Who didn’t have epidural?
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I want the water pool, that’s my first option I just need plans B, C, D Not gone well today as mental team that was meant to helping because of what happened in first pregnancy and well everything me have pushed back their appointment to a month before the birth, it’s should have been done and dealt with before now. N delayed before now
I don’t know how long you have until babies arrival, but I did notts talking therapy because of body trauma and fear of birth. We went through all birth possibilities and it helped me not feel horrendous about the whole ordeal I do think it was the only reason i don’t feel trauma from what happened. You get fast tracked if youre pregnant. I had an epidural and about 4 days of constant contractions before i had my baby so i can’t help you, but i think the length of time really took its toll for me. I think second births are a lot quicker normally so you might blink and its too late for an epidural anyway! You got this!
Thanks Sam I’m so glad you were able to do that. However, I’ve done talking therapies a few times since I’ve had my daughter, she’s just turned 3. And each time they tell me they’re not equipped to handle any baby trauma and they can n will help with anything or everything else but can’t/wont where they not qualified. I am now being referred to something else thank god! But they’ve left it til Christmas Eve to send anyone else gif or first assessment, still feel let down by that same team and that a lot of things should of been done by now n still hasn’t.
I had epidural for my first two and none for my second. Honestly none of it was great 😅 sort of depends on how fast it goes I think. I was in labour with my first for around 18 hours, definitely needed the epidural for a rest. my last was much faster, around 6-7 hours, so even though I actually could not believe how painful the contractions got, they at least weren't for very long? I found a birthing pool shockingly helpful. I wouldn't have thought it could help so much but it really did. Did gas and air as well.