any tns machine advice please?

[mel0013]

im considering using a tns machine for labour and was hoping some of u could tell me how effective it was please?

 

[MrsT2011]

I used one and it worked brilliantly for me. Best advice I can give is use it from the start. Don't wait for labour to get painful. Use a proper labour one as it has a boost button. Make sure your oh knows how it works as a few times I got in a mess with it lol!
I went to hospital to be checked when contractions were very close together and was 8cm. Took it off for a while when I got in the pool but put it back on later and gave birth with it on.
They say it's only effective for early labour but for me I think it was mind over matter and a good distraction pushing the boost button.

 

[SunnySue]

Again, I would say use it early. I hesrd great things about them so decided I would give it a go but I held off during early labour thinking it would be more useful later. Unfortunately I was wrong and left it too late for it to really be of any help. I will be trying it again this time and using it from the start! Good luck x

 

[mel0013]

thank u. did u manage to put the pads on by yourself? im hoping to get my self hooked up and buzzing away while i wait for my oh to get home if hes at work.

 

[MrsT2011]

You can put them on yourself but it's better for someone else to do it to get the positioning right x

 

[mrswoody]

I never used one last time I am definelty going to try it this time, only really heard good things x

 

[yolliss]

They are great, but I'd advise to keep it on from early labour as they work progressively and build up so if you remove it you start from scratch. I was shocked at the relief it gave me after I took it off for a bath. But it wasn't worth putting it back on as I was too far gone for it to benefit me again. I had mine from the maternity ward I think you can book them so you don't pay anything.

The only issue for me was being on a monitor and having to have a button for each in each hand, can get a bit much x

 

[Phoebes_mum]

I used one in early labour for DD, you can hire them, that worked really well.

http://www.tens.co.uk/acatalog/Obstetric_TeNS_Hire.html £21.95 for 7 weeks hire (when I had dd you only got 2!!) and free extension.

Hope that helps xx