Has anyone had experience with both?
To me the walking epi sounds like a great option since you are able to move around a lot more, but I'm wondering if it doesn't allow for as much pain relief.
Is anyone planning on (or have previously used) other medication for pain management?
Re: Walking Epi vs. Standard Epi
Check with your hospital, mine doesn't even do a walking epi b/c there are risks associate with it (safety risks for the mother).
I had a shot of nubane with DD that took the edge off for a few hours before I got the epi. I'm hoping I can get by with just that this time.
LilBit and I are are IV drug birthers (her moreso than me).
I avoid the epi due to low BP issues and got Nubain and Stadol with DD. I got them a couple hours before DD made her appearance and they just took the edge off enough for me to rest in between contractions. They wore off before full-on delivery and neither of us had any issues.
I plan to do the same this time around.
Your daughter is adorable!
OP, my hospital doesn't do the walking epi either.
Just throwing in my experience - I got really sick after getting pain meds (Stadol I think) and I don't have a history of getting sick from pain meds. I could have been just the reaction to labor (it's not uncommon to get sick from labor), but I was still in pretty early stages, so I lean towards it being caused by the pain meds. It didn't stop until they gave me anti-nausea meds.
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Drugs or not, it is pretty common to puke during labor. I puked just before I got to the point that I could push.
This isn't 100% true. The walking epidural has any risks that the regular epidural does no extra risks. I live in the city where it was invented/made and I plan on getting a walking epidural. It allows you to have ability to walk around and do things that you can't do when you have a standard epidural.
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The Epi made me incredibly sick (vomiting and shaking) so they pushed anti-nausea drugs through my IV. Which made my shaking worse. For me it was a pretty negative cycle I'm hoping to avoid this time. But most people have a much more pleasant experience.
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That' great that they do it for you! I was more explaining why my hospital says they don't do it.