Nitrous oxide

lisa5201

Or "laughing gas" as pain relief during delivery...?

Anybody heard of this? I just read a book that said it's pretty popular in Europe and all over the developing world, but almost unheard of in the US

We did a natural delivery in a birthing center, and had a wonderful experience but I'm having anxiety about giving birth again (I'm not even KU, but we want to start trying again when DD is 1 yr, thinking wayyy ahead of time, I know) 

Wondering if midwifes can administer and basically if anyone has any general info about it

TIA 

 

lisa5201

https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book/excerpt.asp?id=90

Kind of answered some of my own questions with the above link. Wondering if anyone has ever used it, and how I might be able to find someone in my area to administer. Any ideas? 

two-pink-shoes

Uh, why?  My dentist would give it to me when he filled cavities and it made me completely loopy.  At least with my epidural I could think clearly.

ChibiMommy

My Gran had it with all 7 of her births.  It is just to help you stay calm not so much to relieve pain.

ChloeFH

It's commonly used in Canadian hospitals as an option during birth.  I used it for awhile and it definitely helped.  It wasn't a complete pain relief, but it took the edge off.  You breathe it in through a mask at the start of the contraction - it takes effect right away and it stops as soon as you take the mask away.

 

The only problem was that my mask leaked and made my DH & mom woozy!