Labor question: clicky

Mrs.PsyD · August 2010

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AshNicole331 · August 2010

I had a catheter and I'm pretty sure they put it in right after I got my epi. No idea why that's such a blur to me. I was just glad that I didn't have to get out of bed every 20 minutes to pee.

eamaines · August 2010

Whoooopsy! I selected the wrong one......I was cathed & it was fine as I had an epi & felt absolutely nothing.

lindeenwedding · August 2010

I was cathed for about 24 hours due to my c-section and being too sick to get out of bed after an allergic reaction. I honestly didn't feel it.

ludyjanboltz · August 2010

This is something that I had really, really dreaded, but in the end it wasn't so bad at all. Don't really remember, but it must have been after the epi so that's probably why.

MissMex · August 2010

Same as Kim, I was glad to have it since getting up to pee was a bit?h, as I was hooked to so many iv's. It didn't bug me, I've had it dine a few other times & no problem w/ it then either.

MrsBlayne · August 2010

If you have an epi they will put it in after the epi, if not you don't need the catheter.

natalee215 · August 2010

I had the epi, but it didn't work, so no cath for me. I kept feeling like I had to pee but they wouldn't let me get up. I had to use a bedpan but I had no luck in using it. I think it was because I was totally weirded out by the whole situation. I was in so much pain that I honestly wouldn't have cared at that point if I peed the bed. Luckily that didn't happen though

ash.flea · August 2010

I got a cath after the epi. Didn't feel it at all. It was nice not to have to drag my IV and all of the wires I was connected to into the bathroom anymore!

DreamsBride411 · August 2010

I had a cath and was TERRIFIED before I got it. I didn't even feel it. Not going in, not coming out. It was totally fine.

libertadw · August 2010

With Ian I got an epi, I didn't get the catheter until after he was born.

sillybiochemist · August 2010

Only time I've had a catheter was with my gall bladder surgery. They put it in after they put me under for the the surgery. In recovery room I felt irritated down there but that was about it. I tried not to worry about it (I have a history of bladder infections so I'm a bit paranoid) but I also remembered they gave me a preventative antibiotic before the surgery which should have taken care of anything. Once I got moving again, it burned a bit to pee the first time but after a few trips to the bathroom life was normal for that part of my body. Also remember coming out of surgery I hadn't been given pain meds yet so that's probably why I noticed it.

I'm assuming if I get an epi I'm getting one. I can't imagine trying to use a bed pan although I know its done every day in hospitals. Just seems like it would be easier for a guy IMHO. Wink

Mrs.PsyD · August 2010

Thanks for the feedback girls. I was scared to bits when I realized i might need one and just asked my mom and she said at her hospital (where our ND niece, little Sophia, was born

) everyone typically gets one. I'm glad to hear that those of you who did were not totally traumatized by it. I guess I'll just look the other way while they put in, The idea of it is so freaky.

katers1279 · August 2010

I didn't answer the clicky poll because I've obviously never been in labor. BUT, I have had a catheter before and it wasn't bad at all.

AprilJT · August 2010

I didn't have one during either of my labor and deliveries. However, with Phoebe they put one in AFTER she was born to drain my bladder because it was so incredibly full.

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