my wife has a lot of pain with internal exams and she is being induced tommorow. she will opt for an epidural at some point and we are hoping that once she gets it, the exams will be less painful for her. how much can you feel with the exams when you have an epidural? thanks a lot.
2007-10-10 07:03:53 · 11 answers · asked by Brandon K 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Once you get an epidural, you can't feel ANYTHING down there, save for the pressure. She'll be fine!
2007-10-10 07:07:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I assume you are talking about a manual vaginal exam. The answer depends upon the dose of the epidural. As a general rule, epidurals cause anesthesia in a "band" that does not always extend down to the perineal area (unlike a spinal, which does numb all the way down). To give enough to cause complete analgesia for a vaginal exam would take a fairly large dose, more than is usually given during an early epidural.
2007-10-11 06:58:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I had a similar problem, the exams made me very uncomfortable, and an epidural made them much easier to handle, the only thing I felt was the pressure of a contractions.
2007-10-10 08:40:19 · answer #3 · answered by chichibomba 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust me, she won't be worrying about the internal exams once she goes into labor but like everyone said here, if the epidural takes like it should then she won't feel anything. Congrats to you both!
2007-10-10 07:29:34 · answer #4 · answered by sunflower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can feel a little pressure and awareness that the exam is happening, but it should not be painful at all. If she feels pain, then the epidural isn't giving her enough coverage and the anesthesiologist should be contact to re-evaluate her block and possibly redose.
2007-10-10 07:08:17 · answer #5 · answered by Take A Test! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As long as the epidural has taken effect correctly(which more than likely it will), then she won't feel it at all. I slept through contractions with my epidural
2007-10-10 07:13:21 · answer #6 · answered by lm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She will not even feel her legs so no need to worry, when I got my epidural my husband had to help the nurse move my legs. Good Luck!
2007-10-10 08:33:14 · answer #7 · answered by New Mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you feel nothing! She should be completely numb if the epidural worked correctly.
2007-10-10 07:08:29 · answer #8 · answered by llllll_amanda_lllllll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the two you in common terms could relax or you have been having a contraction in the process the examination... you've got been stressful and not comfortable sufficient and the examination harm.. or you ought to already be having mild contractions which you will not experience and that are sufficiently small that the wellbeing care expert did not word the two.. yet being checked throughout a contraction is sooooooo very very painful!!!!!!
2016-10-06 10:50:02 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife couldn't even feel her contractions - she had to be told when to push.
She went from dire screaming pain to a smile.
2007-10-10 07:13:18 · answer #10 · answered by Nick D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋