2006-08-03 08:26:50 · 9 answers · asked by natalie rose 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
You need to be able to crawl in and out of the birthing tub, and an epidural will not allow you to do that. Also, in order to have an epirdural you will have to be at a hospital and most hospitals do not allow water births. And Vice Versa. In order to have a water birth you will probably need to carry out the blessed event ,either, at home with a midwife, or in a birthing center. Neither of which can do an epidural.
2006-08-03 08:34:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't have them at the same time. If you have an epidural you'll be stuck in the bed.
You could labor in the water for a while and then plan to get out for an epidural before you are complete.
Or you could take a "wait and see" approach and see how you're doing in the water and decide if you think you still want the epidural.
I've had two waterbirths and the relief from the birth tub is really amazing.
Of course...all this depends on *if* your hospital has birth tubs and *if* they only allow you to labor in them or *if* they will actually allow the baby to be born in the water. (Some hospitals will insist that you get out before the baby is born.)
2006-08-03 15:34:08 · answer #2 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I understand the water birth will help ease your pain tremendously. If you can go without the epidural, more power to you! But you should really consult your doctor.. because with an epidural you will have to be hooked up to an IV. Good luck with your birth experience.
2006-08-03 15:32:37 · answer #3 · answered by маұа 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you cant as soon as you have an epidural they make you get out of the water so if you want a water birth they have other types of medicine or different things that you can do
2006-08-03 15:35:15 · answer #4 · answered by shrumpkins04 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you cannot. you can't move after you've had an epidural. also, as far as i know, you can only have an epidural in a hospital.
2006-08-03 15:31:10 · answer #5 · answered by gumby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can do both , an epidural just kinda helps the pain, ok.
2006-08-03 15:36:26 · answer #6 · answered by toya_girl2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i heard a water birth is and suppose to be good and it's is to take the pain away
2006-08-03 15:41:16 · answer #7 · answered by slimsexydb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.Sorry 1 or the other
2006-08-03 15:34:18 · answer #8 · answered by Frances 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the water birth is meant to replace the epi...
2006-08-03 15:31:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋