| | 10. Epidurals work very reliably and
consistently; NSAIDs don't.
9. They both last about a day, but
labor pains don't come back a week later.
8. Labor pains generally don't come
with an aura of visual hallucinations.
7. We actually know what causes labor
pains, and we can treat them based on this knowledge.
6 You won't ever just start giving
birth one day for no apparent reason.
5. You will never have recurrent
chronic labor pains on a daily basis.
4. No one will ever blame your labor
pains on stress or depression.
3. No one will ever doubt that your
labor pains are genuine.
2. Most workplaces offer maternity
leave; what accommodations are offered to people with migraine?
1. At the end of labor, you get
something really cool: A baby.
Maybe labor hurts more, I don't know.
But for all these reasons, I think women need to stop complaining
about labor, especially to those of us who suffer from migraines.
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