performed. Such perineal wounds generally will not have large extensions or new lacerations. Even if new lacerations occur, there will be no new pain because of the previous nerve block anesthesia. During suturing, if the midwife finds that the wound is difficult and time-consuming to sew, additional anesthesia will generally be given. So in this case, there is basically no feeling of perineal tear.

Women who give birth naturally will feel pain, but this pain is normal. Whether the mother can bear it depends on her personal tolerance. Analgesia for normal childbirth is gradual. It is a process and it is not extremely painful at the beginning. The most painful time may take 1-2 hours. Many women are unwilling to undergo episiotomy during normal delivery. In fact, episiotomy is only a very minor operation. Before the episiotomy, the doctor will anesthetize the woman, so she will not feel too much pain during the episiotomy.

Think about the piece of flesh between our index finger and thumb, if it is torn apart abruptly, how can it not hurt? Of course, during a normal birth, the pain is actually not that painful, and it is not as painful as the pain of uterine contractions. Moreover, many mothers feel that the pain during childbirth is really too light. Like me, I was really exhausted at the end of labor, so the doctor asked me if I wanted an episiotomy. The baby's head was too big and couldn't come out, and its head was spinning around the opening of the cervix. If you are asked to have a caesarean section here, you will definitely agree because you want to save your baby. You have already sacrificed your own life at the moment of delivery, so you have to save the baby.

Therefore, expectant mothers must learn more about pregnancy and childbirth, strictly manage their weight, and learn more about delivery-related courses such as Lamaze breathing method and simulated delivery room. These can make us more confident and calm during childbirth and reduce the damage caused by childbirth. If you want to give birth naturally, I would like to advise all female friends here to first learn the relevant knowledge about how to use force during childbirth. Mastering this knowledge will make the delivery much faster. If you use force properly, it will not be so easy to cause tearing.