I stumbled upon this as I was looking up the Lotus birth. Never heard of this,but thought I pass on the info! While the first case seemed to be her having an actual orgasm,the rest seemed more about changing the preconceived notion of pain in pregnancy. Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_0FLuu3VmY&feature=related
Re: Orgasm During Childbirth
ME TOO!
I understand it, I get how its possible... I just do not want to achieve an orgasm from my CHILD.... that just seems... wrong to me lol
Totally agree,but I would like to get rid of this "fear" thing I feel about giving birth. I clearly don't want to achieve an orgasm,but do want to have a more peaceful outlook.
I just started reading a book on hypnobirthing. The premise of the philosophy is that childbirth is painful when we expect it to be. Text works on getting rid of preconceived notions of fear and pain. I like it so far, may have to shell out $300 on the actual class.
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True...especially with "strangers" around. However I assume many of us (not all, I know) achieved pregnancy via sexually I think the concept is that there are a lot of the same hormones that go through your system when having sex/having an orgasm and giving birth.
I don't know if I 100% buy it though. I know there are similarities but I wouldn't be surprised that some women who are all gung ho at trying to do this end up faking it
Bahahahaha! How did the baby get there in the first place, then?
I have heard of this and I honestly hope it is possible, and congrats to any who can pull it off.
I just had my first baby, Avani Ann, a month ago and I was so scared about the pain b/c I did NOT want an epidural. The thought of not being able to feel my lower half creeps me out. But when I started having contractions they were more of a dull ache, and as they got longer and more intense I went with it Felt nothing close to pleasure, but after 10 hours close to agonizing (was def ready for a mild drip), but nothing sharp. Once I went to the hospital I was already 10 cm, clean water break, and pushing was only exhausting, not painful, so no need for pain meds. I guess what I mean is there is really no need for orgasm, just don't think of it as overwhelming and anyone can endure w/o an epi (unless medically needed).
That was awfully rude. I don't see anything in that short post about "pimping" ideals anywhere. She simply offered two options for anyone looking for more information.
I stumbled across this before- I think it sounds amazing! I mean I hope most of us had a few orgasm's along the way of achieving our pregnancy. I'm no expert but I think it makes sense that it's when the body won't relax, feeling fear instead that goes against the labor and pain levels increase. I've heard too that there can be a better mother baby bond after the birth and I expected that it'd be a safer pain relief too than some of the drug's.
Well, if you're happy with your choices, then more power to you. We all make our choices, but that doesn't give you any right to be rude because you have chosen differently than someone else posting in favor of this topic. If you're not interested in this type of information, then don't read it. The thing is, there are Moms who find this type of information interesting, maybe even eye-opening or life-changing, and if it isn't available, then how are they supposed to find it? "Mainstream" pregnancy books don't even cover unmedicated, natural, orgasmic birth, so no one knows about it.
Totally agree! I had an O also, and it was totally unexpected and absolutely non-sexual. It happened after a really strong pushing set. I was surprised and amazed and it felt more like relief than anything else. As for epidurals... I wanted to be totally unmedicated, but after 21 hours, cervadril and pitocin, and contractions coming at 1 minute intervals and lasting 30 seconds, I was getting exhausted just managing the pain. I finally gave in and went for it because I still had a ways to go before she was ready to greet the world (my water broke 3 weeks early). I pushed for 2 1/2 hours and the 6 hours of rest the epidural gave me were so important because I needed every ounce of energy to push. I asked the anesthesiologist to dial down the epidural an hour and a half before I was going to start pushing so I could feel my legs and lower half. I made all the difference to feel most of it. When I watch the video my husband and mom took when she was coming out... it's amazing. My memory of the pain is all gone. But seeing her come out and the happiness it brought to me and my husband and our families... it's priceless. My bundle of joy is now 8 weeks old and is the most precious gift I have ever been blessed with.
beautiful! just what i was thinking.
i think it's pretty sad that so many people are calling it gross or creepy. i haven't seen the video, but years ago i read possessing the secret of joy by alice walker, the author of the color purple. one of the characters has an orgasm during her birth. the excerpt is about 8 paragraphs down on this page:
https://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/sensual/orgasmic.html
i think it is really telling that so many people are so ashamed of their sexuality that they would rather choose to be in pain and or drugged. that's pretty creepy to me. what if birth is supposed to be joyful, and we're just too involved in being ashamed to allow it to be?
I think the original poster had more balls to post this to the Bump than I ever had! I read a study many months ago early on in my pregnancy about sexuality and childbirth, thought about putting it up here, but decided it wouldn't be well-received. Its extremely taboo and most women (and men, come to think of it) don't like associating their sexuality with the act of giving birth. The thing I liked about the study I read was that they pointed out that everything in a woman's cycle (menstruation, conception, birth, breastfeeding, etc) is all a part of her sexuality... to try to separate them as society wants to doesn't necessarily indicate how she's made.
So, if you're like me and have some downtime to read, I present the article I read a long time ago (yes, I hunted it down again just for you, Bumpies!) It is long because it's a full paper on the full study, so it's an actual resource, not just someone reporting on it. In it the researcher describes many interviews with women who had some sort of sexual experience during labor, and how they felt about it.
https://www.passionatebirth.com/Sexual Experiences of Women during Childbirth by Danielle Harel.pdf
while this does creep me out I understand the concept because I was introduced to Hypnobirthing which is a method of lamaze so to speak that focuses on releasing your fears and anxiety of childbirth to a more relaxed approach through a sort of hypnosis/meditation exercises and it really works!
I don't think Orgasm is the right term to use here, but more just utter happiness and bliss that you are able to be one with your body and baby and bring it into the world pain free. It's more pressure than pain. Its working with your body not against it.
https://www.hypnobirthing.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7kA3PMJwA8
you can google or youtube search more videos and info
Really? No self-service?
I think you are being really closed minded and rather rude. I hope that you do not teach your children those traits.