What pain relief were you given post birth?

[allisgood1]

Just wondering what pain relief (if any) you were given AFTER the birth. I've been told by my midwife that women are given only paracetamol and nurofen now. Two years ago when I had my second I was given co-dydramol and dicofenlac. I had an episiotomy and required (including midwife and doctor orders to take religiously) for about 2-3 weeks. This is apparently because "it can make the baby sleepy". I am obviously now really worried about recovery now (midwife said I should purchase over the counter). Is this true?

[Hopelass]

I also had a suppository, don't know what it was but it was bloody marvellous! I was on a high for 24 hours! Mind you I had an episiotomy, one labial tear and one clitoral tear wasn't much fun when it wore off

[pinkr]

emcs...suppository followed by alternating diclofenic and tramadol

[pinkr]

oops posted to soon.
Also got paracetamol.
Was home with about twenty tramadol... Never took them. I felt it was overkill in the pain reducing stakes

[Rainbow13]

I didn't have any painkillers after my 2 vaginal births.
after my section strong painkillers, was offered morphine and even though I was in a lot of pain didn't want it. didn't fancy feeling spaced out and I have a bad reaction to it.

[monniemae]

Volterol? Something like that anyway - a pessary for the swelling they said. Then codeine and paracetemol until next morning when a very alarmed nurse told me I couldn't possibly have codeine as I was breastfeeding. Gave me ibuprofen instead. Googled it, decided she was way too cautious, got boyfriend to get me co codamol for home.

[VikingLady]

Voltarol/diclofenac suppository at the end of my emcs, then orally for a couple of weeks, and shedloads of codeine (30mg x 2 with 2 paracetamol, 4 sets per day). I didn't think the codeine was affecting me at the time, but I remember very little of the first few weeks now....

To put it in perspective, I take 2 x 30mg codeine for extremely bad period pains with 2 paracetamol on the first night of a bad period and it makes me pass out. Actually pass out. If I try and function on even one I slur and act drunk. No wonder they've stopped giving it!

[atthestrokeoftwelve]

Nothing. It didn't cross my mind. I did take arnica to help with the bruising and local trauma, but no-one offered. I just had gas and air with my births though and didn't tear.

[Standinginline]

Exactly the same here cariad ,I was about 3 minutes apart but was advised to take some paracetamol and have a hot bath. An hour later I gave birth (did go to hospital ). The midwives reasoning was that I didn't sound in enough pain for it to be real labour. I bloody was and I needed more than a poxy paracetamol !!

[CrispyFB]

Last week after EMCS (although a pretty laid back one albeit at 2am!) I had the NSAID-based suppository, oramorph for at least 18 hours (they still offered it at that point but I said no), then diclofenac and co-drydamol and enough to last for weeks to go home with. They knew I was breastfeeding.

I knew enough to get off the co-drydamol as soon as I could and fortunately the incision has healed well enough to be on just ibuprofen twice a day and the odd paracetamol within five days. But those early days especially the first 24 hours - how on EARTH is somebody supposed to cope with OTC painkillers after a c-section? I am truly shocked.