Friday, January 06, 2006

Better Now

Well, I wasn't sick. I think my body just needed some overdue rest. I downed the lemony crap and slept from 11am to about 1:30pm. Then my mother-in-law came over and made me something to eat. I kept that down. At that point, I knew I was alright. Mother-in-law stayed for a bit too and kept me some company. That was nice. She did my dishes too. Why? That was too much of her. But I am greatful.

Little guy was thumping quite a bit too. Nothing noticable with the naked eye. It was like he was lightly punching me with his hand or a fist. Just mild butterflies right now. No real jabs.

Pre-natal class was alright. There are 30 couples in this class. Man, I feel like I am in school. I hate school. Large class sizes always made me nervous. Yesterday was just an intro to the class. They showed some slides and a video. The big topic was drugs or no drugs. Honestly, I'm not sure. The epideral just frightens me. Don't know why. But, I may go for it anyways. I don't think I'll know until I am in there. Some days you feel like a wimp, some days you don't.
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3 comments:

Momma Trish said...

The epidural is really not bad at all. Honestly, I didn't even feel it. And I thought it was absolutely wonderful! I got to go through the rest of the labour without any pain. I even napped some of the time. It was amazing!

When you go in to deliver, you'll decide. If you're in massive pain, there's no need to be a hero; that's what the drugs are for. But if you can go through it without the drugs, that works too. It will just depend on how your labour progresses.

So ... what I'm saying is that there is no need to make up your mind right now. Don't even try.

January 06, 2006 10:48 AM
Anonymous said...

I have done both, one birth with an epidural and one drug free. My biggest advice if you want to try for drug-free is to get a doula.

http://www.edmontondoulas.org/

The Doula Association has info nights periodically, and they will also refer you to a doula. The first meeting with a doula is generally free because it is to give you the chance to meet the doula and decide if they are the right person for you.

I think that if you go that route you probably want a doula who will be supportive if you decide you do want the drugs. That was the first question I asked our doula, "Are you okay with me making the choice to have the drugs if I feel I need them."

I don't regret having the epidural at Izzy's birth because I felt that I really needed it, but I do regret having the shots of morphine. I thought that if I had the morphine then maybe I could make it without the epi, but the morphine didn't help much.

Either go for the epi or try drug free, but don't do the morphine shots because too much gets through to the baby.

January 06, 2006 7:16 PM
Momma Trish said...

I second that. The morphine shots and laughing gas did nothing; they didn't even take the edge off the pain. And I believe they affected J; he was really sleepy and his heart rate was decreasing with each contraction by the end, so they needed to give him a teeny bit of assistance to get out quickly.

But for me, the epi was a Godsend. I loved my anesthetist so much at that moment. (Dr. What's-his-face was my new best friend.) I strongly support use of the epi if you need it. They really aren't at all scary once you're in labour.

January 06, 2006 10:16 PM

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