Kidney stones VS. Labor

Aww the great debate! I started getting kidney stones during my pregnancy...you can read about that Here It was a never ending battle that resulted in double the ER visits, double the kidney ultrasounds and double the pain. It was awful! Not going to lie! I was uncomfortable allllll the time and could take nothing worth talking about! I was passing stones days before I gave birth, and even more days after giving birth. Those ones were larger too. Figures....baby out.....big stones out! Errr.

So during my whole pregnancy I heard that passing stones was really preparing me for labor. Okay great, weeks of agonizing pain to help me in the grand finale! Yay :/ But also a real YAY! because maybe I was getting some of the hard stuff out of the way! Well I have yet to write my L&D post (I know its been 3 months, I should really get on it before I forget), but I will! Long story short... I didnt go into labor on my own, but I was induced. Well when that pitocin was kicked into high gear, so did the contractions....the pain was unbearable, the worst EVER. Nothing to compare it to. It is in it's own category. Having a high tolerance for pain went out the window. I was told to wait until 4 cm before I could have the epidural and I was yelling for it at 2-3 cm because I was not going to wait until 4! Why be in pain if you don't have too?! That's just my opinion. To each their own. I wouldn't have a tooth pulled without pain meds, why push out an almost 8 lb human being feeling it all?!

Well the answer to the great debate.....Labor is NOTHING like kidney stones! It's worst!! But the end result is so worth it! Maybe stones are a minor comparison for men to relate, but in reality, it's false! I'm sorry men, but you will never know what labor feels like and we will just leave it at that!