poll - Pitocin and no pain meds

"Stephanie Stowe" wrote in message ...
Anyone ever done it? It is only my due date, so I am worried for naught (if
you want to call it worried). Is it doable?

S

I haven't (didn't need to be induced, but did go med-free), but know a
woman who did. She was the first person I met who pressured me to get
a doula, by coincidence - she had one, and loved her. (I didn't, in
the end.)

I sympathize with you - that was one of my big fears, too! With luck,
you won't need to and everything will progress naturally.

Irene

"Stephanie Stowe" wrote in message ...
Anyone ever done it? It is only my due date, so I am worried for naught (if
you want to call it worried). Is it doable?

I wasn't able to do it. I was 42+ weeks with no sign of labor
starting on its own. I was given prostaglandin gel to soften my
cervix at about 8 am which brought on some very mild contractions.
The pitocin was started around noon and then the dr. broke my water
about 2. That's when I found I couldn't handle it anymore. Now that
I've had a 'natural" labor, the difference seemed to be that the
contractions were much closer together and more intense on
pitocin--like being in transition the whole time I guess. I received
a sedative (can't remember the name now) to "take the edge off". I
started pushing about 3:30, but my baby wasn't born until after 5,
aided by forceps. He had a huge head and was sort of turned with his
face sideways--neither down nor up.

I had the idea that I would do this without medication, but I found
the little I got really helped me control myself and I was very happy
with my birth (and BABY!) in the end.

Chris

Victoria A. McDonnell writes:

: I know I'll get flamed for this, but the epidural isn't that bad. I
: was so anti-drugs in genera. ended up being induced (pre-eclampsyia)

As anti-epidural as I am, I would have to say that anyone who flamed
you for an epidural under these circumstances would be an insensitive
idiot. Pitocen aided contractions are NO fun.

Larry