I caved and
got an epidural which ended up being an accidental spinal, that was supposed to wear off in 1 hour... fast forward 4 hours later, the spinal was finally wearing off and I was trying to crawl off the bed in pain..
Youre stuck on your back with monitors strapped on which makes labor even more painful, so
you get the epidural which makes labor slow, so you get the Pitocin which can cause stress in the baby, so you end up with a C - section.
I finally
got an epidural which was the best decision I have ever made!
Not exact matches
I
got my hands on «The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy» by Vicki Iovine,
which told me that Lamaze was useless, as were all other birthing classes, and what I really needed to focus on was how quickly I could
get the
epidural.
With my first and fourth I had a c - section, both of
which were determined necessary before I
got an
epidural.
They used vacuum to
get her out quickly and I pushed as hard as I could (
which didn't hurt as I had an
epidural).
An
epidural leaves a woman unable to
get up and move around,
which can help labour progress.
I had pitocin,
which hurt so bad I had to
get an
epidural.
While I know there's a whole movement out there trying to shame moms who do
get an
epidural (
which I call bullsh*t on, because mothers need to do what they feel is best for their body.
If you are trying to stay away from
getting an
epidural, it would be best to stay away from Pitocin,
which can make contractions stronger and less manageable.
Also, if the woman feels the fentanyl high, then the baby must be
getting it also,
which probably accounts for the many babies who have difficulties nursing after an
epidural birth.
She was also a total quack and tried to
get me to hire the services of her Cranio - sacral friend to fix the problems
which she said were caused by the
epidural.
If mom has
gotten an
epidural she is probably not in much pain anymore,
which means she is just laying in the bed waiting for this baby to come.
My delivery did not go at all as planned (wanted natural but was pressured into
getting an
epidural,
which failed, they gavebme a 2nd one before checking to see he was crowning!
And I know several of our patients
got epidural shots for their back -
which was a reoccurring $ 1,500 dollars every three months!
My first daughter was undiagnosed frank breach
which frank means for those who don't know her feet by her ears so bent in half I
got to the hospital at 8 cm dyalated and was rushed off to have an
epidural and c section.