I do not want to be induced. They labor is harder, so I am against having potocin. (The shot they give you to induce labor.) However; my doctor said that they now recommend it for everyone after the baby is born to make the placenta extract easier. That there you are less likely to have hemroging with the potocin. And that there will be less blood loss. So that sounds like the obvious choice. But potocin causes the contractions to be twice as painful. But it would only be until the placenta comes out. But, that is my bonding time with my baby, I don't want to be in agonizing pain during that time. So what do you think? Go for the potocin or not?
2006-09-29 22:29:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Yes I will have an epidural. I didn't even think about that! Well I'm glad I asked!! Thank you! I would still like to hear other peoples takes on the situation though.
2006-09-29 23:10:12 · update #1
are you going to have an epidural? If so they could pump you up with as much petocin as possible and you wouldn't feel a thing.
2006-09-29 22:37:26 · answer #1 · answered by Gilla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was induced and yes the labor is harder (or so I think since I don't have anything to compare it to). But I would not induce unless there is a medical reason for it. My baby got too big and the doctors told me that they were going to induce me a week early to avoid any complications. So if you have to induce get the epidural you won't feel any pain, but if your doctor just wants to make it easier to extract the placenta don't because the placenta will come out in one more push after you have given birth. Good luck with what ever you decide.
2006-10-01 06:30:58 · answer #2 · answered by NHedlund 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK first of all, it's called pitocin. With an induction it's not a shot to induce labor, it's a (at least one) 1000ml hanging IV bag of D5LR (dextrose 5% lactated ringers solution) with pitocin added to it given to you over a period of several hours to get contractions started during an induction.
Yes, most women get pitocin after delivery in the hospital. If you don't have an IV you get an IM shot. You don't have to have one, if you breastfeed right after delivery and the nurse massages your fundus for you regularly the first few hours after delivery you will contract on your own.
However, if you are getting an epidural I don't know why you are even worried about this. Because you are going to be flat on your back with an IV in your arm, hooked up to a fetal monitor and afterwards you're going to be lying in bed with your legs completely numb. If you didn't feel the contractions pushing out the baby before he was born, why would you feel the contractions of the empty uterus right afterwards? The worst pain is the pain of transition from 7cm-10cm and the pushing stage and perhaps the repair of the episiotomy and you'll be numb for all that. If you've already decided on an epidural what's wrong with a little pitocin to contract the uterus?
2006-09-30 08:48:00 · answer #3 · answered by BabyRN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My labor pains were not worse with the potocin, so I'd have to say that it's not a blanket statement that it will make your pain worse. I never heard about using it for the placenta, but of course they are coming up with new things all the time. Everything can't be perfect, and honestly, without the potocin you might not be up for "bonding" much with the baby. Giving birth is an exhausting experience.
2006-09-30 05:35:47 · answer #4 · answered by Emjay 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all it is PITOCIN and it is given intravenously when labor is being induced and titrated to regulate contractions until an adequate labor pattern is obtained. Secondly, the shot of PITOCIN is given after delivery of the placenta to prevent postpartum hemorrhage and it is only a shot if you don't have an IV. If you have an epidural, then what are you worried about? A good epidural lasts well beyond the delivery of the placenta.
2006-09-30 07:23:20 · answer #5 · answered by texanna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't get pitocin after the birth you have the possibility of hemorrhaging, and then needing to receive blood. Before you make the decision to refuse it, you really need to be fully aware of the risks. There are other medications they can give but one raises blood pressure and the other causes severe diarrhea and nausea. Usually pitocin is only given during the recovery period, and if this is your first baby you won't really feel the contractions. They are not as painful as labor contractions. If it is your 2nd baby or more, then yes you will feel a lot of cramping afterward, but it still is not as painful as labor. You really should speak to your doctor and hopefully you can trust your doctor enough to make the right decisions as far as his/her treatment for you. Good Luck.
2006-09-30 05:46:39 · answer #6 · answered by Victoria C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I would definitely have it after the baby is born if I were you - I had it and didn't feel anything (well a little pain obviously, but I'd just given birth so I didn't care!) , the placenta was out in 5 minutes.
Good luck & congrats :)
2006-09-30 07:13:44 · answer #7 · answered by Cat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was given pitocin with my 4th baby (no epidural because I did not want anyone pricking into my back), yes the pain was much worse but it did not hurt when the placenta came out. I just had her 3 weeks ago.
2006-09-30 06:21:12 · answer #8 · answered by Coast2CoastChat.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from my experience the pitocin contractions after birth were not that bad. you'll be so engrossed in the baby you probably won't even notice. i have read though that breast feeding causes the same thing to happen because it releases the natural hormone equivalent to pitocin and causes the uterus to contract and close the blood vessels. which ever you choose I'm sure it will be fine. our bodies were made to do this without a bunch of meds. i do hope your epidural works though. i had 3 that didn't. good luck and congratulations.
2006-09-30 09:42:54 · answer #9 · answered by jcleary555 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was induced for my first child. Now many people say the labor pains are more intense. Which is true but that is before you ask for the epi. Once you do that im telling you, you feel like a million bucks. And when it's time to push, you hardly feel it. I hate to say it but it just feels like your taking a large poo. Lol, Good luck and go for the induction!
2006-09-30 11:25:35 · answer #10 · answered by ash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One word says it all- Recommend. Just because they recommend it doesn't mean you're going to be one of those who needs it.
The placenta, in the overwhelming majority of cases, is expelled in due time and without hemorrhaging. Hemorrhaging is more likely to occur when rushing the placenta's removal.
Instead of drugs, try breastfeeding your baby immediately after birth.
2006-09-30 07:53:45 · answer #11 · answered by auld mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋