Afternoon all, I'm 37+4 and have a home birth planned which until today I was feeling very calm and confident about.
I had my mw appt yesterday with two of the team to discuss the birth in more detail. For various reasons the pain relief I'm planning involves TENS, water, massage and aromatherapy. However I was told previously and all through the pregnancy by initia MW, NCT etc that I could have pethidin and I'd like this on hand as a back up. Yesterday the MW explained I would need to arrange this via my GP as they don't prescribe it.
I visited the GP today after spending the whole morning booking an appointment and waiting around only to be told they won't / don't do this. He has spoken to my MW and they seem to have disagreed about the correct way to secure the medication but the long and short of it is the GPs will not provide it and my MW haven't responded to my messages explaining what's happening and asking for help.
Did anyone on here have a home birth and use Pethidin? For so can you remember who arranged it and how?
I'm hoping I won't need it but considering I'm supposed to be upping my oxytocin right now I could really do without this headache!
Thanks in advance
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Thenadish · 07/06/2016 13:43
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