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Childbirth without epidural: they would start again tomorrow!

“I am proud to have found the resources within me to accomplish this wonderful act”

“A year ago, I gave birth to my princess without an epidural. Since then, it has been a strength: I am proud to have found the resources within me to accomplish this wonderful act. The hardest part of the job took place at my sister-in-law’s place.

For three hours I endured the contractions stroking my stomach and talking to my baby. Until the moment when, submerged by the painful waves becoming more and more intense, I called my lover to help me dress, as best I could, and to take me to the hospital. Arrived at the maternity ward, barely installed on the table, I lost my waters. It was then no longer a question of having an epidural but the announcement of this “neck dilation to 7 cm” gave me the strength to go all the way without analgesic.

We rushed to the delivery room. The midwife took her place, another person held the mask for me and, encouraged by the dad, I only had to push. I thought I would never be able to push hard enough and long enough when my lover told me emotionally that he was seeing our child’s hair. My strength then increased tenfold: I pushed, complained of a burning sensation and I felt that my baby was passing. The pain is gone giving way to the immense joy of being reunited all three. As an anecdote: we arrived at the maternity ward at 19pm and our treasure was born at 15pm… ”

mina666

“There is absolutely no bodily memory of pain”

“I gave birth without an epidural, however I wanted to benefit from it. I had taken childbirth preparation classes with my partner, and when we arrived at the clinic I was 3 cm dilated, with strong contractions, regular and close together. But I wanted to put into practice what we had learned about breathing and pain management. So I wanted to wait until I was a little more dilated. I lost my water about 2 hours later, and when I rang the midwife, she gave me a vaginal examination, I asked for the epidural which was normally scheduled, but she told me with a big smile that I was 9 cm away and that it was too late.

The gynecologist arrived, I was quickly taken to the labor room, and I pushed for 20 minutes. It took an episiotomy to ease the passage of my daughter, I was in so much pain that I was afraid to push, I was exhausted by the pain, it was really hard. But I could feel this ” needs »That the body has to push during contractions, I felt my daughter pass. So that was deliverance. There is absolutely no bodily memory of the pain once the baby is out. 

The contractions stop, the gynecologist removes the placenta, and the only painful little thing are the stitches from the episiotomy. I absolutely do not regret not having finally benefited from the epidural. Of course, it was the involved presence and the unwavering support of the dad that made this whole adventure possible. “

carolineemilie

“I really had a lot of pain, especially in the opening phase of the pass”

“I have two children. For each one, I chose to give birth without the epidural. For my eldest, I gave birth in Germany. There, they do not medicalize as much as in France. So I prepared myself not to have it. 4h30 of work before his little arrival and honestly I really had a lot of pain, mostly in the opening phase of the cervix. When I had to push the pain was not the same, it was more relief.

I had my daughter almost 4 months ago. I gave birth in France this time. I went to the anesthesiologist “just in case” but told her it was a backup route. He made me laugh by saying that all the ones he saw in my case end up taking it. On the day of the term, the birth was initiated. I didn’t really feel my contractions until 2 hours before he arrived. An hour before, I called for the epiduralbecause they suddenly seemed stronger to me.

Then I got used to it. The hardest part was the passage of the perineum. With hindsight, I experienced the pain of this second childbirth better… maybe because it was faster. If the dad agrees to go back on this adventure, it will once again be without an epidural. Casually, we are quickly recovered. “

Fishounette