[slinky]

Every birth is different!!

My first was 37 hour labour, very very painful, had pain relief up to eye balls, he was 8lb 8 and stitched up to eyeballs too lol

2nd, 8 hrs labour, gas and air towards the end!! painful but manageable!! 7lb 11oz, no stitches home same day!!

I think labour with 2nd 3rd kids etc is just as painful, but at least you know what it is going to be like. No-one can prepare you for the pain you will experience with your first!!

I remember when I was about 4 month pregnant with my second, one day I was sat on the bed thinking about having him, and I cried...... I cried because it hit me like a ton of bricks just how painful my first was!! But actually I enjoyed the birth of my second, mainly because I felt in control!!