Ha Claire my ass seems to have got huge too
chloe i only had gas and air my last 2. To be honest i'm not sure if it even does anything!! But when i look at side effects of other pain relief methods it puts me off. Like the stronger painkillers have an effect on the baby, or mean you forget the birth itself. and epidural has its own risks plus more likely to need forceps and stuff when you cant feel anything. there's no good option really is there?!!
That's why I stick to the gas and air. I think it did help but you need to be taking it quite a bit for it to build up enough. It's not enough to only take during contractions. I was told if I only started taking it at the start of contractions then it would do nothing. I'm doing a home birth this time so only really have gas and air as an option anyway!
Mine is going nuts at the minute too lol. Scary how big their movements are already but I only know from experience they get worse lol. My son used to really hurt me as he got bigger. I'm enjoying the gentle movements for now before I have to physically hold in feet and head/bum.
Maybe your son wants to be a footballer when he grows up liz lol
chloe i only had gas and air my last 2. To be honest i'm not sure if it even does anything!! But when i look at side effects of other pain relief methods it puts me off. Like the stronger painkillers have an effect on the baby, or mean you forget the birth itself. and epidural has its own risks plus more likely to need forceps and stuff when you cant feel anything. there's no good option really is there?!!
That's why I stick to the gas and air. I think it did help but you need to be taking it quite a bit for it to build up enough. It's not enough to only take during contractions. I was told if I only started taking it at the start of contractions then it would do nothing. I'm doing a home birth this time so only really have gas and air as an option anyway!
The midwife told me during labour last time, only take it at the peak of the contractions else it wont be as effective. I was like, "You must be joking" as i sucked on it the whole time ha ha
Mine is going nuts at the minute too lol. Scary how big their movements are already but I only know from experience they get worse lol. My son used to really hurt me as he got bigger. I'm enjoying the gentle movements for now before I have to physically hold in feet and head/bum.
oh i am TOTALLY grateful for the gentle movement i have with this one. My little boy was so so painful even by this point . it was honestly awful i was in tears with it. It felt like he was ripping through my skin all the time. This little lady feels like gentle far inside clunks which dont disturb me at all. Placenta is posterior like last time so i have ni idea why one so painful and another not at all!