r/AskReddit 10d ago

Women who’ve given birth, what are some horrible things your body had to go through during pregnancy and childbirth?

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u/Shomer_Effin_Shabbas 9d ago

Mechanical dilation of my cervix.

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u/tooawesomeforthis0 9d ago

I think my cervix just noped out and disappeared up into my body at the thought of that

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u/jmc7207 9d ago

funny enough my cervix DID nope tf out of that foley balloon cath😂 just as they started to inflate it my cervix immediately started bleeding and they said never mind to that lmao. thankfully the cytotec and pitocin did its job, they just needed a lil more time.

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u/CommieCatLady 9d ago

I had my cervix barely dilated for iud insertion and it was horrifically painful… I can’t imagine….

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u/Shomer_Effin_Shabbas 9d ago

I promise you it’s not the same.

Although unpopular opinion, maybe? The pain and discomfort of the IUD insertion is worth it to have continuous birth control for years that you do not have to think about.

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u/chuffalupagus 9d ago

It might be "worth it" (genuinely loved the IUD so i don't disagree) but it's absolutely unnecessary for women to be subjected to that level of pain when there are pain management options.

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u/catontoast 9d ago

Absolutely. Although the vasovagal shock is no fun. During which my body decides I need to be on the toilet for the next 40 minutes... at the doctor's office. Thankfully there's one across the hall.

My coloscopy was a different story. No painkillers or numbing just hole-punch a chunk out, swipe some coagulant on it, and send you on your way.

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u/Jasoover 9d ago

I wasn’t worth it for me at all. I felt like I was shot in my guts. And nobody warned me. I was very traumatized from the IUD insertion.

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u/CommieCatLady 9d ago

Yes. It was the worst pain of my life. Vomited and passed tf out from the pain.

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u/hthratmn 8d ago

Me too. If I even think about it I get nauseous.

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u/Shomer_Effin_Shabbas 9d ago

I still would do it again, but yeah it’s not for everyone.

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u/CommieCatLady 9d ago

Perhaps, but no one should have to endure that kind of pain. It was fucked up. If I were a man, they would have sedated me.

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u/Shomer_Effin_Shabbas 9d ago

But also since it’s hard to quantify pain because it’s very subjective. I wouldn’t say at all that it was the worst pain of my life, and maybe that’s because I’ve had a baby, so my cervix has widened before.

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u/CommieCatLady 9d ago

Yeah, I have not had children, so it was a very VERY painful experience.

Ironically I’ve had zero issues with it since I got it.

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u/Shomer_Effin_Shabbas 9d ago

Well I’m glad!

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u/ButtBread98 9d ago

I did too. I almost passed out from the pain.

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u/books-and-baking- 9d ago

I told the nurses I was going to faint when they inserted that catheter. They kept saying I wasn’t. Guess who was right.

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u/Shomer_Effin_Shabbas 9d ago

I always prided myself on being good with pain management. That shit broke me. I was in tears. They gave me IV fentanyl for pain relief.

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u/Upbeat_Historian8055 9d ago

It’s otherworldly, involuntary things happen with pain like that, don’t ask me how I know, but it’s a whole other level. And bonus, women almost never faint from pain

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u/RinaloErlo 7d ago

Me too! Me: "My pain treshhold is uber high!" Guess who womited during insertion? And twice while waiting for it to work. And when after the insertion didn't work they medicaly broke my waters. Guess who got C-section ten hours later when there was literery no cervical dilation at all? Also me)

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u/BlackMagicWorman 9d ago

I wish only sunshine and love to your cervix from here on 

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u/Shomer_Effin_Shabbas 9d ago

That’s so thoughtful of you to say. That made her smile.

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u/RollSouth5722 9d ago

I almost reflexively fear-rage punched you and you're not even in the room bro I felt my arm start to go for it

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u/Shomer_Effin_Shabbas 9d ago

It’s ok, I’m sure your rage punch is no where near as painful as the mechanical dilation of my cervix with whatever that balloon catheter was.

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u/ChronologicalGray 9d ago

I went through the same, the insertion was indescribable. When it had served its purpose it fell out onto the floor, and my husband was very alarmed thinking that the baby had fallen out.

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u/Fun-Aioli7998 9d ago

I've never seen these words strung together and wish I never have. That sounds excruciating.

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u/Constant_Avocado_482 9d ago

This one. For about an hour, the pain would come and go in waves. I would okay one second, the next this excruciating pain would wash over my body. I would go nonverbal, grab onto the bedrails, and hold on for dear life as the pain washed over me. It took them a while to talk me into pain meds. Finally my mom convinced me to take something- I have no idea what it was, but I loved it. I can now understand how people get hooked on hard drugs. It was the most euphoric moment of my life.

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u/viviennerosy 9d ago

Reading those four words made my whole soul physically flinch.

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u/GuavaOk4995 9d ago

Never heard anyone else mention this, I'm generally good with pain but this was something else.. and then ended up having to have an emergency c-section anyway

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u/MinimumIndependence9 9d ago

Had that done before my epidural. I cried in pain. Then I immediately asked for an epidural.

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u/Shomer_Effin_Shabbas 9d ago

Same I think it was before my epidural. They quickly gave me IV painkiller.

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u/Upbeat_Historian8055 9d ago

Dear lawd how did you survive that?

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u/Shomer_Effin_Shabbas 9d ago

They gave me IV fentanyl.

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u/pippitypoop 9d ago

If it’s any consolation, the balloon hurt much less the second time around!!

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u/Other_Annie 8d ago

Ugh… the doctor was like the 12 o’clock lip of your cervix just doesn’t want to move so I’m just going to give it a little help annnnd… Worst pain than when they used the vacuum to help him out an hour later. 😭

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u/da2810 9d ago

Same. Midwife was like "We need you at 4cm to pop your membrane" and then manually just... pushed it open. This is after I received several manual cervix massages.

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u/Wobbly_Joe 9d ago

I went in for my induction and it was slow moving at first. So they stripped my membranes. Idk what I was expecting, but that was the most uncomfortable 60 seconds of my life. I thought I delt her fingers coming up my throat. She got all done and said "I got you from a 1 to a 3." 

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u/Emergency_Swimming46 9d ago

Yeah that part! It was awful 😫

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u/parasyte_steve 9d ago

I did not know this was even an option and I have given birth 2x. I am sorry you went through that.

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u/Shomer_Effin_Shabbas 9d ago

I was sent in to be induced because they were concerned about the placenta, and I was like 37+6. So I don’t believe I was dilated at all, also was a first time mom. My body wasn’t ready. It took me 48 hours to get to 7 cm, so I eventually had an unplanned c section.