Woman Says Giving Birth Gives Her The Biggest Orgasm Of Her Life

A mother-of-one has revealed how being in labour gave her the most pleasurable orgasm of her life. Sangeeta Freeman, 42, from Totnes in Devon, says the moments before she gave birth to her son offered untold pleasure.
Following a 27-hour labour in which she had sex with her partner half way through, Freeman experienced the sensations ordinarily associated with orgasmic sex shortly before her baby was born.

She explains: 'During my contractions, I was thinking "I want more of this" and it would be wonderful for it to go on as long as possible.'

Freeman says she'd read about orgasmic labours ahead of entering the delivery ward and was keen to explore having a natural birth.

'I didn't want one of these quick labours,' she said. 'I wanted one I would remember. And it was definitely that.

'It was like I was on a high, but so much better than any orgasm I had ever had.'

When Ms Freeman, now 42, became pregnant 16 years ago, she says she did not plan to try and reach climax during her son's birth but that it's something that just happened.

According to experts, the sensation is no different to the experience felt when one reaches orgasm through sex or stimulation.

WHAT IS ORGASMIC BIRTH?
Orgasmic birth is exactly as it sounds - having a climax while going through labour. It's no different to the orgasm you would experience during sex.

Research shows that just before the birth of a child, levels of the hormone oxytocin levels rise to the highest possible level a woman can possibly experience.

This huge surge of oxytocin - which is also produced during sex - is what drives the orgasm.

However, oxytocin is known as a 'shy' hormone. Production will stop if a woman feels self conscious or there are lots of people around.

That's why more women don't experience orgasmic birth - because they're likely to be in a hospital surrounded by medical staff.

A natural birth with very little intervention that takes place in a quiet environment is the ideal background for an orgasmic birth to take place.

The former complementary therapist says she was inspired by several books about natural births which contain writings on having a birth that includes sensual pleasure.

'I was so happy when I discovered I was pregnant, I knew something really extraordinary was taking place inside my body, and I wanted to understand it on every level and make the most of the experience,' she explained.

Two days before her due date in November 1999, Ms Freeman started to go into what would be a 27-hour labour.

But unlike many women who are in agony, Ms Freeman said she was actually enjoying the contractions.

As part of her plan to have a home birth, she invited friends round, took a bath and even had sex with her partner 14 hours into labour to increase her contractions.

'Although there wasn't much space inside me, it was just about manageable, and very pleasurable indeed,' she said.

'The love I felt for my partner felt truly profound and deep.'

By 7pm that night - some 22 hours into labour - the midwife visited Ms Freeman and recommended she transferred to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton.

After almost three hours in hospital, the mum of one felt intense surges of pleasure, signalling the start of her orgasmic birth.

She says: 'I felt like I was opening up and there was no stopping it, it was absolutely incredible.'

'It was painful, but at the same time there were surges which were totally sensual. It felt like pleasure and pain merged into one. I couldn't say which was stronger -pleasure or pain.

'It felt like the best feeling in the world, a powerful and primal feeling that felt exhilarating and deeply significant, far more pleasurable than just an orgasm.'

At that moment her newborn baby emerged weighing 6oz 3lb, marking the start of a deep bond between mother and child.

Ms Freeman said she didn't use any technique to bring about the pleasurable experience, but instead was in a state of deep relaxation after facing her fears around giving birth.

She breastfed her son until he was three-and-a-quarter years old and since her 'deeply sensual experience' trained as a midwife, running an independent practice in Devon