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Is childbirth really as painful as women make out

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  • #62
    How Soon Is Now
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,277 ✭✭✭✭How Soon Is Now


    I never understood women using this as some sort of get out of jail free card everytime a man complains about any sort of pain.

    I mean at the end of the day does anyone sit a woman down and force her to have kids and give birth ??


  • #63
    Russell Nutty Meat
    Posts: 81,308 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Russell Nutty Meat


    nipplenuts wrote: »
    I'm sure it's very painful, but, hello! it is what they are designed to do,

    Bodies are "designed" to die as well, so should we just dismiss that too?
    If childbirth was so easy and natural there wouldn't be so many deaths from it nor the need for a lot of gas/epidural/etc.


  • #64
    bronte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,331 ✭✭✭✭bronte


    angerfist2009 wrote: »
    I never understood women using this as some sort of get out of jail free card everytime a man complains about any sort of pain.

    I mean at the end of the day does anyone sit a woman down and force her to have kids and give birth ??

    Ah, you see, it starts out that way.
    Everything is nice and light.
    Fast forward 6 months and the next thing you know he's fallen in love with you.He goes all soft when he sees kids in the park.
    Then BAM, you're in bed on Sunday morning and it's all "When are we getting married?" "When are we having kids??"

    Then you've got to dump him and YOU look like the bitch. :confused:


  • #65
    How Soon Is Now
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    bronte wrote: »
    Ah, you see, it starts out that way.
    Everything is nice and light.
    Fast forward 6 months and the next thing you know he's fallen in love with you.He goes all soft when he see kids in the park.
    Then BAM, you're in bed on Sunday morning and it's all "When are we getting married?" "When are we having kids??"

    Then you've got to dump him and YOU look like the bitch. :confused:

    In most cases its usually the other way around so welcome to our world :p


  • #66
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,495 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    bluewolf wrote: »
    Bodies are "designed" to die as well, so should we just dismiss that too?
    If childbirth was so easy and natural there wouldn't be so many deaths from it nor the need for a lot of gas/epidural/etc.

    Dismiss?

    Are you suggesting it's not natural?

    Where did I say it is easy?

    Maybe you're not responding to my post at all and quoted me in error :rolleyes:


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  • #67
    bronte
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    angerfist2009 wrote: »
    In most cases its usually the other way around so welcome to our world :p

    Lol! I know! It's weird from this angle! :pac:


  • #68
    Bonito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    Weird? Weren't saying that last night. :mad:


  • #69
    [Deleted User]
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    No not painful at all. My other half gave birth to our 3 girls and I never felt the slightest bit of pain.
    I remember it being like a summers breeze,we sat and conversed, nurse said push, baby born. The End.
    Now, the gas offered by the nurse may have impaired my judgement some what, but i'm pretty sure thats how it happened.

    So, short of it all, NO PAIN!


  • #70
    bronte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,331 ✭✭✭✭bronte


    Bonito wrote: »
    Weird? Weren't saying that last night. :mad:

    Darling?


  • #71
    starbelgrade
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    wingsof daun wrote: »
    Nobody ever thinks of the child, it's supposed to be very painful for the child, birth is nearly on a par with death in terms of horrible experiences for us all in life.

    Won't someone, PLEASE - THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!


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  • #72
    NothingMan
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    angerfist2009 wrote: »
    I mean at the end of the day does anyone sit a woman down and force her to have kids and give birth ??


    Tell that to this boardsie!


  • #73
    Bonito
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,399 ✭✭✭Bonito


    bronte wrote: »
    Darling?
    Dear?


  • #74
    EraseAndRewind
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    Go sh!t aa few bowling balls out your arse and then come back to me :pac:

    Yes it is bloody painful :mad:


  • #75
    How Soon Is Now
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    EraseAndRewind wrote: »
    Go sh!t aa few bowling balls out your arse and then come back to me :pac:

    Yes it is bloody painful :mad:

    lol i love this type of statement coming from women on something they know full well we cant find out for our selfs how it feels.

    Deep down you s love it knowing that its one thing we cant do better then you s :p


  • #76
    epgc3fyqirnbsx
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    Having to put up with a whiney moaning overweight bag for 9 months would be really painful


  • #77
    Dudess
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    nipplenuts wrote: »
    I'm sure it's very painful, but, hello! it is what they are designed to do
    That's the thing though NN - seeing as it's what women are designed to do, why then is it sometimes so gruesome?

    It all depends on the woman too though, e.g. her build, age, the size of the baby - a number of factors. My gran is the most squeamish person I know - every little scratch is a big drama for her, and she says she had no bother with any of her five.


  • #78
    Noreen1
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    angerfist2009 wrote: »
    lol i love this type of statement coming from women on something they know full well we cant find out for our selfs how it feels.

    Deep down you s love it knowing that its one thing we cant do better then you s :p

    You never know what advances modern medicine may make. Would you be willing to participate in an experiment, and post your experience here?:p:D:D

    Noreen


  • #79
    Bonito
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    Something to do with some woman years ago called Eve not doing what she was told and then some chap called God punishing her and the rest of the human race by making reproduction painful. Meh. What can ya do.


  • #80
    How Soon Is Now
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    Noreen1 wrote: »
    You never know what advances modern medicine may make. Would you be willing to participate in an experiment, and post your experience here?:p:D:D

    Noreen

    An experiment....... mmmmm what u look like again?


  • #81
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    Angerfist, your username in this context is making me very squirmy... :(
    Bonito wrote: »
    Something to do with some woman years ago called Eve not doing what she was told and then some chap called God punishing her and the rest of the human race by making reproduction painful.
    True. Tis the reason for the monthlies n' all...


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  • #82
    Bonito
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    Ah sure what can ya do.


  • #83
    How Soon Is Now
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    Dudess wrote: »
    Angerfist, your username in this context is making me very squirmy... :(

    True. Tis the reason for the monthlies n' all...

    Why what i do now....... :p


  • #84
    baalthor
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    Lab experiments have shown that women have a lower pain threshold than men.

    But that would imply that the pain of childbirth is subjectively worse for a woman e.g. let's say childbirth is 1000 "pain units" and a woman's pain threshold is 900 while a man's is 1100. Therefore the man would experience the same pain as less severe than the woman. Sorry, is this getting a bit too philosophical?

    (In the experiments men and women were subjected to the same pain stimulus. On average women pulled away from the pain source before men did. But of course they can't "pull away" when giving birth although nowadays you can get an epidural. And some people disagree with the above interpretation of the experiments.)


  • #85
    ejmaztec
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    starbelgrade wrote: »
    As me oulfella, used to say to my ma, "There's nothing to it - it's just like having a big sh*t".

    My dad never liked me either.:(


  • #86
    Mr. Presentable
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    Dudess wrote: »
    That's the thing though NN - seeing as it's what women are designed to do, why then is it sometimes so gruesome?

    It all depends on the woman too though, e.g. her build, age, the size of the baby - a number of factors. My gran is the most squeamish person I know - every little scratch is a big drama for her, and she says she had no bother with any of her five.

    Here was me thinking it was a beautiful miracle........

    You're right of course, it depends on the woman. Too posh to push springs to mind for more and more.

    My gran had nine kids, apparently towards the last few it was all she could do to hold them in :pac:


  • #87
    lizardfudge
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    Bonito wrote: »
    Something to do with some woman years ago called Eve not doing what she was told and then some chap called God punishing her and the rest of the human race by making reproduction painful. Meh. What can ya do.

    And Adam's first wife, Lilith, has to have 100 of her children die each day all because she wanted to be on top while screwing.


  • #88
    Shivers26
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    Dilan Elegant Huntsman wrote: »
    Having to put up with a whiney moaning overweight bag for 9 months would be really painful

    ^^^^^^ Yes, there was lots of this.

    I have given birth twice and I found it grand actually. The 2nd time I sat up in the bed and played cards with my OH and even in the throes of labour I was still able to beat him. I did grab himself by the neck during the pushing part (I thought it was the collar of his top) and he ended up in tears because he didnt want to upset me by saying anything.

    I also didn't get one stitch or one stretch mark. Also, I have never, ever used it in an argument. He still loves me even after seeing a baby coming out of my vag. He's suffered enough.


  • #89
    Kanye
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    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    a girl i went out with years ago told me that i should try pushing a bowling ball out of my japs eye if i wanted to experience the 'pain' of childbirth
    Bullshit.

    The baby would have to be about 23 feet tall for that to be an accurate description.

    You must have been telling her ten inches = |
    |


  • #90
    quicklickpaddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 888 ✭✭✭quicklickpaddy


    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    a girl i went out with years ago told me that i should try pushing a bowling ball out of my japs eye if i wanted to experience the 'pain' of childbirth

    That's actually ridiculous. A baby's head is nowhere near the size of a bowling ball and I hope to Jesus that your japs eye is a lot smaller than her holiest of holies.


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  • #91
    Dudess
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    nipplenuts wrote: »
    Here was me thinking it was a beautiful miracle
    Ah of course it's a beautiful miracle - albeit a messy, sticky, painful one... :):pac:


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