What is the definition of a drug free labor? To me, the most obvious answer is no drugs. However I find that for some reason, others define it differently.
-Some define it as no epidural but access to other drugs (such as narcotics & sleep aids).
-Some define it as no epidural or narcotics (but sleep aids okay).
My drug free labor was entirely drug free. I didn't have laughing gas, narcotics, sleep aids, an epidural or anything else.
ReplyDeleteI had a friend who said she had a natural labor but they gave her something to help her sleep...I'm not sure what that would be.
ReplyDeleteI tried laughing gas as that is all they would offer me being there wasn't time for anything else, but within 5-10 mins of trying the stuff it just made me feel SO jumpy and on edge that I stopped using it... I hated it!
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I had a drug-free labour. However, after 18 hours of labour, and no sleep, the give me an anti-histamine so I could sleep in between contractions. I'm talking 3 minutes of sleep at a time. I woke up every single contraction and dozed off as soon as it was over. That kept effect for about 4 hours. But that did not assist in the pain or the labour, only my exhaustion. So I don't count it. ;-) (And I still had another 6 hours more of labour after it wore off.)
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