Did you feel the "ring of fire?" - Page 5

[Peppamint]

Originally Posted by nova22

Back on topic...is this something you have experienced?

With dd1, I did because it took about 30 minutes of pushing to get her out (and I was given an episiotomy : ).

With ds and dd2, I had a ring of fire in my cervix but not my perineum. They both came pretty quickly, with dd2 taking an extra push probably because of nuchal hand/arm.

[lizabird]

yes, I felt it, and remember thinking "oh, that sensation must be the ring of fire" ... it felt like a burning/extreme stretching as ds emerged, didn't really hurt, but it was definitely a distinct sensation.

[Full Heart]

Yes, but not every time. And it had nothing to do with head size for me, or nuchal arms, or position. It was just different every time.

[wildthing]

I did the first 7 times, a mix of land and water births. I would usually yell "GET IT OUT!!!" right at that time. I had 3 episiotomies, one of which ended up being a nasty tear, and one other bad tear for a shoulder dystocia. The interesting thing is, the first 7 times I was afraid to put my hand on my perineum and try to support myself. At my last birth, we had my midwife who sat in the other room. When I got close to crowning, I started to freak out, worried I would tear. All she did was crawl over to the tub and say "Put your hand down there. Feel what is happening. You can do it." I put my hand on my perineum and my baby's head literally just slipped out, no burning at all.

I didn't tear at all with my last 4 births, and I think avoiding the burning had a lot to do with me supporting my body and tissue myself.

[Mama K]

If the "ring of fire" is the feeling that I am going to tear in every single direction at once, then yup, I felt it with my 2nd.

[beckyand3littlemonsters]

Originally Posted by Mama K

If the "ring of fire" is the feeling that I am going to tear in every single direction at once, then yup, I felt it with my 2nd.

I think its ring of fire cos it actually feels like burning like if you get a friction burn or carpet burn.

[ScotiaSky]

Yup both times in a medicated land birth and an unmedicated water birth.

I expected it with my second but did not expect the equally painful burn of her shoulders.So thought that the pain bit was all over once she crowed, boy was I surprised.
My first birth the Doctor preformed a brutal epistomy and caused a 4th degree tear so I was so busy dealing with that pain that I never felt his shoulders.

[wyovol]

Yep -- I felt it with my son. I had an epidural and that is the only pain I felt.

[Phoebe]

Yup sure did.

[SPOpa]

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[ahdoula]

Hmmm, for me I did feel it but it took my mind off the contractions which was the harder part for me to bear, so it was a...relief? But the burning didn't last long either becuase he came shooting out of me like a log ride, so that may have something to do with it. I remember it catching me off guard though.