i had peth with DS and now after having DD i know that it caused me to bleed more and made me and DS groggy for after probably 24 hours and made my recovery more painful and made BFing harder causing me to give up
with DD i did it drug free and it was a faster recovery and i was aware and awake it was awesome i definately reccomend it
It made me violently sick and I was sick for a couple of days later on it. I ended up with a c-section and couldnt even look at my baby when she was born because I was trying not to throw up. I made me very shakey too. When I moved my arms it was like I was watching it but had no comtrol on it
My experience with pethidene during labour was that it took only the slightest edge off the pain, but put me in a different space to cope with it...I was able to rest/snooze which was really valuable because I was beyond exhausted.
HOWEVER I had it a number of times during excruciating gallstone attacks and I can tell you it is *very* effective for that sort of pain (it actually lessens the spasming effect), so, just because you've found it unhelpful during labour, don't rule it out for future pain experiences of a different nature.
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