traumatizing to be in the labor ward and hearing all the screaming

[CLH_X3]

You have to wait til 4cm at my hospital aswel.. I was 9cm when I went in and they said I was way to late for one

 

[Tasha]

Yeah, it was 4cm at my hospital (unless you are being induced by a hormone drip) and I was telling the woman at 9cm I wanted an epi and was told it was too late.

 

[Misscalais]

I'm a screamer hahahahaha! Screamed both my babies out. ( Only screamed at the pushing stage ) It really helped me to focus doing useful pushes 1st bub only 25 mins of pushing 2nd bub only 8 mins of pushing and he was 9lb! Screaming was good for me. It bloody hurt but as soon as bubs were out all that pain was instantly gone no drugs for me just a little bit of gas and air, which does jack shit anyway lol 1st labour was 41 hrs and 2nd labour was 22 hrs

 

[mizzywizzy]

It normal to feel frightened of giving birth especially if you have never done it before. Labour is very difficult to explain, it begins as period like pain in you lower tummy and lower back and gradually increases along with the tightnings in your tummy. As the pain gets stronger the pain kind of takes over the whole of you tummy and back area. You do get a break inbetween contractions where the pain completely goes away and you can relax and get your breathe. As you progress to fully dilated the pain comes one on top of the other. I wont lie to you, it is the most painful thing you will ever experience. Staying in control of your breathing is important. If you opt for an epidural, you wont have to worry about the pain anyway lol.

You can only have an epidural after you are in 'established labour' and that is when you are 3+ cm's dilated, but they rarely give you one if you are over 6-7 cm's dilated, so timing is important if you want one. xx

How come they dont give you an epidural if you are over 6-7cms????

 

[Arisa]

lol not everyone screams, when i was in the labour ward waiting to be checked and prepped for my C-section there were a couple of women in labour and it was mainly loud groans and exhausted sighing.

 

[zombiedaisy]

I think their reasoning is because by the time they got the epidural in place and it stared working, you would be pushing and just about to start pushing (for most woman) so they like to avoid it at that point. Plus, when you first get the epidural, it really hits you hard, so around 4cm is ideal because by then, it has worn off some so you can tell what your doing. I had an epidural with my son (and hated it). i couldnt feel my legs or move them at all. My sisters had to hold my legs up for me because they were like thousand pound weights! When your that numb, it can make pushing difficult because you cant feel where your pushing into and can delay a lot of things.

When I had my epidural, it seemed like everything halted and went so slowly after that. I wasnt progressing as well. They also made me get a catheter since I wasnt allowed out of bed (i wouldnt have been able to if I wanted to due to not being able to feel or move my legs). I ended up with a horrible UTI due to it. Not fun. Went natural with my daughter and it was so much better.