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If you had a drug free labour,, Did you have drugs in subsequent labours?

Phoenix Blue View Member Profile	19/04/2012, 09:33 PM Post #1
Posts: 3,590 Joined: 6-February 04
Indecision is the key to flexibility
With DS1 I had an epidural. DS2 was a much faster, drug free birth (didn't actually make it to the hospital) I'm due again in 4 weeks and am hoping this labour will be more like my 2nd. I really don't want any drugs or intervention. But I'm worried that I'm underestimating the pain... So I'm wondering how common it is to go 'back' to the drugs after a drug free birth? Thanks.

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magicalsurprise View Member Profile	25/04/2012, 08:44 AM Post #2
Posts: 481 Joined: 12-March 05 From: Queensland
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DD1 - Long drawn out posterior labour, had pethidine. DS1 - No time for any drugs. A quick and easy labour/birth. DD2 - Back to pethidine again, failure to progress and bubs in distress after peth so E C/S DD3 - Quick labour but still wanted pethidine. I had it about 45 minutes before she was born so didnt really feel the effects untill after. DS2 - I am hoping for a drug free birth. I guess each labour is different and you just dont know what is going to happen.

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Phoenix Blue If you had a drug free labour, 19/04/2012, 09:33 PM

shmach I had an induction for DS1 and asked for an epidur... 19/04/2012, 09:39 PM

katieface84 DS was a 23 hr posterior labour with no drugs. The... 19/04/2012, 09:42 PM

pitzinoodles 1st- drug free - 18hrs of hard work 2nd - gas for ... 19/04/2012, 09:42 PM

niggles I had an epidural the first time and used gas for ... 19/04/2012, 09:43 PM

howdo I had drug free for #1 and wanted an epidural for ... 19/04/2012, 09:45 PM

mrsnorthman No. All 3 girls have been drug free. DD1's t... 19/04/2012, 09:45 PM

beckles5 Hi there Congrats on your impending birth. I sta... 19/04/2012, 09:51 PM

HART85 Ds I had a long drawn out labour and did it drug f... 19/04/2012, 10:00 PM

3_for_me My first I used gas and TENS, my second I used gas... 19/04/2012, 10:04 PM

seepi With a quick birth you wont' get a chance to h... 19/04/2012, 10:04 PM

-al- My first was drug free. My second was induced - I ... 19/04/2012, 10:17 PM

mumandboys I had two drug free births - #1 and #4. And two w... 19/04/2012, 10:20 PM

trishalishous I had zero drugs/pain relief with DD, and will be ... 19/04/2012, 10:27 PM

bakesgirls My first was a prolonged drug free birth. I had ep... 19/04/2012, 10:27 PM

Eeyolet 1st DS- water broke, induced 24hr later, prosterio... 19/04/2012, 10:32 PM

MickeyBoo #1 was just gas, requested an Epi and they had the... 20/04/2012, 10:12 AM

lady lady Good question OP!! I had a dream 1st birt... 20/04/2012, 01:48 PM

Al.Packer #1, was an induction due to pre-eclampsia, and an ... 20/04/2012, 01:57 PM

YankDownUnder #1 was an induced hospital birth with pitocin, but... 22/04/2012, 08:47 PM

ubermum I had gas with my first and was given pethidine th... 22/04/2012, 08:51 PM

sparkle-tiffany I had a drug free first labour and was set for a d... 22/04/2012, 08:51 PM

Retro_Mumma My drugs didnt work with DS and I never want to go... 22/04/2012, 08:52 PM

Ianthe I had an epidural for my first two births. I never... 22/04/2012, 08:56 PM

Xiola I had an epi with DS1 but it didn't work prope... 22/04/2012, 08:56 PM

belnryan My first i had a sponataneous posterior labour fol... 22/04/2012, 09:12 PM

abcd_efg DD1 was drug free, I asked for an epidural towards... 22/04/2012, 09:17 PM

aluminium No drugs for either of my births. 22/04/2012, 09:24 PM

KristyMum- for my term births: #1 all natural #2 all natural... 23/04/2012, 09:39 PM

lozoodle No drugs with either, though they offered an epdiu... 25/04/2012, 07:59 AM

MsN Both mine were drug free, but not because I had an... 25/04/2012, 08:22 AM

Brownie22 I had drug free births both times but both were ... 25/04/2012, 08:33 AM

magicalsurprise DD1 - Long drawn out posterior labour, had pethidi... 25/04/2012, 08:44 AM

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