When to use tens?

[Velvetcu]

Everything I've read says they're most effective in early labour but just how early is early??

Hi, Try to start to use it as soon as you feel any contractions. it doesnt do you any harm and the sooner you use it the more endorphins you get. Try and wear it on the maximum setting you can tolerate. Good luck.

Yes, when you start to get contractions.

Although I put the tens on once, thinking "in 12 hours time I will have a baby" then I must have fallen asleep because I woke up in the morning with the tens still on, no contractions and definitely no baby. DS was born a week later.

You can't do any harm in putting it on early.

Thankyou! I've been having contractions all day and they're starting to hurt now so I've got it on

Oh er! Keep us posted.

Didn't really get to use it that much! Eva Lily was born at 4:50 this morning! Thanks for the advice ladies

Congrats - did the tens machine help? or did you have other pain relief too?

It did help - got to 6cm just on tens and a bath but then had gas and air for the rest. I did 3cm to birth in 5 hrs though so it was pretty quick! I was taking raspberry leaf capsules from 34 weeks so I think that's what did it

I'm on RLT 3 times a day (37wks) going to up it another cup per day per week. Well done on TENS and G&A - I hope I can do the same. Congrats on your lovely baby did you have a girl or boy?