What pain relief are you planning on having?

[Bunny_Boo]

In my area you can't have epidurals which doesn't really bother me as I don't want one and glad the temptation isn't there!

I think the only other options are morphine and diamorphine, anyone with any experience? What is everyone else planning on? I am hoping for a natural birth but I'm not kidding myself and want to be aware of any suitable pain relief just in case!

 

[Storm1jet2]

Hopefully just gas and air, I want out as quickly as possible to get home to dd1

 

[Bunny_Boo]

I hope for just gas and air but I've heard about some people feeling sick with it but fingers crossed I'll be okay!

 

[missa1984]

I had diamorphine with my first and gas and air this time I'm booked in for induction because I'm 12 days over due date and nothing seems to be happening. So I'm going with the flow because I have a back to back baby and with first I never. So pain will be different!

 

[Celesse]

Gas and Air..... lots and lots of Gas and Air.... its the main reason I got pregnant again!

 

[tristansmum]

Gas and air is brilliant!

 

[Kate7590]

Im hoping to have my LO in midwife unit so the only pain relief I can have is G&A or paracetamol

 

[Perplexed]

Gas and Air..... lots and lots of Gas and Air.... its the main reason I got pregnant again!

I think this is the main reason I want to get pregnant again!!!

 

[Shadowy Lady]

I had planned for no epidural and managed without. I'm in Canada and epidurals are readily available but I didn't want one. I used a TENS machine in early labour and then just hopped in the jacczuzi for the later stages.

My labour was only 4 hours long though. Not sure I woulda made it 10+ hours without any pain relief.

 

[Bunny_Boo]

It seems gas and air is popular! I've never had it before and don't know what it's like, but it seems to work well for people!

 

[ClairAye]

Gas and air! We don't have epidurals here either, but I had to give birth at another hospital and had one, I'm glad the temptation isn't there, I hated it! I had morphiene too but it made me crazy so I'm really hoping to just use gas and air!

 

[Eleanor ace]

Gas and Air..... lots and lots of Gas and Air.... its the main reason I got pregnant again!

I said to DH that we need to have a 3rd baby otherwise I'll have to break a leg to get gas and air

 

[Pearls18]

Clary sage oil on a flannel until MW arrives, then gas and air! Also hoping for another water birth, water is the best pain relief for me but our pool will take 2 hours to fill so im not sure how much time I will have in there, once I get in the pool I know I will be fine.

 

[mara16jade]

Whatever I need to remain calm, collected and have an enjoyable (positive ) experience. If that means epidural, I'm all for it. I fully understand the pros and cons, and I'm OK with them.

 

[Kess]

I had TENS, G&A and a birthpool. Oh, and hypnotherapy. I'd have the same again, worked great and no after-effects or risks. Oh, I had a paracetamol too.

 

[Eleanor ace]

It seems gas and air is popular! I've never had it before and don't know what it's like, but it seems to work well for people!

It is like inhaling rainbows

 

[Celesse]

It seems gas and air is popular! I've never had it before and don't know what it's like, but it seems to work well for people!

It is like inhaling rainbows

For me it was like being really really drunk, 20p redbull and vodka on a student night drunk, whilst inhaling it and then back to normal as soon as I stopped inhaling it.

 

[Eleanor ace]

It seems gas and air is popular! I've never had it before and don't know what it's like, but it seems to work well for people!

It is like inhaling rainbows

For me it was like being really really drunk, 20p redbull and vodka on a student night drunk, whilst inhaling it and then back to normal as soon as I stopped inhaling it.

That is much better description .
There was a big picture of a beach scene on a wall that I could see from my hospital room where I delivered my 1st LO. I kept having lovely G&A daydreams that I was walking on the beach drinking a slush puppy- it was briliant

 

[Jonesy25]

Gas and air and epidural.....no pethadine as it made me delusional

 

[CountryMomma]

In the States we don't have G&A, they can put you on some oxygen if you start to feel woozy or your blood pressure goes wonky but that's it. The only form of pain relief there is is the epidural if you aren't doing a water birth. I had a epi with my first two but plan to go natural with this one as its my last. I will just do a lot of breathing and walking around, possibly use the shower for natural pain relief.