In various movies and TV dramas, close-up shots of new mothers who give birth naturally are \”sweating\” and \”crying\”. Under such psychological suggestion, many expectant mothers choose caesarean section. In fact, natural childbirth is more often just a huge discomfort, which is completely different from the various heartaches imagined.
1. Completely different from “skin pain”
Human beings are always afraid of the unknown because they don’t know where the bottom line of pain is. For example, when a baby in kindergarten gets an injection for the first time, he will be afraid that the needle is too long, but after the injection, he will know that it is like being bitten by a word, and he will no longer be afraid. in subsequent injections. The pain is gone.
The same goes for women giving birth. Before the expectant mothers give birth to their children, all kinds of pain are just the imagination of the expectant mothers. Especially with vivid descriptions from passers-by, expectant mothers are even more afraid of natural childbirth.
Objectively speaking, childbirth is definitely painful, because during childbirth, certain tissues and organs near the uterus will be involved, causing local pain. However, during childbirth, due to the small number of nerve sensory fibers that control the uterus in the body, there is generally no strong pain, but labor pain caused by uterine muscle contraction. It can also be said that labor pain is just a kind of pain. This huge discomfort is completely different from the \”skin pain\” you imagine when your skin is scratched by a sharp object.
2. Is childbirth more like “pooping”?
Of course, each person\’s perception of pain varies from person to person. Relatively speaking, women who do various manual labors will have a smooth delivery due to their high activity level, and their pain will naturally be reduced. But for women who lack exercise and stay in air-conditioned rooms on weekdays, they are more likely to aggravate pain due to tension and fear.
Xiaojun, whose baby is 7 months old, still looks in disbelief when he recalls the process of giving birth. Xiaojun learned that she was about to give birth, so she went to the bathroom and took a light shower, then prepared the delivery bag, and finally called an ambulance to the hospital. The whole process is almost painless. All I can say is that apart from the pain caused by contractions, my stomach felt almost like I wanted to poop, and my lower abdomen was bloated. After the baby was born, Xiaojun was naturally relieved.
Xiaojun\’s situation is not uncommon. We’ve even had new mothers tell us that they didn’t know they were giving birth and just wanted to poop. They squatted in the toilet for a while until they felt the baby\’s head come out. I realized I was actually going to give birth. The whole process is almost painless.
3. Excessive tension will aggravate pain
In fact, cases like Xiaojun tell us that in many cases, fear of unknown pain is also the reason for worsening pain. Most expectant mothers\’ fear of natural childbirth pain also comes from their own psychological cues. They feel that it will definitely hurt, so they have an abnormal fear of childbirth. In addition, some expectant mothers are very sensitive to pain. After believing the accounts of some prolific women, they thoughtLike how painful it would be to give birth. These factors will inevitably cause a lot of psychological pressure.
In fact, fertility is a human instinct. In the past when technology was not as advanced as it is now, almost everyone gave birth naturally. It can be seen that the pain of childbirth is not unbearable. Expectant mothers must have confidence in themselves and face natural childbirth calmly.
4. Understand the delivery process before delivery
In addition to being overly nervous, many expectant mothers also have misunderstandings about natural childbirth because they do not understand the birth process. For example, if an expectant mother does not understand the various steps in the delivery process, she will inevitably panic during the delivery process and worry about whether she can have a normal delivery. Excessive worry will naturally make expectant mothers more sensitive to pain. On the other hand, as the level of estrogen in a woman\’s body increases, the sensitivity of the uterine muscles to substances such as oxytocin that stimulates uterine contractions will also increase. The increase in local pressure on the uterus will encourage the uterus to create a strong uterine cavity. contractions.
Therefore, after choosing natural delivery, the expectant mother must strengthen communication with the doctor, understand the various steps of the delivery process, and actively cooperate with the doctor, so that the baby can be delivered smoothly with minimal pain.