Is it true that once you have given birth you forget the pain because you are so elated by your newborn baby?

After I had my son of course the first thing I wanted to do was hold him..he was beautiful. But then I wanted DRUGS and LOTS of them.

I think you forget the pain because you're so freaking exhausted from giving birth.

You don't forget while you are going through it. But afterwards when everything is healed and you are as back to normal as you will ever be you do forget. Don't get me wrong, you don't forget that labor was painful. But it isn't something that really ever occupies your mind unless someone else brings it up. At least that is true for me.

We had our first three in a private clinic and I asked the doctor about this. (Our conversation helped distract my wife and she really appreciated it.) He said that he'd delivered over 2,000 babies and as far as he could remember every woman's first question was "How is my baby?" Even when the labor had lasted 72 hours.

i don't have children,but the women have to forget because some women birth 4-7 children,My stuff hurts thinking about that.

My experience, and that of most of my friends, is that over time you do forget the pain. You remember how much discomfort you were in but you ultimately realize it was worth it. Today they have epidurals which allow you to labor without any pain at all! I had that with my second daughter and it was a piece of cake!

It is the most rewarding pain you will ever experience!

I have 7 children and I remember each and every minute of each and every labour. Some were worse than others...but I remember..and with each and every birth, when they laid that tiny new life in my arms...it was SSSOOO worth it.

This is very true. I have 3 kids, and was very excited about all of them coming. When I had my first baby, I said I would never have another baby again, because of the pain. The real pain that I experienced was the "Rim Of Fire", when the babies head comes out. My labor pains were quite painful due to having a induction. I was only in labor for maybe about 7 hrs. I can't even barely remember. With my second, I was only in labor for maybe about the same amount of hrs. or less. I screamed her out in about 12min. My 3rd, almost a piece of cake. This time I got an epederal, and I tell you it took my labor pains completely away. Then my baby decided he was going to come, and I only felt a little bit of pressure, but know Pain. It was nice. I was able to just enjoy him, and did not feel to tired. But just to hold that little baby in your arms is a true delight. Their so fragile, and innocent. You actually do forget the pain right afterwards. I would'nt mind doing it again, but I decided 3 kids was enough, so I got my tubes tied.

I experienced pain during my first l & d, and I didn't forget it - that's why I chose to have a completely different experience when I had my second child. The birth of my second was intense, but not painful. I still remember the sensations and what it felt like.

Let's see....have someone stomp on your right foot. Then have them stomp on your left foot. Just because you have something else distracting you, doesn't mean the pain isn't still there. I forgot no pain. No matter the beauty of having a child to hold, the unbearable agony still held my mind.

I doubt that labour is fun for any woman - I have three kids - but if you vividly remembered the first birth, there would never be siblings for that child! Over time, you do forget how bad it was.

I've seen that in some of the births I've attended. I've also seen births where there was no pain to forget. I had two painless births myself, but I'm so glad that I didn't forget the hard work and effort of labor and birthing.

I remember that it hurt but I can't describe the pain. I mean there are no words because I don't think there is another pain like it in the world so you have nothing to compare it to.
But as far as being so elated about your newborn I don't think so because you are in some level of pain so awhile.

i hope so!

My mother told me that.

Well, you dont forget the pain right away. You do wonder about the baby and you feel a little releived that all the pushing is over and you can relax alittle. But I have had 3 children and to me the worst part of the whole deal is the recovery.

I had one of my kids 100% natural without any pain meds. That wasn't by choice, it just happened that way. I've often thought that God intended it that way so we wouldn't give up before the agony of the teen years.

The pain only lasts for the contractions, so when there are no contractions there is no pain. My mum had 7 kids and I have had 3.

i serioulsy would go thru labour cause i had no drugs an no pain an my labour lasted 25 mins start to finish i didnt scream or anything cause it doesnt hurt i said to the midwife that my mom had told my sister 16 year ago that most women panic when they go into labour an thats why it hurts an she said yes when i had my child i didnt panic and it was a quick painless labour by the time i went to hospital i was 8 cm dialated

What a beautilful Lie!

My Little one just turned one and thinking about labour pains makes me sick.

No i will always remember the pain but it is worth it.

I remember that I was in agony. But I don't actually remember the pain.

I don't think I will ever forget it. It has fadded but it will never be forgotten. It was a horrible experience.

Ummmm....no. I love my son with all my heart, but I will not forget how hard I worked to get him here. Owww!

Its actually a curse as I would call it, its in the Bible is you believe in it, God was so mad at EVE for eating the fruit that his punishment to here was to have painful labor and as soon as she gave birth she would furget her pain and want her husband.....
or something like that, I remember reading.

When I was handed my son right after birth, I couldn't feel a thing! I was just so happy that I finally got to meet the little guy who had been kicking me for months!

No the pain sort of hangs on, I had to use a pillow for almost 2 weeks because of the tearing. It's been 39 years and I remember it all.

yes you do forget about the pain.

As a childbirth educator, I try to help people reframe the way they think about pain when it comes to labor. Unlike the pain of injury, labor pain . . .
P - has a purpose (you get a prize at the end!)
A - is anticipated (you know it's coming)
I - is intermittent. (contractions come and go)
N - is normal! It means everything is right!
Many women find they have a kind of "amnesia" about labor pain, but I think it is just time and feeling recovered that eventually makes them feel ready and willing to try it again. It depends on how the birth went. They are all different.

I could liken my 2 natural births somewhat to running a very very hard, intense race. While you are actually doing so, you are feeling very intense sensations that don't feel good, but if you are relaxing through breathing slowly, deeply etc. you can get through it, knowing that it's "pain with a purpose"; not pain that is because of an injury or something wrong. Like running a hard, intense race, when the race is over and you've stopped, the pain stops. And of course you've got a precious reward for having run that race. Now afterward, like after running a real race, your body is exhausted, sore, and not up to its full strength for several days. That's normal. Give it time to recover. And in months to come, you remember how it felt but it's not scary. Those were my second and third babies. My first was a c section, and that was not fun at all. Way way worse than the natural kind!!

The newborn baby could have partial reasoning for why you would have another child, however we as humans cannot remember pain at all. That's what my science teacher told me :)

yes unless it is an induced labour.

yes that is true and evey one is verry difrunt to them all and i have given birth 4 time and would do it a gaing

I have two children. Once both of them were born i immediatly felt no pain. Your so overwelmed and full of joy with your newborn that you don't even worry about it.

bollocks

Actually, it can be a number of things. The happiness of having a baby. The elation of the labors being over. The drugs (if any). But also, the trauma that if it is so severe your body will reject the memory. It's a defensive mechanism that helps your body cope with traumatic events. It'll be like, those parts never happened--except, they did.

F-ing NO! once you get off the epedural its hell,until they give you more pain medication.

Drugs can ease the pain when it's happening. I would assume you're sore (I'm a man, ex had 3 kids - 2 ours, and current wife had 3 by c-section with her ex), but I think hormones kick in and ease that quickly.

Apparently, it depends on you. It seems SOME women remember the pain. For some it DOES matter and they don't want to have another. For others, it doesn't matter, they want more children. And for some, it seems they forget the pain.

I, persoanlly, am of the opinion that while the memory of the pain may be there, it eases so much after birth that it's all but forgotten (or pushed to the back of the mind). Otherwise, I would think FEW women would have more than one! ;-)

There is no pain in childbirth.
That is a myth started by just a few whiners.

Trust me baby.

I knew it would hurt when I was in labor and I knew it would hurt when I tried to squeeze a human out of there. But I also knew what I was getting out of it: my precious little princess. I remember every bit of pain but never once complained (except for being tired and watching my husband sleep...jerk) during the 24 hours of labor. I ripped badly, partially because she was actually wiggling herself out in between contractions and pushes...she's been a very self-sufficient baby from the beginning!) and had to have surgery to fix how I healed a few months later, but I would do it all over again to get another Julie!!

Well, birth hurts, because you have something the size of a watermelon passing through a tube the size of a toilet paper roll. So when the baby is OUT, you don't have that pain anymore.

You will still be sore - but it's more like "tender" rather than horrific pain. I equate it to when you work out way too hard a few days in a row, and you can't lift your arms, and don't want to move because you just CAN'T, you know ? Immediately after birth, you have such a dramitic change in pain levels (from a 10 out of 10 to say a 2 out of 10) that you suddenly feel pain free for awhile. Add to that the relief at finally seeing a healthy baby and holding it - and you get the impression that you are no longer in pain. In an hour or two, you'll feel beat up, and the next day the same, but maybe a little more so.

But really, you don't "remember" pain - your brain is designed to forget it, or you'd only ever have one child.

You should have a hormone called oxytocin which floods your system causing quite dramatic changes after birth...but I can't tell you about the pain.

Forget the pain.. LMAO. NO it Hurt...The pain you feel at the birth of a child never leaves your mind BUT, the pain that you feel for them after they are here overwhelms any other emotion. IE: fevers, sickness, colic, broken bones Ect.. I would give birth a thousand times over to not have a lethargic fevered child in my arms. Phisical pain goes away, your heart always remembers.
P.S. I'm a Mom of 4, no anesthesia.

The pain goes as soon as the baby is out. Obviously you are left sore bruised and if very unlucky cut but contraction pain stops as soon as the baby is out. Although with second third and fourth babies you suffer after pains but they are usually nothing in comparision to actual labour.

Well I Hope Everything Goes Well For Me Because,
Im Due In 4 months...
But Its Just A Very Tense Thought...
That Im About To Push Out A Baby Almost The Size Of A Watermelon Out Of Something The Size Of A Grape So Just Imagin That....
Damn But Like We All Say(Mothers) Its All Worth It Once We Have Our Babies In Our Arms...
Its A Wonderful Thing, And Feeling Too Know That Through Out It All We Went Through The Pain To Bring Someone Else Into it...
Oh And This Is My First Child...

You are still aware of the pain but are distracted by your Baby & wanting to hold him or her. For the weeks after, the healing process can drag you down a bit because it's constant soreness but once you're back to normal (as close as you can be anyway) you do forget how bad it was - if you didn't, you wouldn't go on to get pregnant again would you?! I'm having my second in the next few days & have been getting "mini" contractions for the past 2 weeks which are a small taster of what's to come.. that kinda brings it all back! xXx

YOU NEVER FORGET IT! I have two, and they were both NATURAL as they get....and nope I will never forget it! By best advice, if you think you have the guts try it....but if you arent ready TAKE DRUGS!!!!

Not unless you're already on some powerful pain killers. The baby does distract you, but does not completely numb the pain. Time makes you forget how bad it hurt, I think....

I actually remember the pain I had while pregnant more than the pain of labor and delivery. I had an epidural though.

My mom swears she still remembers how much pain she was in when she had me.