worst pain ever

[novapsyche]

eleri, you might be interested in this: Relaxation and breathing techniques do not reduce the need for an epidural during childbirth, a study suggests.

And did you know there's such a thing as floppy baby syndrome?

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[autodidactic.livejournal.com]

When I gave birth to Nolan, I wasn't allowed an epidural because all the amniotic water had come out and he was laying on his umbilical cord, and they didn't want his heartbeat to slow down any more than it was.

Then they bobbed me up with saline, which was just AWFUL.

Then he came out not covered in that cheese stuff. It was like a car wash!

Oh and: I wouldn't wish childbirth on my worst enemy. I still feel this way after all these years.

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

Then they bobbed me up with saline, which was just AWFUL.

Uck! I can just imagine.

Then he came out not covered in that cheese stuff. It was like a car wash!

That metaphor, I believe, is brand new. :)

[rmeidaking.livejournal.com]

I found meditation techniques that teach one to move the pain around - and outside the body, where it can't hurt - to be more useful for pain control than breathing. I got the impression that the nurses liked the breathing because it gave the patient and her companion something to do other than worry and bother the nurses. IMO. :-) (I didn't have an epidural with either of my kids; I did have some sort of Tylenol-ish pain reliever to take the edge off.)

[demeter42.livejournal.com]

I did it once without pain relief, and once with pain relief... and I'd never do it without again (if I had a choice... not that I'm planning on doing it again at this point anyway).

My experience was that there were a WHOLE LOT of factors that played into how the pain was experienced. Being tied down to monitors and an IV the second time made it seem a lot worse than the first time, when I was able to move around freely.

After the natural birth, I was too wiped out to even hold my baby, let alone establish nursing properly. But my experience is mine alone... I know a lot of people say they felt better after natural than after epidural. But that was not the case for me.

[eleri.livejournal.com]

Interesting, given the number of studies that suggest the exact opposite.

[jdoggiedogg.livejournal.com]

Gosh, then I guess it's a good thing that women evolved to have epidurals while lying on their backs to deliver babies.

I definitely question this study. Did the study allow for different birthing positions, or birthing pools? Did it allow for the interference the epidural has on the release of hormones which encourage bonding with the child? Did it address the other dangers linked with epidurals?

This sounds like doctors struggling to retain their relevance in something which is a natural procedure rather than a medical procedure.

[moiety-tx.livejournal.com]

I regret my epidural, in that I'm fairly sure it slowed labor way way down, and then it cost me an extra $500 out of pocket.

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

Where can I see more photos of you and your baby?

[quility.livejournal.com]

This study had a lot of holes. How many classes did they take? 1?
Maybe the classes just weren't very good?
All of the participants were from the same culture. So there was no double blind on all of the enculturation we receive about how easy life is supposed to be and how pain is something to be avoided rather than listened to.
Choosing to have an epidural only shows that the participants considered an epidural to be a reasonable option.

The study's conclusions just makes me think the study is flawed.