text: if childbirth is as painful as they claim, why do some women have 3, 4 or 5 kids?   trust me.... it reallllly is the most painful thing i have ever went through, the worst, and i only had a c-section.... i want my tubes tied so bad, but they usually won't tie them, untill you have more than 1 child.... so i would guess that is definatly a factor why, because you have so little time, you usually don't remember a pill, and condoms break!