Please answer only if you have experience. I am pregnant with my second child, and would like to avoid an epidural, but I was induced with my first one, and the pain was unimaginable. I wonder if I'm not induced this time if the pain will be more bearable. I have a fairly normal pain tolerance.
2006-12-07 02:18:28 · 15 answers · asked by Holly N 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I was induced with my first 2 children and went in to labor naturally with my 3. The difference in intensity was the difference between needing pain medication and doing it the way our bodies have been for years. The explaination I got for it was that induction leaves no room for early labor and therefor no chance for your body to adjust to the proccess of labour. When it is a natural process, it goes at its own pace, and it isnt nearly as rapid of a change. Good luck to you and remember, having drugs or an epidural is just another way of doing the most wonderful thing in the world, so dont worry if you need one or want one, YOU ARE STILL A MOM!
2006-12-07 02:25:13 · answer #1 · answered by binglejells2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes! contractions hurt WAY more when induced. my first was filled with all the usual complications including pitocin, and an epidural. the one thing i learned from the epidural that no one tells you, is that it only blocks pain to the end of your tail bone, so im sure you remember how bad it hurt when the baby came out. my second was done naturally, and actually hurt LESS on the way out. wether this is because it was my second, or because my body had time to get used to the pain before the pushing, it was way better. my best advice when it comes to the birth: stay home as long as possible, the earlier you go to the hospital, the higher the chance of intervention. another thing that did WONDERS like you wouldnt believe, trust me on this, take a bath! you want to do this when the pains start getting bad, if you do it in early labor when the contractions are like cramps, it can actually slow or stop labor. but when the pains start getting bad enough to need breathing through them, have your man, or whoevers there with you, help you into a nice warm bath. relax, and when a contraction starts, have the person pour warm water over your belly. i was absolutely blown away at how much this did for my contractions! i really couldnt believe it. this did such a good job for the pain, that by the time i got the the hospital, i was dialated to 9 ct. and was able to start pushing 20 minutes later. everything went so fast that i had to interventions of any kind, no iv, no urine samples, no electrodes on my belly. and another plus... i was afraid if i went too early id chicken out and take the epidural, i got there past 6 ct. and they wouldnt give me one. :) congrats and i wish you a safe an happy birth!
2006-12-07 02:35:40 · answer #2 · answered by sslowbliss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 3 children. The first I went natural and was induced, second had epidural and was induced and the third I went natural and also induced. I won't lie, it is very painful but you have it in you to do it, just believe in yourself. The only difference with the first baby and the other 2 is that the labor was faster and I didn't have to push as much. I also had a doula for the first and last births. That is why I was able to have a natural delivery, she helped me a whole lot. Maybe you should look into having a doula too.
2006-12-07 02:26:31 · answer #3 · answered by puggas 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being induced causes you to have more powerful contractions and longer lasting contractions.Yes it is more painful then natural labor.Doctors who wanted it over with so they will recieve the full payment from the babys birth would induce so the baby would be born before they went home.Doctors are now learning that alot of woman are having ripped and rupture placentas and it is being linked to being induced because the contractions are too strong.Also the strong contractions is causing too much stress on the babys before birth.Only get induced if after 24 hours you have not progressed in labor or if the doctor can give you a valid reason why you need to be induced.I have 6 kids and was induced with 4 because I would not dialate.
2006-12-07 02:40:54 · answer #4 · answered by darlene100568 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My understanding is that natural labor, especially with a second child, is easier to endure than an induced labor. Iwent through the same thing with my twins, I wanted to avoid the epidural but the induced contractions were too much to handle for such a long labor. With a natural labor you build up gradually to the heavy contractions, with an induced labor they are continually hard once the pitocin really gets kicking. Plus, usually a labor is much shorter than the first. I have kown numerous women who did not even have time to get an epidural.
2006-12-07 03:54:37 · answer #5 · answered by norwegianblue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went into labor about 12 hours after I had my membranes stripped, the stripping part really didn't hurt I was just uncomfortable. Even though I was having contractions I was induced, let me tell you the pain seemed the same for a while and of course it got worse, I don't know if it was because of the pitocin I think it just gets worse period! If going into labor after your mom's insurance isn't a problem then wait! There is unbearable pain (some take it some don't) period! Good luck!
2016-05-23 03:30:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have GREAT experience to share with you! I have four children and was induced with the first three-I thought that being induced was fine-I didn't have epidurals even. When being induced, the medicine causing the contractions to be very intense! It was planned for me to be induced with my last baby but she decided to come on her own and the labor was less intensified! The good thing about being induced though is that is generally can cause your labor to shorter-of course this wasn't the case for me though. Lots of people have told me that being induced is more painful but for the most part...I didn't find it a whole lot different.
2006-12-07 02:26:11 · answer #7 · answered by nursealp 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
my first son was not induced, and the pain was unimaginable.... but my second son was induced and the pain was MORE painful! so if you've been through an induced labor, you'll be fine. just think, when you're not induced your body does what it does naturally, inducing labor hurries along the process and forces your body to do things it's not ready to do....thus more pain. both are very painful, but i would say being induced hurts worse. thank God for pain medicine!!! good luck!
2006-12-07 02:24:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think for most the first one is always the hardest (and longest.) i gave birth both times naturally. my first one was long -- pitocin induced (i would never agree to that again unless the baby was in danger,) i labored in the tub, and then got out and pushed for 3 hours. the pictures of me just after holding my son looked like someone had dumped a bucket of water over my head. for my second, she came right out, i didn't even break a sweat. i think the big difference for me was that i didn't have to have pitocin the second time around, and i tell all my friends to avoid if possible. when i was on pitocin with my son, the contractions were one right on top of the other, with barely any breaks in between. when i labored the second time without it, i got a 5 minute rest in between my toughest contractions. it was amazing, i was joking and talking throughout the whole thing. i also think giving birth the second time is a bit easier. your body is more stretched out and you know what to do. i knew i just had to push that baby out the second time and all the pain would be over.
i also felt like you, after having a natural birth the first time, i wanted to know if the epidural would be the better option. for me, it was the whole pitocin thing that seemed to make the bigger difference. so, that's my only advice, epidural or natural, just try to avoid pitocin or any induction process. and again, i think it will be easier the second time around.
2006-12-07 03:26:21 · answer #9 · answered by noodle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pain is the same BUT the amount of time you are in labor should be considerably shorter because of . My first labor was 18 hours (from 5-minute-apart contractions to birth) and they forced me to lie on my back to keep the sensors on me. That was unimaginable pain and they ended up hitting me with Demerol a couple times to get me to stop complaining about it. I basically passed out for 8 of the 18 hours and was barely attentive when they wanted me to push. I suppose because I was so drugged up, I couldn't push as hard as I needed to, and they almost gave me a c-section, but at the last minute, my son was delivered by forceps.
Because of that birth, the second birth, I was in control of. I walked through labor with my husband's help, was able to take warm showers to ease my back. My second child was induced, but it looked like it hadn't taken until I just started having contractions. That labor was 2 1/2 hours.
Your second birth, because your body has already done it, should be much faster. I think your best choice would be to take control of the birthing process. If you have a plan instead of slide into it, the pain shouldn't be an issue. Don't let them make you labor on your back. Women give birth (even in the U.S.) without sensors on their babies, and you can choose not to have the interference of medicine in this very natural process.
In other words, if you don't want it to hurt, get the epidural. For me, the pain was worth it because the effort was worth it -- but that's just me.
2006-12-07 02:34:46 · answer #10 · answered by Jess B 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋