Sick in Labour?

[Jaidy]

How common is it to actually throw up in labour? My friend had her baby 3 weeks ago and was as sick as a dog. I really hope I dont get this, the morning sickness has been enough (nausea.)
What do you guys think?????

 

[Cloughie]

I was sick in labour, but not too much. I was more sick after giving birth.

To be honest, it barely registers even when you are sick in labour - you've got far more on your mind at the time!!

 

[bubble_dreamer]

i was really sick in labour with my son but was fine after with my daughter it was the other way round i was sick after but not during.

but then with all my pregnancies i have been sick constantly all the way through

 

[nicki]

I threw up towards the end of the labour and then constantly after, they had to give me an anti sickness drug when I went into theatre to be stitched up coz I wouldn't stop being sick

A friend of mine was sick too, at the beginning of her labour, she said it was because she kept forgetting to breath, something i can relate to too, my DH had to keep telling me to breath through the contractions!

 

[hayley]

was it due to pethedine? i've decided not to have any drugs but epidural because i've heard the injections (pethedine) can make you vomit...

x

 

[bubble_dreamer]

i only ever had gas and air and was still sick but its become the normal for me in pregnancy

 

[Jaidy]

Yeah I heard it was the drugs too Hayley! I didnt think it was that common to puke during labour but perhaps it is?

 

[Eblinx]

For some reason i didnt think it was either..i must have been wrong

 

[Eveadel]

My midwife said that it is common to be sick in labour but gas and air may promote it abit more.

Im with you Hayley, the only pain relief I want is a epidural, dont like the idea of gas & air or pethidine

 

[Dee1985]

most people throw up because of the pain relef gas and air or pethiden but i throw up beforei had any just the pain was to much that i was sick every where and then after giving birth i was in so muh shock i was just being sick every were

 

[Jaidy]

Ah so its a combination of the pain and the pain relief. Are there any methods of pain relief that stop you feeling/being sick? Cant they give you an anti sickness injection?

 

[Eveadel]

I think they give you an anti sickness when you have pethidine

 

[Dee1985]

they gave me some thing before i had pethiden said it will stop me being sick,but it didnt i was sick every where and it was that green acid sick that realy burns and tastes horrid

my midwife was a bit*h so im glad i was sickall down her and all over the floor i loved seeing her on her hands and knees cleaning it up. thats what she gets for refusing me the epidural

 

[Eblinx]

Hahaha, she had that coming to her