What pain relief are you planning on having?

[MrsBandEgglet]

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

OMG!! me too, I blumming love the stuff

And just g&A. Had one epi with my first during a forceps delivery and I hated it. will never have another.

 

[CatAndCo]

I used a TENS machine until I had to push and i'll be using one again if I need to.

 

[Abbiewilko]

This is my first and I am hoping to get through with gas and air and birthing pool

 

[proudparent88]

Here where I live in the US we have epidurals and pain medicine that they put through the IV lines. I am not planning on using anything! I didn't for my first two and had all natural births while in a hospital. I want to go one more time and not use any medication. Especially since this is my last time to experience it!

 

[Bunny_Boo]

Wanted to give a wee update on what I did for pain relief

I just had gas and air. Not by choice! I had a traumatic birth and ended up needing forceps and my wee man was born minutes after I had diamorphine. It didn't kick in til I was in theatre getting stitched up

I enjoyed the gas and air before I got to active labour, after that I didn't think it helped much. My birth progressed too quickly so maybe since the contractions came very quick and painful extremely quick, that could be the reason I didn't feel gas and air worked well at that point

 

[Dolly84]

I will be having gas and air and a water birth xxx like when I had my son 4 months ago . Xxxx

 

[dan-o]

None if poss but maybe G&A for the last couple of contractions. Would love to use water but pretty sure I won't be allowed again lol!

 

[x__amour]

*IF* I get to have a VBAC, I want to stray away from epidural if possible. Well, anything really. I'm more open to the idea of IV pain medications but nothing that will chain me to the bed.

 

[StephtheHiker]

I'd love to do it naturally and plan on doing so but I just found my hospital is letting people use gas and air here in the states. It hasn't even started yet but will start allowing by the time I give birth.

So yeah....reconsidering! I had it with wisdom tooth surgery and it was the most fun!

 

[solitaire89]

I had a completely pain free and drug free birth, which which was due entirely to using Natal Hypnotherapy. Although they don't claim at all that using the programme result in a pain free experience, it does remove the "fear, pain, tension" cycle which massively increases pain during labour and birth. There is a much reduced use of pharmacutical pain relief used during births where natal hypnotherapy is used and where drugs are used, they are more effective.
I highly recommend it!!

 

[PugLuvAh]

I had gas and air for part of my labour. I found that during the contractions it really didn't help that much with the pain, but between contractions it was amazing--I didn't really care that another one was on its way

 

[LaDY]

I'd like to think I will have a natural birth however from experience I know it doesn't always work out as planned therefore I think im going to go in with a open mind...xx

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

EVERYTHING ahah

 

[Erised]

With my first I had just TENS
With my second I had TENS and 2 breaths of gas and air, just out of curiosity (during the last pushes as it turns out, and I hate the stuff and will happily stay away from it from now on!)
This time I'm planning on using my TENS again, and perhaps I'll actually make it into the birthing pool this time.

 

[cupcaker]

"Planning" on gas and air again, like my first birth. Im not sure it takes pain away but distracts you a bit through contractions. I didnt use it when pushing much. I managed to dodge any medication. However I'm not naive and will do what is needed at the time. First time around was a morbid curiosity to see if i could managed without actual meds/epidural partly. This time I might be more relaxed about accepting help if needed

 

[Helenmc25]

I started using natal hypnotherapy book and cds at around 20 weeks pregnant. After a few weeks I felt so relaxed and confident that we decided to plan a home birth. When the day came I used the techniques to stay calm and relaxed and needed no drugs. When the contractions were coming fast I felt like I was getting a good long rest in between total time distortion! I am so glad I discovered this and want to shout from the rooftops to anyone who is pregnant to give this a go! It helped to make my labour a wonderful experience!

 

[trit]

I'm open to IV meds, I wish they had gas and air here, it sounds fantastic. I really would like to avoid an epi if I can

 

[SarahBear]

Had a natural labor last time and will have a natural labor next time. Labor really wasn't that bad. You certainly can go natural. It's what your body was made for!

 

[Bunny_Boo]

Had a natural labor last time and will have a natural labor next time. Labor really wasn't that bad. You certainly can go natural. It's what your body was made for!

I do believe it's what your body is made for and I wanted and pretty much got my natural birth but if I ever have a second and the labour went the same way, no way would I go natural mine progressed too quickly and my body didn't have time to adjust to the contractions. Everyone copes differently I suppose!

 

[Shadowy Lady]

Had a natural labor last time and will have a natural labor next time. Labor really wasn't that bad. You certainly can go natural. It's what your body was made for!

I do believe it's what your body is made for and I wanted and pretty much got my natural birth but if I ever have a second and the labour went the same way, no way would I go natural mine progressed too quickly and my body didn't have time to adjust to the contractions. Everyone copes differently I suppose!

I agree with you. I myself had a natural birth and think most women can handle childbirth without meds. But there are def cases when interventions are necessary and some women (and babies) do need the extra assistance.