There are two major options for pain relief, analgesics and epidural. Analgesics last for an hour, hour and a half. Epidural lasts as long as you'd like. The a shot seems to have less risk to the baby and can provide "rest" in between contractions. I like the idea of having some pain help in between my labour hours. With an epidural, you can't feel pain, but you also can't feel yourself pushing your heart rate can drop, labor will slow down, your baby can have an issue breathing
after birth.
I know Im tough and will stick out whatever pain comes my way, but I like the idea of having a shot that takes away the pain for a hour. An epidural seems too extreme for me (now). James and I talked about how we felt about the shots when we got home. We are on the same page with trying the analgesics first. Im going to sit down and write out a game plan, it wont be set in stone but at least its a plan.
The CHP guy was.....uh..... he talked too much and kept saying "At any rate" over and over. Apparently there are two kinds of seats for baby, I did not know this.
Our really cool handout for labor.
I've been good off sweets for the past week and a half. My belly feels different to me, but my back is starting to hurt...my side is killing me way too early in the day. im also kinda sick...booo
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