Comments on: Advice Wanted: Attention Mamas!!

By: sarahmichael

sarahmichael — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:14:35 +0000

I've been reading your blog from the newest to oldest and I love that you said you think this birth would be "unique". From reading the labor story, this birth was definitely unique!

By: momo

momo — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:00:18 +0000

An alternative to an epidural, and which has the advantages that it does not affect the baby and you can still push, is intrathecal morphine. My water broke and I was not allowed to walk around for fear of a prolapsed umbilical cord. When contractions didn't come, labor was induced with pitocin. They ramped up the dosage until the contractions were continuous. The injection made the pain tolerable, allowed me to relax enough to dilate, and still made it possible for me to push and be active.
Best wishes to you!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:58:54 +0000

And sorry..just reread your post and missed that last sentence about not being interested in the bath…my suggestion doesn't help at all then!
You'll do fine…
Good luck and happy delivery.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:56:50 +0000

I have had 5 children naturally…all posterior (sunny side up) births which are supposed to be more painful but how would I know? :) The best birth was with my third child and what made all the difference? THE TUB. Get in there and stay in there…till they kick you out because you feel the urge to push. (My hospital did not allow water births at the time.) It seriously cut the pain in half. The ball was ok up to a certain point and then I hated it. Walking always helped to get through the 3-7 cms. Good luck.