What Causes Pain In Labor?

What causes pain in labor? 

When your mind is telling you that you should be fearful of childbirth, that causes your body to be extremely tense. When you are tense during a contraction, the result is pain. The pain creates more fear, and the cycle repeats itself. 

This is why we need to start with our minds- replacing the fear with knowledge that will result in trusting your body. When you trust your body, your body will naturally relax, which will make the contractions much less painful. This creates a peaceful experience and continued trust in your body- and that cycle repeating itself is where you want to be!

If you feel pain during childbirth- that doesn’t mean you did something wrong! It means you should try to relax more deeply. There are many relaxation techniques such as water therapy, breathing deeply, meditation, etc. Some even say they have pain free births because they were able to get into a state of deep relaxing.