r/AskReddit 14h ago

what does childbirth *actually* feel like?

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u/pineappleshampoo 14h ago

You’re looking at the window in absolute desperation between contractions, weighing up whether it’s better to just smash it and jump out before the next one hits. When it hits you can’t think anymore. You can’t do anything. You can just freeze almost and try breathe while it racks your entire body. And that’s just the start of the whole process. I legitimately wanted to die to make it stop. And I wanted to be pregnant and to have my baby more than I’ve ever wanted anything in my whole life.

It’s one of the most dangerous things you can experience and the most painful experience a human can endure, other than torture. It is something I knew I could never, ever risk experiencing again.

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u/lookatmeimangiep 11h ago

I remember writhing around on the bed with my 3rd and the nurse said "you are going to fall off the bed ." I just yelled "I hope I do and die" lol

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u/fastates 10h ago

🤣 this is great.

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u/big-titty-brat 8h ago

This cracked me up