Pregnancy is not without some discomfort and the process of labor and delivery is hard work but for me it was definitely worth any inconvenience I might have had and I have nine children.

no its not… labor is really painful, but its the most wonderful thing that could happen to a woman… once you had the baby, you’re fine….. it will be worth after all the pain that you’ve been to…

it all depends on the person…i have had some friends who say it was a piece of cake and others hated it and would never do it again..

i had migraines, 65 pound weight gain, sugar and protein in my urine, the whole nine yards..it was a mess but i dealt with it…

as for the labor, i actually found it not bad, that is the contractions…i dealt with them really well and honestly wasnt going to get the epidural…but i had to think twice…my son was facing, face up when he was being delivered which made it hard to get him out…they used forceps on me and i pushed for 2 hours…if i hadnt had that epidural, i think that i would have passed out..

its different for everyone

I loved being pregnant with all three of my kids. It was the most wonderful thing! All the pain you go through is nothing. When pregnant and when in labor your only concern is for the baby. You want to know the baby is okay. When you look at that baby for the first time you won’t even think of the pain. I had mine all natural, but I had a friend that has two little girls and with both of hers she had an epidural. She says that she slept through all her labor pains and woke up when it was time to push. She has never even felt what a labor pain feels like. I guess i’m lucky i never had hemerroids or hairloss. I think it all matters on how you go about it. If you don’t think positive about it your not going to have positive results. Women have babies everyday!

The hormones cause a shift in consciousness and you feel like a different person. If you’re open to it and don’t fight it, you’ll notice that you’ve become more intuitive and more emotional — which isn’t a bad thing, it’s priming you to open to love and nurture your baby. You’ll also be very tired — especially in the first and third trimesters, often second trimester is the easiest. It’s important to feed yourself well, rest often, avoid stress, and surround yourself with supportive people. This will help you avoid discomfort and pregnancy-related complications. Toward the end you’ll feel very big and cumbersome. Some women find it a burden, others revel in it and feel goddess-like. It really depends on your state of mind and how you choose to approach it.

Labor is not easy for most women in our culture, due to conditioning, lifestyle, and birthing environment and style of management. You’ll have the best chance at a normal, bearable, even enjoyable and empowering birth if you educate yourself about these things. Take a Birthworks class and read as much as you can. Birthing From Within, Sheila Kitzinger’s Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth, and The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth, and Sarah Buckley’s Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering are all a good place to start.

labor is like taking the biggest crap of your life and it never comi8ng out. It is horrible. However, I am pregnant once again- very much worth it!