10 Celeb Mums Share Their Funny (And Painful!) Birth Stories

From embarrassment to joy to fearing they were going to die, these celeb mums got really honest about how they felt while in labour.

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Since it's Mother's Day, there's no better time to celebrate motherhood and all it entails — starting with the labour itself.

It can be hard to put an experience like childbirth into words. The pain, the pleasure, the explosion of emotions, the raw guttural sounds, the sheer awe of what your body can do. It's nothing short of extraordinary.

Suddenly Gloria Steinem's quote about childbirth seems even more apt: “Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defence, and as courageous as either one.”

Here, 10 celebrities courageously share their very different experiences with childbirth...

Text: Australian Women's Weekly, Nowtolove.com.au

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