Sentences with phrase «people get epidurals»

I will admit now that there was a moment during my labour that I thought «Ok, I understand why people get epidurals, but I want to do this on my own» — and I did.

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I made the decision to not get an epidural early in my pregnancy, and was shocked at how many people told me I'd change my mind, or laughed in my face, or told me I didn't have to be a martyr.

Some birthing people will experience a sudden drop in their blood pressure after getting the epidural, resulting in oxygen and other medicines» being administered.

The funny thing is, an epidural that relaxes the mother and enables her to breathe normally is great for ensuring the baby gets enough oxygen, and often ameliorates mild fetal distress, but the same people who oppose monitoring also oppose epidurals!

Oh, well I'm an ornery person so I just ignored the judgey stuff and got my epidural, used the diapers I wanted and decided to bottle feed.

The very real possibility that things can go wrong, that you won't get the perfect birth you hoped for and that you are not a bad mother or a bad person for inducing, or having an epidural, or whatever.

Later, several people even speculated about whether I got an epidural because my provider pressured me, I was not allowed to labor at home, or I didn't get to relax in a whirlpool.

Epidural cortical stimulation is a halfway house: you do get a hole in your head, but no wires in the brain, and it has helped severely depressed people

Mind controls: Electrodes sitting on the brain's surface Epidural cortical stimulation is a halfway house: you do get a hole in your head, but no wires in the brain, and it has helped severely depressed people