Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
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Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“If You Think It’s Bad Now, You Will Definitely Need That Epidural We Talked About.”
“If you think it’s bad now, you will definitely need that epidural we talked about.” – L&D Nurse to mother who was using breathing techniques for comfort.
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People used breathing techniques during my pilates class. Does that mean they needed epidurals? Or were they using breathing techniques because it helped their bodies function more effectively…?
And what can we learn from the actions of highly-trained physical athletes…?
*sigh*
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PetraStrider Reply:
December 18th, 2011 at 9:49 am (Quote)
In all fairness athletes are very reckless. If they knew any better they would only be working out in a hospital where they can be properly monitored.
;-p
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Jessica had this to say,
Dec 18, 2011 @ 11:07 am (Quote)
It’s not just breathing or drugs. If the focused breathing isn’t enough there are so many other options like a warm bath, acupressure, birth balls, rocking, etc. It would be nice if nurses learned how to support a woman without pushing to dope her up the minute she feels a strong contraction, especially if mom’s going for a natural birth.
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Ummmm, nurse? She employing breathing techniques. That means she’s handling the pain. Quite well, I might add. Some women choose to handle pain through epidurals, others through hypnosis, others through ujai or other breathing methods. What’s so hard about letting a laboring woman choose what works best for her and standing behind her choice?
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I had my 3rd child almost 3 weeks ago- my 3rd homebirth. I was the loudest I’ve ever been in labor during this birth. I was also the most in-control and I had a wonderful peaceful labor and birth. I wonder what this nurse would have though of my loud “ahhh”-ing.
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This is mine. This was said to me during my first birth, an induction (at only 39 weeks for the OB’s conveniance, I might add). I had been on pitocin for HOURS and was miserable, and was using the only way of breathing I had found to cope with the pain. She actually said to me “you don’t need to be breathing like that yet” with the quote posted above following. I had asked several times for the nurses not to talk to me about an epidural, that I would ask for it if I wanted it, yet they kept asking me!!! I ended up giving birth with the only drugs being the pitocin…take that, pesky nurses! 
I have now had a hospital water birth with a midwife, with the only intervention being by MY request. (me asking her to break my water when I was 9cm)
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That makes me mad. I use breathing for all types of pain. When getting my blood drawn, I focus on my breathing, so I don’t freak out, and the nurses always act like that is weird, and say things like ‘oh my are you ok’ and things like that. It is just a technique. It is calming and helps you think and focus and relax. It is not a complaint. It is not even necessarily in response to pain. I get nervous on the highway when passing semis and focus on my breathing. And why is everyone so worried about pain? A little pain is good for a person. A little challenge makes life interesting. If she isn’t up for it, she’ll tell you, idiot nurse!
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genniemom Reply:
December 18th, 2011 at 6:59 am genniemom(Quote)
I do the same thing, and get the same reaction! I had a lot of medical procedures done as a child, and learned to self-soothe before the procedure with breathing techniques to lessen the pain before it happens, and prepare myself for what is going to happen. Every time I start my breathing techniques before a blood draw, the phlebotomist will say, “Calm down. It’s going to be okay. Are you going to faint?” While I do appreciate a sensitive phlebotomist, I always need to explain that I *am* calming down.
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