RT Book, Section
A1 Aristizabal, Michelle
SR Print(0)
ID 1159260820
T1 Ineffective Pain Management
T2 Natural Labor and Birth: An Evidence-Based Guide to the Natural Birth Plan
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259862878
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159260820
RD 2024/04/16
AB The  first  twelve  hours  of  my  labor  were  easy.  I  had  prepared  well  for  my  labor  and  all  the  tools  I  learned  were  really  effective.  However,  at  a  certain  point,  I  felt  like  I  hit  a  wall  and  just  couldn’t  do  it  anymore.  I  just  wanted  to  be  done.  I  didn’t  care  about  anything  anymore,  I  was  so  tired  and  so  uncomfortable.  I  told  my  nurse  I  was  really  having  trouble  and  asked  what  else  I  could  do  and  she  didn’t  pause  for  a  moment  before  saying,  “get  an  epidural.”  In  my  state,  I  couldn’t  come  up  with  any  of  my  own  alternatives  and  my  husband  was  half-asleep  on  his  feet  by  this  point,  so  I  just  went  with  it.  But  it  didn’t  feel  good,  it  felt  like  I  was  weak  or  was  just  giving  up  or  something.  In  the  end,  my  baby  was  healthy  and  I  know  there  are  no  prizes  for  having  a  natural  birth,  but  I  really  did  want  that  experience  and  was  bummed  it  didn’t  go  that  way.  I  wish  someone  had  been  able  to  help  me  in  some  other  way  besides  just:  here,  take  the  drugs.—M.  V.,  new  mother