is this true?

Question

someone told me that when ur getting the epidural....if u move while getting it u can become cripple......cause its injecting in ur spine......

Answer 1

yes so be very very very still

Answer 2

There are risks with any anesthesia. Although epidurals are common, it's true that anesthetic is injected into the spine. Go here to see some of the risks: http://www.healing-arts.org/mehl-madrona/mmepidural.htm

There are a lot of scare stories out there and some women seem to take pleasure in frightening new moms-to-be about the pain of labor. Please, pay no attention to them. You are not an invalid and childbirth is not a disease. Labor is not painful - just a kind of squeezing and tightening as your cervix dilates. It can feel "crampy" but if you relax you'll find it doesn't actually hurt. Once the cervix is fully dilated, there will probably be a few painful minutes (called “transition”); every labor is different, but it doesn’t usually last long and you can put up with anything as long as you know it’s only temporary. Any pain relief, like an epidural, will also affect your baby, and you don’t want that!

Now you move into actual labor, the work of pushing the baby out. This is the most pleasurable part of the experience, like one extended orgasm. No woman should be denied this! To experience these moments again, I would have had a dozen children - if I didn’t have to raise them afterwards!

The cause of the pain that many women report is fear. It acts on the muscles that work during labor, tightening them so they cannot do their job properly. A must-read book is Grantly Dick-Read’s “Childbirth Without Fear.” If your library doesn’t have it, order it through Interlibrary Loan. It will change your outlook on childbirth.

Answer 3

You will have plenty of motivation to be still. There are risks with epidurals, including severe infections and paralysis. Unexpected movement during the procedure is not wise.

Epidurals are generally safe and effective. No one wants to hurt you, but bad things happen anyway. No need to make problems more likely by jumping around while doctors are sticking sharp objects around your spinal cord.

PS If I were about to deliver I would want an epidural provided I was at an institution with an anesthesiologist who does them regularly.

Answer 4

Most of the cripplings happened in just the beginning. This is not common any more. Doctors are trained alot better now. This is one of the best creations for women ever. You are encouraged not to move.

Answer 5

They are very careful when giving it to you to get it in the right place, if you have a contraction, they stop until you are finished and then get back to it. There are risks of paralysis if the needle was to go into the wrong place in the spine, but chances are slim. They let you know if you are moving too much, and you can control yourself, it goes quick!

Answer 6

Yes, you have to be very still because they are messing with your spine and the nerves that surround it. The possibility of it is so low because it's a common procedure done in roughly 75% deliveries. Don't let that stop you, odds are so low and I've had three of them and still walking. Don't borrow stress, you'll have enough of that soon! Good luck to you!

Answer 7

yes sweetie im not a mother and ive never been pregant but my mom told me years ago that, when you get the epidural you can become paralyze if you move as to why you must stay still

Answer 8

I don't think they would let that happen or there would be a lot of crippled mothers out there.

Answer 9

Yes it can, and if not crippled you may have serious back pain in that area.

Answer 10

Hello; Why would you move anyway. It would hurt like heck,and they will make sure you don't move. When the time comes you will want the pain to go away, and you won't move.

Answer 11

Yes it's true. They injectthe numbing solution into your spinal cord betweek 2 vertebres.