How to Manage CHILDBIRTH PAIN Like a Pro (Your 5 PAIN CONTROL Options for LABOR)

If you've ever wondered if there are options out there that lie somewhere in between having NOTHING for pain or getting the EPIDURAL this video has it all for you! I'm going to go over your 5 different options for PAIN CONTROL DURING LABOR AND CHILDBIRTH! Let's talk about

- COMFORT MEASURES
- Nitrous Oxide (aka LAUGHING GAS)
- OPIOID MEDICATIONS
- EPIDURAL
- LOCAL ANESTHETIC

I'm also going to outline the pros and cons of each of your PAIN CONTROL OPTIONS in this video so you have a better idea if these are something you would consider when you give BIRTH to your BABY!

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[minshooky]

When I was in high school our Health/Gym teacher told us that the epidural was the most painful thing she'd ever gotten and told us to avoid it at all costs. Then my best friend told me that her older sister got an epidural and suffers from back pain because of complications related to it. Fast forward to my first pregnancy, I go into labor and outright refuse the epidural. I was hell bent of not getting it because of the fear that was instilled in me. I'm screaming bloody murder and as I'm laboring, I was told that I was scaring the other women in the ward and I would need to quiet down. I was completely exhausted because the pain was beyond overwhelming. A nurse came in and asked why I didn't want the epidural and I told her my story. She validated my fears but also told me that I could greatly benefit from the epidural, especially since how much I was suffering from the pain. I ended up getting the epidural and it was the BEST decision ever. Unlike what my teacher had said, I didn't feel any pain from installing the epidural line. A few minutes afterwards I was in complete HEAVEN, no pain what so ever! I could finally breath, relax, and rest! I took a freaking nap for goodness sake! I will say this though, it was kind of tough trying to "feel" my pushes and if I was pushing correctly. To help with this they gave me a mirror to watch my progress which helped tremendously. My second pregnancy I immediately asked for the epidural. Once I got it I went straight to sleep for a couple of hours. They woke me up and told me to try and push. Did a few pushes and he shot out 😂 The second time around it felt like the epidural was pooling more into the left side of my body which made my left leg COMPLETELY numb and lifeless. I couldn't move that leg hours after I gave birth. I would definitely get the epidural for my third pregnancy. Pain from labor no joke 😢

[tamarapace]

When I had my 2nd baby i had what i thought the doctor said "para cervical." It was a long needle and I thought it went inside, not just on the perineum, it took away the intense burning and even back pain became bearable. It was almost immediately effective. I was talking and laughing as my monitor was going crazy marking my contractions. Approximately 20 min later the doctor checked on me because I told him it wasn't working anymore, his response was "let's do this, were going to have a baby". Two pushes later my baby was in my arms. I've never heard anyone talk about this type of pain control and I am curious if I remembered the name correctly or...? It was SO effective (although short lasting) that I wonder why I don't hear about it. My daughter is having her first and she wants to do it naturally if at all possible, but she is educating herself on all possibilities.

[hillary]

You truly have the best content on this subject. I have a massager, a tens unit, and a birthing ball packed and ready for Monday. 😬

[teagandale]

I love your content. I’m going into college next year after a gap semester for nursing school to be a L&D nurse. I’m so excited. Your videos are so interesting and I enjoy hearing your experiences and information.

[katjones]

I hate that the doctors never informed me of any of this. Makes me feel like a farm animal when they just do what they want and don’t even ask me. 😢

[DeusDeGorostiza]

Hey Tina, I couldn't resist reaching out to let you know how much I enjoy your content. Your videos are like a burst of positive energy that brightens my day!

[tcuguh]

Thank you for this, now i understand better what morphine did.❤

[physics]

Thank you so much for making this content. It makes it less scary.

[Tenebrisvis]

Omg massage even just now at 31 weeks has been a huggge help and distraction from my fiance. It literally makes the pain not pain anymore 😂 I'm sooo certain shower water will help too. (Any time I've been sick as a kid I'd take a warm shower so it's like a comfort thing)

[mamabear]

I was literally told fentanyl, epidural, or nothing in 2020. It was my first, I was on Pitocin, didn't dilate hardly at all until 24 hours when I got the epidural.

[AddictedHer]

My first pregnancy they gave me alot of pain medication and my son was born not breathing he needed 1 minute 27 seconds of CPR I also had an epidural. Mind you I was in labor 3 days stayed at 2 centimeters for what felt like a lifetime my epidural was not placed right so I was still feeling everything got it fixed during that time I went from 6 to 10 centimeters so I couldn't really feel how to push...went in on a Saturday had my son at 6 on Monday

[TheAwfullygood]

Can you please answer, how dangerous is epidural for someone who has really always low pressure. 90/60 or 100/50

[Morbid_Freyja]

Huh, I didn't know that there are that many options to choose from! 😲

[RyanJane-rpvd]

When I was in labor with my second daughter I went into the hospital 8cm dilated and my wretched doctor said I wouldn’t be able to do labor without an epidural. I had been managing pain easily up to that point. I wi never get an epidural again because it restricts movement and that con is the worst to me.

[juliamccoey]

Why didn't she talk about the really big cons of the epidural - the 1 in 100 chance of intense months-long headache? the 1 in 10 chance of it not working? I think I'll still go with an epidural next time because the sheer horror of the pain of the first time (unmedicated except for gas) stuck with me for years.

[zainabbakare]

With my first child, I got epidural and after some hours, my baby’s heart rate started to drop and I ended up having a cesarean section.

Five years later and pregnant again, I’m definitely avoiding epidural. I will only try other pain relief options if they are absolutely necessary and if I feel like I can’t bear the pain anymore.

[Brena]

What does it mean when you feel the pressure from the contractions in your leg/ thigh after getting an epidural?

[chryscross]

For my first 5 kids I used only nitrous oxide. For my 4rth, my nurses wanted me to stop using it, at that point I didn't care and was huffing away. They couldn't take it from me, I had such a grip. My dear husband disconnected the mask from the gas for them and I didn't notice it so I was huffing away on just the air.

[Crazyshilo]

I love yours and mamadrjones content (would love to see a collaboration) ^_^
I have 6 kids 1st one was all natural (didn't have time for any medication 'til after I gave birth (so greatful for a very fast delivery) as for my the rest of my kids I got it through the IV (demerol) good thing I have a high pain tolerance because for my last 2 it wore off when it was time to push but it also might be because they only gave me half of the medicine (all my births were extremely fast except 1)

[beatricekabab]

We all should birth in water! Water is Life