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Birth Positions

jnk062602jnk062602
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Did anyone not lay down in the bed to deliver and still tear?  I keep reading that one of the best ways to prevent tearing is to deliver in a position other than laying down on your back.  But are you able to do that if you have an epidural?  I want an epi, but I also want to not tear.  Can I have it both?
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  • jewelsonujewelsonu
    i don't think you can since you can't feel your legs with an epi.
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  • Ashnmike528Ashnmike528 member
    Maybe a birthing chair if someone can lift you onto it? I don't know how safe that would be...
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  • jnk062602jnk062602

    imagejewelsonu:
    i don't think you can since you can't feel your legs with an epi.

    Oh, see I could with dd.  The only thing the epi did for me was allow me to fall asleep inbetween contractions from 5-10 cm.  But it didn't effect my legs at all. 

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  • SeptemberBride'08SeptemberBride'08 member
    imagejnk062602:

    imagejewelsonu:
    i don't think you can since you can't feel your legs with an epi.

    Oh, see I could with dd.  The only thing the epi did for me was allow me to fall asleep inbetween contractions from 5-10 cm.  But it didn't effect my legs at all. 

     

    I think once you get an epi you are confined to the bed as well. That is what I have been told because everyone reacts differently even from birth to birth. I'm pretty sure if you want to use different methods of birthing that you have to go certain med free but I would ask your OB for more info.

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  • xKimxxKimx
    I tore a little with Paul and I gave birth on my hands & knees (in water). The tear was along the same spot I tore with Charlie, but I didn't need stitches or anything. I'm not sure what the requirements are with an epi though.
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  • olivia_eveolivia_eve
    It's possible to not tear and be on your back- I did not tear at all with Thomas, and I had an epidural and was on my back.  I did tear a little bit with Rosie (3 stitches), and the difference was that the doctor and nurses stretched me out a lot when I was pushing with him.  Talk to your OB about perineal stretching.
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  • JenJarJenJar
    I couldn't move when I had my epi with G.  And I tore.  I didn't have an epi with R, was still on my back, and didn't tear. 
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  • jnk062602jnk062602

    Well, I asked my dr about the tearing today at my appt.  He said they would try to help prevent it with stretching as I am pushing.  He also said that he thinks that scar tissue is stronger, so while I could tear, the previous tears shouldn't be paving the way for easy tearing.  He did say this baby will be quite a bit bigger than dd, but that as a second birth anyway, I am less likely to tear.

    Even though I could still feel alot with my epi when I was delivering, having that couple hours of rest where I was in and out of it from 5-10 cm was so nice.  So I guess I will just do a wait and see how I feel during this labor.  I know I could not get an epi and still tear, but it seems like all the articles I read say that things to do to prevent tearing include pushing not on your back and to not get an epi.

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