I started this thread but my original message seems to have disappeared - how weird.
What I wanted to ask was - and it sounds silly - did anyone else feel like they were trapped in a tunnel or dark cave during labour? I felt like this during my labour with DD and it totally freaked me out - it all felt very claustrophobic and primevil (sp?) and really panicked me and made me throw up.It came after hours of painful but irregular contractions, when they were getting REALLY fierce. I had oxytocinon (sp?) and an epidural shortly afterwards as mw thought babe was back to back and I needed help getting fully dilated.
I'm now trying to prepare for second birth (due end March) and wondered if this was a normal feeling and whether I should be expecting to feel this way again. If so I need to psyche myself up big time. Also (if is is fairly common and I am not just barmy ) does anyone have any recommendations on how to cope?
I'm hoping to avoid epidural this time (as I damaged my back during the pushing stage last time and am nervous epi would make me miss any warning signs this time round) and G&A made me puke last time so I really need some other mechanisms for coping.
Help - I'm terrified! (just read this again - sounds completely confusing - hope someone can make some sense of it!!!)
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tunnel/cave feeling???
motherpeculiar · 14/01/2005 19:19
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