hi its caity again, when having an epidural can you push properly or do you need help with forceps or something? does it hurt being inserted into the spine? do you have to have a catheta inserted into your bladder or is that optional/ because i dont want the catheta
2007-08-06 01:44:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
ok about the epidural? GET THE EPIDURAL! trust me you won't regret it....once i was having my baby, the contractions hurt like hell the doctors kept telling me to get the epidural and i didn't want it at all until i got high blood pressure during the delivery of the baby and the doctors said i got it because of the contractions....this decision was so hard for me but i never regret it cuz right after the epidural i was just laying in bed like nothing..obviously i didnt feel my legs as much and anything else besides my face...i dont know if it really hurts once u get the epidural because it didnt hurt me at all since i already had the pain of the contractions..and yes you can push properly because you dont feel any pain you might just feel your like your head is going to burst from all that pushing...you might just need a little help from the nurses in grabbing ur legs into position since u can't really move that well because of the anesthetics
2007-08-06 15:27:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The epidural helps with contractions but wears off a little by the time you need to push. I could feel every contraction urging me to push and didn't need any assistance. The needle was a cold pin prick that lasted only a second and it was over. The I.V. they put in your hand is 100 times worse. It was so painless and wimpy that I was actually really angry at all the people who had scared me about getting one. You do not have a choice about the catheter. They put it in after the epidural takes effect so you don't even feel it and they take it out right after the baby is born.
2007-08-06 09:12:05 · answer #2 · answered by Luv2Answer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the catheter is a must when you can't feel the lower half of your body. Otherwise, you'll be peeing all over yourself. I will say that the catheter sucks. See if the nurse can do the catheter after the epidural takes effect. Wasn't the case for me and it hurt.
I honestly though did not hardly feel the needle at all so, for me, the worst part was the inserting and removal of the catheter.
I had a c-section too so I didn't push.
2007-08-06 08:48:54 · answer #3 · answered by Debbie G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i had the same questions and worries as well. No it doesn't go into your spine it goes into a space called your spinal block. And i had a catheter insert before they gave me my spinal block and i felt everything. I also had a csection so they might do things differently. On a scale 1-10 ten being the highest of pain i would say the spinal block was a 2.0
and the urine catheter felt like a burning sensation when being inserted and pulled out. Not as bad as when they check to see if your dilated.
2007-08-06 08:47:57 · answer #4 · answered by jenn n 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Catheter are pretty usual. You need them since you lose all control over that area.
MOST women cannot feel the need to push and have to be told when to, and because they cannot feel they often cannot push hard enough at first. Forceps are fazing out, but they are usually used with epi moms.
They dont hurt, they give you an injection to numb that area before.
Spinal Morphines get rid of all the pain, but still leave you with complete feeling in you legs, no need for a catheter, and you know exactly when and how hard to push. You can even get up and walk around with them because you still have full feeling in your legs.
I had one and it was excellent.
2007-08-06 08:48:18 · answer #5 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes you will have to have a catheta. I gave birth twice with an epidural, wouldn't do it any other way, the contractions were terrible before that, and yes you can push properly, I could feel the baby coming out.
2007-08-06 10:36:29 · answer #6 · answered by Tiara 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF you get the epidural you have to have a cathader. You can still push you just dont feel any pain. Its a nice thing, but hey if you want to do it the old fashion way have at it. Its way worth the trouble. YOu might think differently now, but on that day, you will want one.
2007-08-06 08:54:32 · answer #7 · answered by knowitall 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had an epidural, so i can relate my experience...
It hurt JUST a bit, but believe me, it was worth it...the contractions were HELL before it, and i coulda napped if i wanted to once i had it goin.... You do need a catheter since you wont have huge control over your bladder while on an epidural..but believe me, you wont feel it!!
2007-08-06 08:47:20 · answer #8 · answered by MeL 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never had a catheter with my epidural...I believe that is to the doctor's discretion. Like I said before, mine wore off so I felt every contraction and was able to push my way through them.
2007-08-06 08:49:33 · answer #9 · answered by jilly23810 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some people do have trouble pushing with an epidrual; they can't tell if they are pushing or not...I didn't have this problem.
It didn't hurt at all when they were threading it, I just remember feeling a warm sensation.
I did not have a catheder, but my sister did...they never asked me...they just didn't do it. I dont know how they decide to
2007-08-06 08:48:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋