I'm 28wks pg with my second child. I have a few complications to deal with, which are making pregnany tough - chronic SPD, cervical erosions, anaemia, ongoing sickness and faintng spells.
Apart from the cervical erosions, all of these were issues in my first pregnancy and I had a rough time. I was so sick and in so much pain that I had to quit work at 6 months. I was on crutches for the last 8 weeks due to the SPD. I was induced an ended up haing an epidural, which caused further heightening of the SPD. Labour was awful and I had a large PPH, followed by transfusions and time in HDU. I felt poorly for weeks afterwards and it was nearly 16 months beore my SPD symptoms had gone, so having another baby was a massive decision for me.
I'm under the care of consultants and a specialist physio team this time around, and had an appointment with a consultant midwife earlier this week to talk about my birth plan. She's suggested I consider hypnotherapy to help me stay calmer and more focused in labour, and also trying Remifentanil as pain relief (I don't want another epidural). I was given some handouts on both but am not sure how I feel about either. I'm a little sceptical about hypnotherapy - maybe unjustified - especially as a course is a so exensive when money's tight. And I know the hospital have not long introduced Remifentanil and that it's pretty new, so I still don't feel that clued up about it.
I'd really like to hear from mums who've had experience - good, bad or indifferent - of either or both of these, to help me make a decision. Can anyone out there help?
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Anyone had experience of using Remifentanil and/or hypnotherapy in labour?
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MrsHelenBee · 27/02/2014 12:03
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