Sentences with phrase «of getting an epidural»

She described the feeling of getting an epidural, «It rushed through my body and I felt like I was having an orgasm, a very long one.

At the same time, the risk of epidural side effects are low, and the obvious advantage of getting the epidural — pain relief — is a totally valid and important point.

Somewhere along the way, I went from the idea of getting an epidural and having a classic hospital birth when I imagined having a baby, to becoming a total hippie who never dreamed of using pain meds during labor, knew I would have a doula and by the second time around, would be having my baby at home.

On the other hand, if you want the option of getting an epidural, or you're very anxious about something going wrong during labor and delivery and don't want to chance having to transfer to a hospital, you'll want to be in a hospital from the get - go.

Not exact matches

«I feel sore,» Dufner told reporters ahead of the tournament and after getting an epidural a week ago for what he called an arthritic, degenerative condition that began bothering him in April at Augusta.

This feeling that you were less of a woman because you had an epidural has simply got to stop.

With my first, I had problems during labor (don't get me started) that resulted in an epidural (I wasn't progressing and couldn't relax enough to let my body do its job; the epidural worked, I was pushing within 15 minutes of receiving it).

Aside from healthy mom and healthy baby, Celeste Bancos» other birth goals were of to avoid getting an epidural, and to not whine..

Had to get one because of my epidural.

Rupturing your membranes also puts you on a clock, has a greater chance of cord prolapse meaning emergency, increases your risk of infection and takes away your baby's buffer to the strong contractions caused by Pitocin, your epidural can slow labor, making you unable to move and / or push effectively, doesn't allow for proper fetal descent, you will most likely have a catheter placed to your bladder, increasing risk of bladder infections, and if all else fails, at 5PM, you will have a C / S at 5PM before your baby gets too tired or sick to continue laboring (because the doctor is tired of waiting).

I was induced, got pitocin, had morphine AND an epidural, combo feed, will never co-sleep, let my husband take equal care of the baby, and will never practice attachment parenting.

Plenty of research now demonstrates that epidurals do not slow down labor even if you get on before 3 cm.

I would highly recommend hypnobirthing to any pregnant soon - to - be mom regardless of whether or not they are planning on getting an epidural.

Luckily, I had learned a very painful lesson during the delivery of my first son — I didn't waste any time on getting my epidural this time.

Intravenous medication for pain relief is becoming more common among mothers who want to forego the risks of an epidural but still feel they need pain relief to get through childbirth.

With my first and fourth I had a c - section, both of which were determined necessary before I got an epidural.

Of course they give in and get an epidural at the drop of a hat because they don't realize that there's a difference between good pain and bad paiOf course they give in and get an epidural at the drop of a hat because they don't realize that there's a difference between good pain and bad paiof a hat because they don't realize that there's a difference between good pain and bad pain.

Flint and colleagues suggested that when midwives get to know the women for whom they provide care, interventions are minimised.22 The Albany midwifery practice, with an unselected population, has a rate for normal vaginal births of 77 %, with 35 % of women having a home birth.23 A review of care for women at low risk of complications has shown that continuity of midwifery care is generally associated with lower intervention rates than standard maternity care.24 Variation in normal birth rates between services (62 % -80 %), however, seems to be greater than outcome differences between «high continuity» and «traditional care» groups at the same unit.25 26 27 Use of epidural analgesia, for example, varies widely between Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London, and the North Staffordshire NHS Trust.

It must have been the Benadryl they gave me at the hospital for a severe allergic reaction, or the epidural I got after 18 hours of back labor, or the fact that I had only pumped for 30 minutes last time instead of an hour.

However, I will also share my resource list with you so that you can contact a some of my favorite local doulas (ranging from Delray Beach and Boca Raton doulas to Fort Lauderdale and Miami doulas) so that they can help you prepare and go over various labor pain coping strategies, especially if you are planning an unmedicated birth (or even leading up to getting an epidural during labor) it is good to learn about your options now so that you can be prepared, know what to expect and know what you want.

A lot of soon - to - be moms know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they want to get an epidural when they give birth; however, some expectant moms are on the fence.

However, I would be remiss to not acknowledge the risks of any decision I make for myself and my baby (whether that be to home birth, or to get an epidural, or to get the flu shot while pregnant or breastfeeding (or ever), or to, or to, or to...).

Speaking from experience, I was firmly in the «no way am I getting an epidural» camp thanks to a fear of needles.

I am strong because after 32 hours of labor, I decided to get an epidural even though it was against my birth plan.

And then I wound up begging for an epidural, grateful for the rest it gave me and the fuzzy headedness that kept me from panicking when everyone in the room got very quiet and serious about the signs of distress from the babe my belly.

I had already gone through 25 hours of labour before finally getting an epidural, but the pain during each feed was excruciating and only ended when he stopped feeding.

We're not sure if her eyes are closed because she is trying to bear through a contraction or because the epidural has calmed them down and allowed her to sleep, but we definitely get a sense of the peace of the moment — and that just helps build the excitement.

We can't predict how things will turn out for you, but we can tell you the results of a study that looked at women's plans to get or not get an epidural and whether they ended up getting one.

Let me tell you, I got the best epidural of all time!

It was a difficult decision to make but after giving it a lot of thought, I decided to get an epidural and let Kate break my water.

They around hour 21 when they were deciding whether or not to give me another epidural boost I screamed «GET THIS BABY OUT OF ME»!!!

My secret birth plan had entailed starting contractions at home around 40 weeks, laboring in my house for awhile, going to the hospital, getting an epidural, pushing for a little bit and having a baby, probably all within a span of 24 — 36 hours.

Instead, due to high blood pressure, I was sent to triage on a Wednesday afternoon at 37 weeks, spent a night being monitored, then had a balloon put inside my cervix for 12 hours to «ripen» it, then received pitocin (and an epidural, because by that point I was too frightened of what getting my water broken would feel like), threw up numerous times, developed a fever, was informed that I might or might not be getting a C - section, eventually pushed for 45 minutes and then had my son, on a Friday night.

Deciding whether to get an epidural or to go through labor without pain medication is probably one of the biggest decisions you will make throughout your pregnancy.

More than half of those get spine - numbing epidurals and about 45 percent receive narcotics such as Demerol or Stadol.

After over 48 hours of contractions, I ended up getting an epidural and had my first child a couple hours later.

In fact, if you want an idea of what pushing without an epidural feels like, pooping is the closest you're going to get.

You can read this article (7 Reasons To Get An Epidural And 7 Reasons Not To) to find out about the pros and cons of an eEpidural And 7 Reasons Not To) to find out about the pros and cons of an epiduralepidural.

You can opt out of the epidural but still get pain medication that will help dull the pain a little.

Perhaps I did not think too much into the actual birth part, but I was under the impression that an epidural would get rid of the pain.

When you add in the other reasons not to get an epidural such as slowing labor, the risk of c - section is greater when you receive an epidural.

If you've opted for an epidural, your doctor is not going to be very happy about you trying to get out of bed.

If you get an epidural, it's possible that your let down effect will be hindered because of the epidural interfering with the production of oxytocin.

But with the help of birthing classes, you can learn about natural methods for pain relief, such as breathing techniques, massage and acupuncture — and get a more informed idea as to whether an epidural is your first choice, last resort or something in between.

In the past, if you were having twins, a premature baby, a breech baby, or a posterior baby, it would be recommended that you get an epidural in case of an emergency.

Myth 5: There's a limited window of time when you can get an epidural.

Recently the Journal of Human Lactation posted an article based off of a research study done to prove how birth practices do in fact effect the initial birth weight of the baby, and if the mother has had an induction, a cesarean birth, or an epidural longer then 6 hours, the additional fluids passed into her will in turn get passed into the baby, thus resulting in a «false» birth weight.

An epidural can not block the release of oxytocin as oxytocin is required for uterine contractions and you wouldn't be getting an epidural if you weren't in labor alreadying having uterine contractions and the delivery of the baby itself results in oxytocin release.

She assessed me when we got to the hospital and said, «When women have this severe a level of pain early on epidural is usually the best way to go.

No doubt, you've got a friend or sister who's all about one particular brand of childbirth or maybe you're thinking an epidural starting about now is a good plan.