Comments on: “Pitocin Contractions and Natural Contractions Feel The Same… http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/01/pitocin-contractions-and-natural-contractions-feel-the-same/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:46:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Amanda http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/01/pitocin-contractions-and-natural-contractions-feel-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-24459 Amanda Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:30:57 +0000 http://myobsaidwhat.com/?p=550#comment-24459 Maybe the ignorance is perpetuating the myth that pit ctx always hurt worse. They don't. Even without pit any one labor can hurt more or less than another. The pitocin is not the only variable between your child birth experiences. Maybe the ignorance is perpetuating the myth that pit ctx always hurt worse. They don’t. Even without pit any one labor can hurt more or less than another. The pitocin is not the only variable between your child birth experiences.

]]> By: Jess http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/01/pitocin-contractions-and-natural-contractions-feel-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-24409 Jess Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:24:18 +0000 http://myobsaidwhat.com/?p=550#comment-24409 Wow, that's quite an ignorant and high horse response. I was never told pitocin ctx would hurt more, but they sure as heck did. Just because you didn't have a similar experience as other women, does not mean everyone else is making it up. Or are you not only a "natural skeptic" but a truth-seer as well? Wow, that’s quite an ignorant and high horse response. I was never told pitocin ctx would hurt more, but they sure as heck did. Just because you didn’t have a similar experience as other women, does not mean everyone else is making it up.

Or are you not only a “natural skeptic” but a truth-seer as well?

]]> By: Amanda http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/01/pitocin-contractions-and-natural-contractions-feel-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-16674 Amanda Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:01:43 +0000 http://myobsaidwhat.com/?p=550#comment-16674 Something to be said for the power of suggestion. Tell someone enough times it's going to hurt more and after the fact they'll swear it did. I'm not so easily swayed as I'm a natural skeptic (especially when it comes to any and all things medical). Similar to how placebos work almost or as well as the real pill. Convince someone a pill works, and it will. It's power of the mind that does the healing (or symptom masking, in most cases), not a man made toxic concoction. I believe natural labor is better, but when needed pitocin is a Godsend. In my case, I was to the point of almost not being able to walk. Had to get that baby delivered. Something to be said for the power of suggestion. Tell someone enough times it’s going to hurt more and after the fact they’ll swear it did. I’m not so easily swayed as I’m a natural skeptic (especially when it comes to any and all things medical). Similar to how placebos work almost or as well as the real pill. Convince someone a pill works, and it will. It’s power of the mind that does the healing (or symptom masking, in most cases), not a man made toxic concoction. I believe natural labor is better, but when needed pitocin is a Godsend. In my case, I was to the point of almost not being able to walk. Had to get that baby delivered.

]]> By: Serene http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/01/pitocin-contractions-and-natural-contractions-feel-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-16667 Serene Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:29:00 +0000 http://myobsaidwhat.com/?p=550#comment-16667 Ditto, both my pit inductions were easier than my spontaneous unaugmented labour, and less stitches too! Ditto, both my pit inductions were easier than my spontaneous unaugmented labour, and less stitches too!

]]> By: Amanda http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/01/pitocin-contractions-and-natural-contractions-feel-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-7594 Amanda Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:45:57 +0000 http://myobsaidwhat.com/?p=550#comment-7594 It's not always true that pitocin ctx hurt worse. I've had one natural labor and 2 inductions and my pitocin deliveries were MUCH less painful. Oh, and my pitocin deliveries were also successful VBACs after the natural labor resulted in a c/s. Go figure. Since you can't experience the same birth with and without pitocin, and all births are different, no one can say, can they? Hmmmm.... Nope! It’s not always true that pitocin ctx hurt worse. I’ve had one natural labor and 2 inductions and my pitocin deliveries were MUCH less painful. Oh, and my pitocin deliveries were also successful VBACs after the natural labor resulted in a c/s. Go figure. Since you can’t experience the same birth with and without pitocin, and all births are different, no one can say, can they? Hmmmm…. Nope!

]]> By: The Deranged Housewife http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/01/pitocin-contractions-and-natural-contractions-feel-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-2842 The Deranged Housewife Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:47:51 +0000 http://myobsaidwhat.com/?p=550#comment-2842 Gee, that's not what all the medical literature says. Gee, that’s not what all the medical literature says.

]]> By: Anna http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/01/pitocin-contractions-and-natural-contractions-feel-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-1470 Anna Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:41:56 +0000 http://myobsaidwhat.com/?p=550#comment-1470 Ive heard TWO nurses say this. Ive heard TWO nurses say this.

]]> By: shana http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/01/pitocin-contractions-and-natural-contractions-feel-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-945 shana Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:16:42 +0000 http://myobsaidwhat.com/?p=550#comment-945 I was the one who submitted this quote :) My pitocin was dialed up and I did well up to a point. But then it became excruciating. I could not move and all I wanted to do was scream. Unfortunately, every other woman on the floor was medicated with an epi, so it was nice and quite and I felt uncomfortable vocalizing. I begged for the epidural. For my second birht, I had a hoem birth. It was so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so much easier! I actually asked if I was in active labor (contractions every 1.5 minutes, but only last 20-30 seconds) because it was so EASY!. The midwives laughed. Apparently, that was active labor :) Two hours later I was holding my baby after a fabulous waterbirth. No more induction/pitocin for me :) I was the one who submitted this quote :)

My pitocin was dialed up and I did well up to a point. But then it became excruciating. I could not move and all I wanted to do was scream. Unfortunately, every other woman on the floor was medicated with an epi, so it was nice and quite and I felt uncomfortable vocalizing. I begged for the epidural.

For my second birht, I had a hoem birth. It was so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so much easier! I actually asked if I was in active labor (contractions every 1.5 minutes, but only last 20-30 seconds) because it was so EASY!. The midwives laughed. Apparently, that was active labor :) Two hours later I was holding my baby after a fabulous waterbirth.

No more induction/pitocin for me :)

]]> By: Sister http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/01/pitocin-contractions-and-natural-contractions-feel-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-922 Sister Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:02:27 +0000 http://myobsaidwhat.com/?p=550#comment-922 Her *natural* contractions were well established. I believe that she would have been able to go without the epi if it weren't for the pit. Or she would have gone longer than she did before they administered it anyway. She was doing fine until they administered it. So...yeah, I do believe there is a different, but I think it also depends on the level that is being administered. Her *natural* contractions were well established. I believe that she would have been able to go without the epi if it weren’t for the pit. Or she would have gone longer than she did before they administered it anyway. She was doing fine until they administered it. So…yeah, I do believe there is a different, but I think it also depends on the level that is being administered.

]]> By: Sister http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/01/pitocin-contractions-and-natural-contractions-feel-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-921 Sister Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:00:09 +0000 http://myobsaidwhat.com/?p=550#comment-921 My sister started labor naturally, went to the hospital (military), labored for awhile, but they decided to give pitocin. She didn't get an epidural until they administered pitocin (and her contractions were fairly well established). She ended up with 3 epidurals and still felt the contractions pretty hard. She vows next time it will be different. My sister started labor naturally, went to the hospital (military), labored for awhile, but they decided to give pitocin. She didn’t get an epidural until they administered pitocin (and her contractions were fairly well established). She ended up with 3 epidurals and still felt the contractions pretty hard. She vows next time it will be different.

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