Coping with the pain

Re: Coping with the pain

• mars8k member

  April 2015

  I'm an FTM, i will try for an all natural birth, if i feel like i couldn't do it then i'll go with epidural

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• tashietwo member

  April 2015

  The pain may not be as bad as you think.... Try some natural alternatives first and they may be sufficient- breathing techniques, remaining active, optimal positions, relaxation, visualisations. Good luck x

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• TBsquared member

  April 2015

  Nothing works besides the epidural. I'm going to try all natural this time but last time I had morphine and that didn't do a darn thing except make me throw up and then I got the epidural. So if you don't want pain just go for the good stuff right away!

  
  

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• beaseg member

  April 2015

  I've read a lot about giving birth naturally. Every woman says "once i gave into the pain, things progressed and it was much easier". So I think it's less about finding ways to minimize pain and more about embracing/accepting/enduring the pain. 

  
  

  When I was having my first, I found it helped a lot to pull down on something. So I laid in the bed and pulled up on the beds side handles. I'd life myself up and hold myself up throughout the contraction. For me, it was so much better. BUT  it was also exhausting. My doula said this time around, I can do that if I want to help get through contractions. But at some point, it might be best for me to just try to let my body go limp and ride out the contractions and just remember to breathe and do nothing more. 

  
  

  So those are all my goals/hopes. I'll do the epidural if I need it, I did have it last time, and that's totally fine too. I'm just trying for natural this time.

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