"Physically, labor feels like the worst gas pains you can ever imagine, followed by your butt feeling like it's going to explode or basically split open. The ring of fire is no joke—[it's] like the worst carpet burn you've ever gotten, times 10, in your vagina. The best feeling is that moment of relief after the baby comes out, and all the pressure is gone, and you are holding him or her and seeing them for the first time. Emotionally, you are all over the place. Your hormones are going crazy, because you are happy, scared, nervous, excited, or, like me, a little in shock that it's happening." — Sydney K., Arizona