can medication be given to me to help me not feel nauseas during this time..if u have an epidural and are numb u wouldnt be affected by the transition stage of delivery right?
2007-11-01 13:25:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I also read in several books that you might feel nauseous during transition, but in my personal experience, I did not. Instead, I just suddenly started having more intense painful contractions and they go closer apart. I felt a little hot, and breathless.
I felt a tad bit queasier earlier in labor, but that was due to anxiety/nerves - just because I was worried about the whole process and new to the experience and unsure of the pain. I eased the anxiety by moving around, staying busy, and relaxing in a sauna.
You might be able to take phenergen during labor which is an antiemetic. It will make you drowsy, though, and you might feel a bit sluggish.
About the epidural, actually it can CAUSE nausea in some women. But if already have the epidural and are tolerating it fine, then yes it might ease many transition phase symptoms besides just the pain of contractions.
2007-11-02 01:50:16 · answer #1 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is really no medicine that can relieve this type of nausea if you experience it. But not all women do.
An epidural isn't going to have an effect on transition. An epidural can make you more nauseated if your blood pressure drops (a common side effect) - if that happens, there IS a medication that can be given to correct the blood pressure - ephedrine - and nausea that was caused by this will be relieved in this case.
2007-11-01 14:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by Take A Test! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all women vomit or even feel nauseas during transition...but yes it does happen a lot. I can't think of any medication that specifically would help with the nausea, but you could try some aromatherapy - bring some peppermint oil with you (or even peppermint extract from your pantry) and have someone put a bit on a cloth for you to sniff if you get feeling nauseas. Also sniffing rubbing alcohol can help with nausea.
If you do puke, you can rest assured that the people who attend your labor have seen it many, many times and are very used to it, so try not to be too embarrassed.
If you have an epidural, the chances that you will feel nauseas will go down, yes, because you won't feel sick to your stomach from the pain anymore. You also may shake or get hot or cold flashes during transition, even with an epidural.
2007-11-01 13:34:30 · answer #3 · answered by Doula Kristina 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was nauseous during transition. I didn't get an epidural, but I know it wouldn't have helped with the sickness anyway. I was very shaky and nauseous, but it's nothing the nurses havn't seen many times, so don't worry!
good luck to you!
2007-11-01 13:57:12 · answer #4 · answered by Elisabeth B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The epidural will not take away from feeling sick. It will take away from pain but not sickness.
Nausea will still be a problem regardless to a epidural. but epidurals can CAUSE the nausea.
2007-11-01 13:29:45 · answer #5 · answered by abs 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋