Or will you have rely on someone telling you when to push when a contraction is detected on the monitor?
2007-07-24 07:33:14 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
It really depends. With my first child, they had me so numb that they could have been sawing my legs off with a butter knife and I wouldn't have known the difference. As a result, I had no urge to push. When I started to push I had no idea if I was doing it at all. I learned my lesson after that. I told the doctor that I wanted my epidural turned way down low for my second child. That worked beautifully! I felt no pain, but I did feel the pressure when it was time to push. That made all the difference. With my first I pushed for hours, but with my second, it was one contraction, 3 pushes, less than 5 minutes from start to finish and I had a baby.
The nurses will check the monitor and will let you know when you are contracting. I held my hand on my belly and I could feel it harden. Don't worry; the staff will guide you through it.
Good luck!
2007-07-24 08:43:25 · answer #1 · answered by Maria W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I still felt the urge to push and still felt the contractions. Everyone's bodies react differently to the epidural.
2007-07-24 14:37:23 · answer #2 · answered by mommyoftwo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had an epidural & had no urge to push whatsoever. My doctor actually had to tell me when I had to push. Everyone is different but I know I couldn't feel a THING.
2007-07-24 14:38:44 · answer #3 · answered by Shortie [Mama of 2] 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The medication via epidural is normally stopped by a certain time so that the woman can feel when it's time to push. In some cases, a woman is still feeling numb, so yes, in a case such as that, she will rely on someone telling her when to push.
Hope this helps. :)
2007-07-24 14:37:11 · answer #4 · answered by AV 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
depends on how well the epidural worked and as well depends on with the mother..i had gotten a epidural and i could still feel the contractions just no pain. i was able to feel when i needed to push. im sure you will get many different answers but it really depends :)
2007-07-24 14:37:00 · answer #5 · answered by impala400sb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I felt the urge to push with all 3 of my epidurals. If you can't tell then a nurse or the dr will tell you.
2007-07-24 14:38:12 · answer #6 · answered by Dani&Morgan 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No you don't or I never did. They told me to push and I did so. A epidural is a wonderful thing.
2007-07-24 14:42:43 · answer #7 · answered by ▒Яenée▒ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will still feel the urge. All it does is take away the pain from the contractions. What it feels like is like when you have a bm; you still push, but it doesn't hurt.
2007-07-24 14:38:42 · answer #8 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well i had an epidural and i could not feel the urge to push they had to tell me when to
i wasn't really for me anyway because your movement is restricted to staying in bed
2007-07-24 14:38:17 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ mum of 4 ♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
usually you don't want to get an epidural that close to when you're going to push. my epidural was just wearing off when i was ready to push so i could feel it. but yes, if you can't feel your bottom half still, they will tell you when to push, they usually tell you when even if you can feel it.
2007-07-24 14:36:56 · answer #10 · answered by notchobabymama 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋