Australian actress Melissa George refused painkillers and struggled through a marathon three-day labour to give birth to her son last month.
The 37-year-old Australian actress welcomed baby boy Raphael, her first child with French businessman Jean-David Blanc, in Paris, France on February 6.
George opted for a natural birth and amidts she is still recovering from the agonising ordeal.
"They (the French nurses) said, 'Oh, those Australians are crazy! They are so tough!' I thought that was hilarious," George told Britain's Hello! magazine.
"They had all the instruments ready in case, and I looked at the vacuum and the forceps and thought, 'There is no way on this planet they're coming near me'
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"I was in labour for three days."
However, George insists she doesn't regret her choice.
"It was magic and JD (Blanc) was right beside me. It was amazing... I just couldn't believe the body could do that."
The former Home and Away actress is currently starring in the US legal drama The Good Wife.
