If you had an epi ???

LitchfieldMom

Did you automatically get a cathader ( spelling sorry im dumb today ) ? If so what is that like ? Its one of those small stupid things I worry about . When did they take it out ??

Britty685

Yes, because you can't feel your legs or stomach. I couldn't have walked if I wanted to. You can't feel the catheter at all.

They took it out the next day because I had to stay on a Mag drip for my Blood Pressure

pisforporschia

i got one for my urine and my bleeding after baby and while the tubes got in the way they didnt really hurt at all.it only hurt a tiny teensy bit when they took it out but compared to childbirth its cake

wifeandmama

No, I didn't, but mine didn't take and I had my son about 10 minutes after it was inserted (with my 2nd).  My first - yes, I had one.

nikipau144

yup, because once you get the epi, you are confined to the bed. At least I was. I wasn't able to move anything below my belly button. They took the catheter out right when I started pushing.

Mrs_Marcos

They put it in about ten minutes after delivery and took it out about thirty minutes later. I could start to feel my legs again shortly after deliver, only semi-numb. 

kofmkg

I didn't notice anything when it was inserted or when it was removed, which was about 6 hours after delivery (after my Pitocin bag emptied out- I think).

sandraanddrew

Mine was inserted about 10 minutes after I got my epi, so just long enough for it to take effect.  They took it out right before it was time to push.

reddreads9

Sorta. They in and out catheterized me every four hours while I had the epi. Meaning they put a small catheter and emptied my bladder then removed the catheter. I could not feel it when they did this.

ilovetolaugh

Nope!  They emptied my bladder a few times for me with the cath but it didnt have to stay in.

Allie30

If they noticed my bladder was full they put in a catheter and emptied it. They did this twice after I had my epi (took about a minute each time). I never felt a thing and there were no side effects or after-effects.

evess5

nikipau144:

yup, because once you get the epi, you are confined to the bed. At least I was. I wasn't able to move anything below my belly button. They took the catheter out right when I started pushing.

This exactly. I was able to move my legs and feel everything by the time I was pushing...but it did dull the pain quite a bit. I got up to go to the bathroom about an hour after I had DD.

red daisy

nikipau144:

yup, because once you get the epi, you are confined to the bed. At least I was. I wasn't able to move anything below my belly button. They took the catheter out right when I started pushing.

 

this, 

cynnichinny13

Yes. I couldn't walk. But omg I felt so much better after 14 hours of labor without the epi. They took it out during the delivery. But they had to put in another later bc I still couldn't use my bladder muscles. The one they put in after did hurt a little, and was very uncomfortable... They didn't take it out until my second night.

CourtneyR2N

They put it in after they did the epidural and took it out about 4 hours after birth when I was ready to try to get out of bed.

Kimmy1836

Yes, you automatically have to get one.

It didn't hurt at all. They put it in after I had gotten the epi, so I was already numb. They took it out before I started pushing.  

SarahC720

ilovetolaugh:

Nope!  They emptied my bladder a few times for me with the cath but it didnt have to stay in.

This.  But when they decided to section me I got one that stayed in until the next day.  Didn't feel it go in and coming out just felt weird...nothing bad.

eris1995

ilovetolaugh:

Nope!  They emptied my bladder a few times for me with the cath but it didnt have to stay in.

That's what they did at my hospital as well.

CodyGH

reddreads9:

Sorta. They in and out catheterized me every four hours while I had the epi. Meaning they put a small catheter and emptied my bladder then removed the catheter. I could not feel it when they did this.

This.

julybaby23

nope. nothing. they emptied my bladder an hour or so after i gave birth.

kelleylk

They put a catheter in right when they finished the epi.  They took it out when I was ready to push.

blondie42107

Yes, I had two.  One for my epi for vaginal delivery.  My hospital policy is that once you start to push, they take it out.  Fast forward 2.5 hrs when I needed a c-section, I got another cath   Yes I felt them but it was minimal.  The last cath was taken out when I got up on my feet about 4 or 5 hrs after my c-section.

raealbright

reddreads9:

Sorta. They in and out catheterized me every four hours while I had the epi. Meaning they put a small catheter and emptied my bladder then removed the catheter. I could not feel it when they did this.

This! 

madgeypadgey

I personally liked having a catheter. I didn't have to worry about one more thing for a day! Mine was taken out the next day (I was emergency c-section) and then I had to be re-catheterized because of bladder spasms. I was re-cathed without any pain meds and it wasn't bad at all...just a pinch. Focus on why you're going through it all, and it will seem like NOTHING! I even took walks with my catheter in after I got re-cathed.

 Don't worry!! Just remember you're doing all of this for your LO! 

 

Good luck. 

zrb1212

I never had one at all.  They said I might need to, but they checked me a few times to see if I was full and I never was.  And I was able to get up and go a few hours after LO was born. 

historygirl1863

I didnt have one. They just emptied my bladder whenever I felt like I had to go.

jbergs

I didn't have one. They said they would empty my bladder when it was full, but I started pushing an hour after the epi was put in and DD was born 25 minutes later.  So, needless to say, it never got to that point.

elaughlin

they put it in about every hour. they didnt leave it in there for me. and i didnt feel a think they actually had a nurse that was training pratice checking the dialation and everything on me (i gave them the ok) because it didnt hurt at all

SuperThat1006

Yes, I automatically got one. It was totally fine -- couldn't have cared less, just wanted it to work.

They took it out well after delivery. They had just turned off the meds.

nadiaspivak

yep, and it didnt hurt at all. just a bit uncomfortable.

New_MrsP

Strange, I had an epi and didn't have a catheter at all. I could still move my legs, and I was able to walk a little after delivery. But there was no mention of catheters/bladder issues at all.

pixy_stix

I hated that farking catheter.  I could feel it and it was uncomfortable.  They didn't take it out when I started pushing.

Fark, I get angry just thinking about it.

blondek8

Yup. No big deal. Mine came out when it was time to push.

OctoberBabyH

Allie30:

If they noticed my bladder was full they put in a catheter and emptied it. They did this twice after I had my epi (took about a minute each time). I never felt a thing and there were no side effects or after-effects.

 

this.

gdemars

Yes.  I had it until I left pretty much, 3 days later.  Had terrible bleeding. 

gdemars

Yes.  I had it until I left pretty much, 3 days later.  Had terrible bleeding. 

It hurt when they took it out because I didn't have any pain killer then.

sprice1010

Ya. They put it in after you get the epi so you don't really feel it. I had a c-section and had to have general anesthesia so I had to keep mine in for 2 1/2 days.