Eve, of course, had a lot more to think about
than labor pains.
The pain from my fever was worse
than any labor pains I ever had.
Not exact matches
A man going to a hospital complaining of
labor pains should absolutely be treated differently
than a woman, for obvious reasons.
I had a c - section after 25 hrs of
labor when her heartbeat plummeted from and I wouldn't even take medicine stronger
than advil or tylenol for the
pain because i was so set on breastfeeding her and didn't want her exposed to the strong
pain meds.
Cheryl says the
pain she experienced during
labor with Pitocin was intense but no different
than her previous natural birth.
Please show me where induced
labor pains are worse
than spontaneous
labor pains of the same frequency!
No scrambling for sitters, no racing in the middle of the night, no
pain, easy recovery — oh SO much easier
than combo
labor and cs.
There absolutely were other options
than merely regional anesthesia when it came to addressing the
pain of
labor.
I think there are a lot more nutso's in the cohort who want a planned home birth
than in the cohort who requests a planned (elective) C - section — no birth is «elective», but the cohort who wants to preserve perineal strength and function while avoiding the
pain of
labor and the risk of
labor on the baby should have their autonomy acknowledged.
I walked (haha «walked») a lot with my husband and also was on an elliptical at the gym 5 days a week (which caused considerably less
pain and discomfort
than walking because I had severe pubis symphysis dysfunction), but I wouldn't say it was done to start
labor.
Pushing was a lot better
than labor because I felt like I was actually doing something and had a goal to concentrate on besides just trying not to die of the
pain.
Doctors do great disservice by telling women they will likely not be able to handle the
pain, and quickly offer a «way out» (that carries the risk of a needle hitting a nerve and causing more long term
pain than fully feeling a one or two day
labor).
Plus, when your body is undergoing forced
labor through induction, it could go on longer
than natural
labor would - prolonging the
pain!
ABBY LACEY: So, and preferably sooner
than later we want
labor to be shorter
than longer ideally; so relaxation can make a difference, not only in how long your
labor takes but your overall experience of the
labor because the more you kind of fight the discomfort and the
pain, the more discomfort and
pain you're going to have.
If a woman didn't have back
labor (more
pain in her back
than in her abdomen), the provider may not have been «clued into» baby's position.
Greater information and research on what can make for an easier
labor and
pain management experience also means women are more in control
than ever of their personal comforts during childbirth.
The experience of
labor pain varies widely, just like menstrual cramps, which can be more severe for one woman
than the next, or from one period to the next.
More
than 50 percent of all women will receive an epidural to control their
pain during
labor and delivery, according to the American Pregnancy Association.
When the baby remains in a posterior position (5.5 % of
labors), the mother is more likely to experience a longer
than average
labor (both first and second stages); the use of synthetic oxytocin to augment (speed up)
labor; epidural for
pain relief and a cesarean surgery.
This may sound counter-intuitive, but women who used epidural
pain relief have less positive feelings about their birth experience
than women who use no medical
pain relief.7, 8 No matter what methods of
pain relief a woman used, low levels of
pain have not been found to be associated with high levels of enjoyment during
labor.9 So what matters for a good birth experience?
In a 2005 study of nearly 700 women in
labor, moms whose babies were in this «sunny - side up» position when they were admitted to the hospital were no more likely to complain of back
labor or more intense
pain at that time
than those whose babies were facing down or sideways.
Some of the astonishing statistics include, a 50 % reduction in use of
pain medication, about a 30 % faster
than average first stage of
labor, and a significant reduction in the use of an epidural, forceps, vacuum extraction, an episiotomy, and likelihood of a surgical birth.
Jones, Carl MIND OVER
LABOR Penguin, 1988 How women can use mental imagery during pregnancy and labor to reduce fear and pain, relying on inner resources rather than a rigid techn
LABOR Penguin, 1988 How women can use mental imagery during pregnancy and
labor to reduce fear and pain, relying on inner resources rather than a rigid techn
labor to reduce fear and
pain, relying on inner resources rather
than a rigid technique.
I did a lot of preparation ahead of time, and from previous dramatic injuries I am known as someone with really high
pain tolerance... However, I went past - term and needed to be induced, contractions were then constant and more painful
than I could have imagined, dilation was fast, my perineum did not have much chance to stretch on its own,
labor stalled when pushing should have begun, and I ended up with an epidural, pitocin to re-start contractions, and an emergency episiotomy.
After having
pains for more
than 19 hours, her man told her that that wasn't a real
labor... Because the contractions weren't at regular intervals as it was written in the books.
The whole concept of
pain in childbirth is so mishandled that many women today falsely believe based on their own (or others») bad experience that there is no way to manage
labor so that
pain is really nothing more
than stretching, discomfort, or hard work.
Epidural anesthesia may do more
than relieve
pain during
labor; in some women it may decrease the likelihood of postpartum depression, suggests a preliminary study presented at the Anesthesiology ® 2016 annual meeting.
Marjie: The conception was easier
than the lengthy pregnancy (about a year and a half), and choosing the book's name set off grueling
labor pains.