When I think of giving birth, a few descriptions come to mind: excruciating, intense, painful, and throbbing. Although I've never actually experienced the joy of having a baby, many of my friends assure me that the hours of agony are completely worth it. It's expected, though, that giving birth is going to hurt, right? 
Well, actually for some women, having a baby is orgasmic. Yes, for these lucky ladies, instead of contractions causing stabbing pain, they cause orgasms! One woman described her pleasurable feelings by saying, "All of a sudden the orgasm just started rolling through and rolling through, and it just kept coming, and my whole body was spiraling and rolling, and I was laughing and crying." Wow — sign me up for that kind of birth!
To hear the science behind orgasmic births, read more.
According to OB-GYN Christina Northrup, labor causes a surge of hormones and endorphins, which are the same ones present when experiencing sexual pleasure. When a baby is going through the birth canal, it's going through the same place a penis would go during sex; the same places are being touched that would cause an orgasm. With so many new birthing methods available (using an exercise ball or giving birth in water, to name a few) it's no wonder the experience has become more relaxing, making it possible for a woman to experience an orgasm during delivery. If you want to hear more, check out the documentary called Orgasmic Birth. An orgasm may not be possible for everyone, but midwives and birthing centers want women to know that the experience doesn't have to be as scary and traumatic as TV portrays it to be.
Have you ever heard of this, or know anyone who's experienced pleasure instead of pain while giving birth?
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Every woman I've ever talked to about childbirth talks about excruciating pain, parts being ripped and torn, and months of physical therapy. When i think about having my own, I get anxiety attacks!
1that's the evolutionary reason why we have g-spots. That's the most likely spot a baby's head touches in the birth canal.
2I bet that kind of labor happens to one in a million! All of my friends that have babies said labor was painful...it freaks me out even thinking about it.
3since back in the day the cave men didn't have drugs. There had to be some way to make it through the pain so you don't die of shock.
4lol never heard of that ... and the reason why i am terrified of having my own kids ... but no one I personally know regretted having kids ... if they were ready for it
that is lol
5ok, hope this happens to me!!!
6geez..i hope this happens to me
7i wanna give birth in water. i wonder how that works!! but thats interesting, this article i mean
8Yeah, I've had two (kids, not orgasmic births), my son, I had an epidural and it was virtually painless... my daughter, no epidural and definitely NOT pleasant in any way shape or form...lol.
9Congrats on those who are that lucky!
I had such an easy labor. I was all giggly and goofy from the Nubain shot (this only decreases the intensity of the contractions. I could still feel them when I had one and they were painful.) by the time I was told to push it had worn off, and all I wanted to do was get the kid out and fast! 30 minutes of pushing and less than 10 hours of labor, but no orgasm or horror, just a super intense experience, I can't even remember what feelings I had when I was pushing, it went so fast.
10craziness!
11I dont believe that. lol.
12She must have a strong poontang. lol.
I highly doubt this is true. People will make up anything for attention.
13Well...if it's achievable...congrats to those! I sure wish I can do that too.
14Um I WISH LOL - I definitely don't think its true but more power to those ladies.
15lol, that is crazy talk
no! i never heard of that before. 3 kids and not a one of their
births was like this. although i think i would have felt more like a porn actress than a mom with a whole room full of people; akward.
16I'd consider adopting just to keep my vagina intact!
17you can get that tightened up.
18huh????
I think I'd feel a little wierd relating my baby to a bunch of orgasms...I don't know, something about it just seems strange.
19Yeah, I would never get that lucky, so I'll keep letting LilSugar scare me out of having a baby. Thank God I'm a lesbian, hopefully I can convince my future partner to do the pushing instead.
20I agree cherry peel, there's something VERY disturbing about that O-o
21Its the fear, that makes it harder. you tense up when you are scared.
22cherry peel, Frenched - exactly...there's something so weird about getting aroused because your BABY'S body touched you there...eeuw
23hmm, I'm more worried about breastfeeding since my nipples are so, um, sensitive... I've heard that causes "complications" too!
24Oh jeez, princess_eab, I hadn't thought of that... I have that issue too... well, I don't plan on having kids for another 5-10 years at least, so I'll cross that bridge when I come to it! At least whoever I marry will never have to worry about lack of a sex drive postpartum, lol
25At first I thought this sounded awesome...and then I thought about it a little more, and realised it's actually pretty disturbing. Although child birth in general disturbs me lol. I am sure the pros of raising a child outweigh the cons, but just the fear of giving birth in general is probably enough to scare me out of it!
26I, too, am on the fence to about whether this is awesome or disturbing!
27FYI guys, oxytocin (dubbed the 'love' hormone) is released during childbirth, breastfeeding, and... sex. So you're going to be all hormonally rewarded, regardless of whether or not you want to be!
I've never heard of this orgasm childbirth thing, but sign me up. After watching The Business of Being Born (really good, but lots of birthing scences!), I'm so conflicted about how to have a baby...
28cherry peel and others who agreed, i felt the same way when i read this. it seems a little ... weird.
but jessiebanana your post made me laugh.
29I just get more and more convinced the longer I live, that I am not EVER having kids, LOL. No way. To much of a chance for it to feel good, that is just crazy. Count me out of this life experience.
30I don't know anyone this has happened to- but Ina May Gaskin (the foremost midwife in the US) describes it in her books. It isn't really a new concept and she explains that a lot of the way we react to childbirth is pre-programmed by watching women acting out in excruciating on television. Anyway, interesting book and one to read (if or when you get pregnant) although it is a little on the granola side.
31I don't know, I've never had that "excruciating pain" image of childbirth -- my mom always told me it was tiring, but not painful (although i only weighed 5lbs, so it couldn't have been too hard!). But also, think logically: it's necessary for the continuation of the species to reproduce, so I can't believe that childbirth would be painful enough to discourage women from having children. Nature just isn't that backward.
32Childbirth for me was very difficult-very painful. I was puking, blacking out, having hot and cold sweats and so forth and so on. My son weighed 9 pounds 10 ounces. I definitely did NOT have any orgasms!! Kinda creepy btw..
33yeah thats just weird.
34I hope that whenever I have kids giving birth will be that easy.
35I've heard about this before and it isn't so much that the labour gives you an orgasm but stimulating your sensitive area during labour to give you an orgasm is supposed to make the labour less painful because of the chemicals and stuff released while having an orgasm.
36THAT can happen???
37Ehm, so you're supposed to just start masturbating with all those doctors and nurses in the room?? A dilemma, this!
38lol.. nature IS backwards.. praying mantices, anyone? either way, im not into this, and labor IS excruciating, it was for me anyway. And I stayed calm, collected, and in focus the entire time. even when I knew something was wrong, i had severe complications, and the doctor repeatedly blew me off, i stayed calm, so its not just a commercialized image, popping a giant kid out through bones forced to seperate for birth is alwasy going to be painful.
39I'd be embarassed to be the woman (who told this story)'s kid. He or she will grow up being like, the kid who gave his mom orgasms? That's embarassing.
40Yeah, but your body creates a hormone near the end of pregnancy that causes your bones to become flexible. I'm not denying that it's uncomfortable, but I think the whole idea of this horrific, excruciating pain in childbirth can't be normal.
41well hopefully I won't ever have kids, but if I did I would NOT want an orgasm during it. That's totally creepy.
42Yikes, I'm so scared of childbirth! I started crying when I was younger whenever I thought about it.
43I am 21 and I had my first baby at 18, second at 20 and now I'm expecting my third any day now. I actually DID have an orgasm while delivering both my babies. It was in no way intentional. I was in total agony while laboring, I screamed at every contraction during the transition. But then when I started pushing, the baby's head moved past the G spot (which is the under side of the clit) and it triggered a very quick, light orgasm. It wasn’t pleasurable; it was simply a physical reaction to the pressure. I was so surprised I just looked around to see if anyone noticed, but no one did of course. I felt embarrassed because I had no control over it. Then my baby crowned and it was hell again, it burned like crazy and felt like it was tearing (although I didn't tear - it felt like I did!). That happened both times, now I am due any day with my third and I am wondering if the same thing will happen again. VERY weird, but I guess it is out of my control.
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