Sentences with phrase «requested epidural»

I wanted to write this post because I've heard from many moms who didn't realize what they were signing up for when they requested the epidural.

I requested an epidural at about 6 cm dialated.

Sometimes (not usually) it can take an hour just for the anesthesiologist to arrive in your delivery room once you've requested an epidural.

14 hours after my water broke I was still not in labor, so I was pumped full of Pitocin, prompting me to request an epidural after several hours of not dilating and excruciating pain.

I can relate to your story — I too, was terrified of labour pains, and thought I would be requesting an epidural within the first few hours (maybe minutes).

But it's not clear whether having an epidural makes you more likely to have a posterior baby or having a posterior baby (and often a longer and possibly more painful labor) makes it more likely that you'll request an epidural.

You are therefore more likely to request an epidural, which increases your chances of needing forceps or vacuum assistance, developing a fever and / or requiring a cesarean section.

Some people suggested it indicates a shortage of anesthesiologists, and others were concerned that women who requested epidurals were being denied.

Mom may have waited too long to request the epidural.

Women request an epidural by name more than any other method of pain relief.

Not exact matches

I got an epidural at my request.

What you will need to include is your name, your labor partner's name, your doctor's name, your doula's name (if you have one), and your baby's name (if decided already), your due date, things you would like during labour i.e. if you would like ice chips for nourishment or want to be coached when it's time to push, what you would like when it comes to pain relief, i.e. if you want an epidural or not, things that you would like to happen straight after the birth, i.e. your partner to cut the cord, if you want to hold the baby straight away or after they've been cleaned up, special requests if you need to have a C - section, concerns and fears and anything else.

She requested a «walking epidural,» and the nurse said they didn't exist.

As someone who was talked OUT OF an epidural even though I very much wanted one, I can say it's much worse when someone refused to listen to your very real request for an intervention then when they speak to you about an intervention like you are an adult making a decision based on facts.

For the overwhelming majority of epidural anesthesia is done at the patient's request (including mine) for pain relief.

Citing slow progression of labor, doctors were requested to stop epidural pain control for 38 patients.

Once we learned I would be induced, the fear of requesting drugs or an epidural during labor was racing through my mind.