What the heck is the "ring of fire"???

missamelia5 · March 2011

I've heard it mentioned three times now as the worst part of labor, but what the heck is it? Do I really want to know?....

cvl105 · March 2011

I'm pretty sure it's your vagina feeling like it's on fire! Like when the baby is crowning and trying to push out. That's what I've gathered from other posts.

helenejr · March 2011

cvl105:
I'm pretty sure it's your vagina feeling like it's on fire! Like when the baby is crowning and trying to push out. That's what I've gathered from other posts.

this.... from what i gather it's the the part where baby crowns and your labia and vaginal skin stretches to the point where it burns.....

Syncronicity09 · March 2011

I opened this thinking it was a question about the pacific ring of fire. Now I wish it was, I had never heard of this, not looking forward to it.

abergale · March 2011

helenejr:
cvl105:
I'm pretty sure it's your vagina feeling like it's on fire! Like when the baby is crowning and trying to push out. That's what I've gathered from other posts.

this.... from what i gather it's the the part where baby crowns and your labia and vaginal skin stretches to the point where it burns.....

This exactly. I honestly don't remember it from having DD.

rattlecanqueen · March 2011

MrsPrevost:
I opened this thinking it was a question about the pacific ring of fire. Now I wish it was, I had never heard of this, not looking forward to it.

Me too lol! Tongue Tied

missamelia5 · March 2011

That's pretty much what I was thinking... yikes. Somebody said you can feel it even with the epidural? Is that possible? Ok, I'm worrying too much now... need to stop freaking out...

helenejr · March 2011

i don't know much about Epis because i'm hoping to aviod one - but i thought the epi had started to wear off by the time baby is crowing so you can help push baby out..... maybe i'm totally wrong?

salk72788 · March 2011

i have heard that term used to describe the feeling when the crowning happens during delivery. But i also heard that it doesnt necessarily last super long. but it probably differs upon each delivery.

marchmay · March 2011

abergale:

This exactly. I honestly don't remember it from having DD.

Yeah, I didn't have it or don't remember it.

Pookie's_Girl · March 2011

helenejr:
i don't know much about Epis because i'm hoping to aviod one - but i thought the epi had started to wear off by the time baby is crowing so you can help push baby out..... maybe i'm totally wrong?

Not always, I guess most places give you the option of letting the epi wear off while you push, but you don't always have to. I'm going to try and avoid one too, but I've heard from a few women who've had them that they couldn't even tell if they were pushing or not, they just had to take the doctor's word for it!

Veittobe · March 2011

This post topic made me smile. Have you ever seen the program on Lifetime called "One Born Every Minute"? It is a show about women giving birth at a hospital and they film the entire process and edit it for TV. There is one episode where the nurse describes the "ring of fire" to one of the Moms-to-be. And when the time comes during her labor, you just hear the lady scream at the top of her lungs, "RING OF FIIIIRRRREEEEEE!!!!!". lol It was pretty funny.

That show can make me cry happy tears, cry sad tears, and laugh my butt off all in one episode. Oh, and at times scare the hell out of me too. lol

MeganJBear · March 2011

Don't worry about it too much! My doctor said "here comes the head" and I was so excited that the discomfort didnt matter at all. One big push and you get to meet your little one!

skidunks · March 2011

I read in one of my books to take your fingers and pull your lips out on either side Magnify that by a lot. That's what it feels like.

I didn't feel it with DS, I had a wonderful epi.

MommaA117 · March 2011

Veittobe:

This post topic made me smile. Have you ever seen the program on Lifetime called "One Born Every Minute"? It is a show about women giving birth at a hospital and they film the entire process and edit it for TV. There is one episode where the nurse describes the "ring of fire" to one of the Moms-to-be. And when the time comes during her labor, you just hear the lady scream at the top of her lungs, "RING OF FIIIIRRRREEEEEE!!!!!". lol It was pretty funny.

That show can make me cry happy tears, cry sad tears, and laugh my butt off all in one episode. Oh, and at times scare the hell out of me too. lol

I saw this! lol

Bran_ham · March 2011

MrsPrevost:
I opened this thinking it was a question about the pacific ring of fire. Now I wish it was, I had never heard of this, not looking forward to it.

This. I had an epi and it didn't wear off (thank goodness).

aniceucchik · March 2011

not everyone experiences the ring of fire. I did quite intensely because my coontraction stopped while his head was halfway out and I proceeded to rip from end to end at that point. Thats what the burning is-your taint ripping apart. However, my doctor didnt do anything to help in that area, so alot could have been prevented. I had the epi put in 4 hours before delivery and it did nothing for the ring of fire. Again, not everyone has this, so dont let it worry you!!! Its over pretty quick, its just really intense.

blainethetrain · March 2011

You experience it less in gravity neutral and gravity negative birthing positions, I've heard. Avoid delivering on your back.

mari_gold · March 2011

I thought it was when the baby's head was crowning. It wasn't as bad as it sounds. I experienced it more as extreme discomfort. That was the point where I had to keep pushing and couldn't rest between contractions.

The best part about the ring of fire is that once you feel it, you're almost done. After the head, the rest of delivery is a piece of cake.

(My epi did wear off shortly before I started pushing, but it worked out well because I could feel when I needed to push. It all depends on when you get the epi in relation to when you start pushing and how quickly your body metabolizes the medicine.)

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