I agree! But...by no means are they to imagine that the kidney stone could ever touch the enormity of the pain of labor. It's just a little cherry flavored taste of it ....and not to be confused with real, actual, excruciating pain.
I've had numerous kidney stones, three of which had to be removed due to being too large to pass, I've got stents in both ureters now...and there is no real comparison between those huge stones and the pain of my labor. Whenever men throw that comparison to me I just toss it back and say, "As if...".
I had huge babies, induced labor on all three and it was like someone is lying there peacefully, discussing the day and all the sudden an elephant steps on your abdomen and presses his full weight on you for a period of time and then, over and over until you think your eyes will bulge and pop out of your head with the pain and pressure. My largest baby was 10 lbs and his shoulders got stuck. The third one was also induced and then I
still had to have an emergency C-section after going through that torture, they started cutting into my abdomen twice before the anesthesia took effect...pain...I
know pain. We are on speaking terms, you could say.
Kidney stone? That's a day in my nightgown and an annoying, pulsating pain, blood in the pee, etc. but it ain't nuttin' like birthin' no babies, Miss Scahlet.