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essyk
#11 Posted : Wednesday, February 06, 2013 11:08:05 PM
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Dash wrote:
Shak wrote:
Ask your doctor whether he or she has alternative pain medication that is safer than an epidural. They do exist. in any case labour pains start as mild cramps then slowly become more intense. its the body's way of enabling you cope with the pain. Its not as bad as depicted in the movies

You have clearly never seen a woman in labour!!


Well I have and many.
Not all women go through what movies try to depict.
I have seen women deliver without intense labour pains, many didn't even know they were in labour cz the pain wasn't as anticipated.To some labour felt like the usual menstrual cramps and in a few minutes the baby was out!!
The secret,be in great shape,eat well and exercise a lot till the D-day unless the Doc advices otherwise.
Trust me labour can be a very very easy and short process depending on a few factors.
Sometimes the cervix expands slowly without the woman knowing! just cramps, until its 'show time'.Mad dash to the hospital and baby is out.
Forget the many exaggerated and nasty stories you hear from angry women.
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Impunity
#12 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 12:50:46 AM
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#13 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 12:24:56 PM
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essyk wrote:
Dash wrote:
Shak wrote:
Ask your doctor whether he or she has alternative pain medication that is safer than an epidural. They do exist. in any case labour pains start as mild cramps then slowly become more intense. its the body's way of enabling you cope with the pain. Its not as bad as depicted in the movies

You have clearly never seen a woman in labour!!


Well I have and many.
Not all women go through what movies try to depict.
I have seen women deliver without intense labour pains, many didn't even know they were in labour cz the pain wasn't as anticipated.To some labour felt like the usual menstrual cramps and in a few minutes the baby was out!!
The secret,be in great shape,eat well and exercise a lot till the D-day unless the Doc advices otherwise.
Trust me labour can be a very very easy and short process depending on a few factors.
Sometimes the cervix expands slowly without the woman knowing! just cramps, until its 'show time'.Mad dash to the hospital and baby is out.
Forget the many exaggerated and nasty stories you hear from angry women.

Word.
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Shak
#14 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 7:11:32 PM
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Dash wrote:
Shak wrote:
Ask your doctor whether he or she has alternative pain medication that is safer than an epidural. They do exist. in any case labour pains start as mild cramps then slowly become more intense. its the body's way of enabling you cope with the pain. Its not as bad as depicted in the movies

You have clearly never seen a woman in labour!!

Ahem! Excuse me! I have 2 children both delivered normally. Anyway the experience is different for every woman.
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Impunity
#15 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 8:04:33 PM
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Hii epidural ni panadol ama sanjari?
Sijui ni findio ama ni ndrama!!!
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Lolest!
#16 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 9:27:58 PM
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Impunity wrote:
Hii epidural ni panadol ama sanjari?
Sijui ni findio ama ni ndrama!!!

Ni kama ndrama, ni kama findio!
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kangi
#17 Posted : Saturday, February 09, 2013 3:34:06 PM
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Lolest! wrote:
Impunity wrote:
Hii epidural ni panadol ama sanjari?
Sijui ni findio ama ni ndrama!!!

Ni kama ndrama, ni kama findio!


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Dash
#18 Posted : Saturday, February 09, 2013 7:20:00 PM
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Shak wrote:
Dash wrote:
Shak wrote:
Ask your doctor whether he or she has alternative pain medication that is safer than an epidural. They do exist. in any case labour pains start as mild cramps then slowly become more intense. its the body's way of enabling you cope with the pain. Its not as bad as depicted in the movies

You have clearly never seen a woman in labour!!

Ahem! Excuse me! I have 2 children both delivered normally. Anyway the experience is different for every woman.

Exactly!! Every womans experience is different. I have seen nduramaa worse than that you are talking about in the movies. The hospital curtains were almost swallowed whole
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Kausha
#19 Posted : Monday, February 11, 2013 12:27:51 PM
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Not one to delve into matters I haven't capacity to experience, but I have been drawn from my thicket by some of the comments here which are misleading and scaring the mother to be. YES Vallerie, there is epidural in Kenya. My wife went through it and I was there all through. It's safe but KEY is to get the right Anaesthetic/ specialist in that. There is a lady in Aga Khan who was recommended to my wife by her daktari and she turned out to be very professional and experienced, she will take you through the entire process and I actually watched it and it didn't look that complex. I will look for her name and drop it to you but get your recommendation from your Ob/gyna as well.

Bottom line it is done, but must warn you it's not fully painless because I understand she must leave some pain with you for you to to track the natural steps in the process and safeguard the baby during birth. Must warn you it will set you back 40 - 50 elephants! but I understand it's worth it and has no side effects really. So if you really think its the thing for you...feelanga free
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muganda
#20 Posted : Monday, February 11, 2013 12:46:18 PM
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From a lay male perspective, it appears choice of gynecologist and pediatrician and their performance will be much more critical as relates to this method of pain relief.

Once you have expressed your preference, do not get in their way!
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