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Childbirth

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Advice needed on Syntometrine injection and refusing it, pleeeeeeeeease!

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EllieKthePA · 06/04/2007 00:11

Hi
I had the injection after giving birth to ds, it made me very sick and i then had to have further medication to stop the sickness. Unfortunately the anti-sickness medication makes my Narcolepsy (sleep disorder) worse and following it I slept for over 12 hours, meaning ds didn't feed for almost 18 hours after birth. This wasn't too much of a problem, he took to bf absolutely fine and we had no bonding issues.
I am due on Monday and now very worried that the injection could cause the same sickness again. I really do not want to have another child and not remember much of the first day of their life.
As I know it didn't cause huge problems with ds, if i need to i'll have the injection, but if i can avoid it I would like to.
If I refuse the injection, how dangerous is this? What else can I do to lessen the chances of a heavy bleed (my mw tells me this is why i should have it so want to go armed with alternatives)?

HELP!

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Klaw · 07/04/2007 12:20

hi Ellie, how are you today? Great that Mears posted with more encouragement, being new I don't know everyone that well yet but she sounds great!

We desperately need more mws that are 'with woman' rather than the obstetric nurses so many of us come up against.....

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EllieKthePA · 07/04/2007 12:25

feeling really positive, pinions seemed to have had a previous labour quite similar to mine, and we kept her going until 3am last night, just by chatting with her. in the end she had just gas & air. i'm on a 'if she can do it why can't i' high

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lulumama · 07/04/2007 12:30

yayayaya !! so , we are all here for you on line, daisy is going to meeet you and all is well in the world ! woo hoo !

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EllieKthePA · 07/04/2007 12:33

so long as when i start at 3am there's someone other than Penelope awake

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Klaw · 07/04/2007 12:43

Yes Ellie, you can do it! do you have TENS machine? My cmw lent them out to me so I was lucky, didn't have to hire or buy one and they definitely help you get through the early stages. Trick is to get someone to put it on for you in EARLY labur and turn dial so that that you can just barely feel a tingle, then keep turning dial up a little so that you can just feel it. If it's annoying you then it's on too strong.

G&A is best left as late as possible to minimise feelign sick, drunk and drowsy. I had it too early 1st time and was so drunk and sick, but second time left it till in well established labour and didn't feel drunk or sick at all.

Don't think I said good night last night, had computer problems in the end and had to switch off. Sorry about that, What a star you were tho in keeping Pinions company!

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EllieKthePA · 07/04/2007 12:45

i have a tens machine but they don't work for me

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Klaw · 07/04/2007 12:50

I'd say use it anyway, just in case! They don't feel like they're working at the time, but just take it off and you'll notice!!! At least I did

Klaw · 07/04/2007 12:51

also if it's not an Obstetric TENS it is not supposed to work properly, is yours Obstetric? Sorry for silly Spanish inquisition! Just trying to help...

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EllieKthePA · 07/04/2007 15:27

yes it is, and no it didn't make any difference when i took it off

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Klaw · 07/04/2007 15:46

OK gotta explore all eventualities....

mears · 08/04/2007 14:19

Don't rule out your TENS Ellie - just because it didn't wotk for you last time doesn't mean it won't this time.

It needs to go before you get too sore as Klaw says. It works by using the 'gate control theory'.

The signals from the TENS machine block some of the pain signals going to your brain. It is like being in a car at a road junction. Imagine you are the pain signal trying to get out the side road onto the main road. If there are lots of cars coming, you can't get out. These cars on the main road are the TENS signals, blocking your exit. When there is a break in the traffic you can get out.

TENS needs time to build up the signals and needs to be used early on. The boost button sends out extra signals to try and block the pain signals going to the brain. TENS also stimulates the body to produce it's own pain killers called endorphins.

Well worth trying it again I would say.

lulumama · 08/04/2007 19:31

ellie- really glad you have a doula sorted, and i cannot wait for your 'am i in labour thread'

DaisyMOO · 13/04/2007 15:08

x-posted from Birth Announcements!

I got Ellie's email in time and zoomed off to be with her at the hospital

She had a beautiful little boy at about 11.15am. She did brilliantly - laboured in the bath for most of the time as the pool was already being used by someone else, had a little bit of gas and air and gave birth kneeling on the bed. Ellie was incredibly calm and controlled, she had a tiny graze and no tears and was able to virtually skip off down the corridor afterwards for a bath.

The midwife was great, very supportive and totally respected Ellie's wish not to have syntometrine for the third stage. In the end she didn't even have to syntocinon and pushed the placenta out on her own

It was a massive privilege to be with Ellie - thank you so much! Can I come next time too

Klaw · 13/04/2007 16:35

Fabulous news! Thank you Daisymoo for letting us know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Off to check out birth Announcements now!!

Am so happy!.................

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