Childbirth is maybe the one of the most amazing things that will happen to a woman in her lifetime. But why does it have to hurt! The truth of the matter is, and I would guess this is the same for majority of women, labor pains do hurt. The more advanced the labor, the greater the pain. There’s nothing that we can do about it, only put our trust in medicine and hope for the best.
Maybe there is more that we can do about it. You don’t have to have medical drugs to ease the labor pain. Unfortunately I didn’t realise this until after the birth of my babies, but I wish I had!
There are natural methods of pain relief for labor. You don’t have to just rely on gas & air, pethidine and epidural. As good as these drugs are, have you looked at the side effects that they can have on you and your baby?
If pethidine is given too late during labor, then it can cause problems to your baby’s breathing, although there is an antidote that can be given, do you really want your baby subjected to so many drugs within minutes of being born?
Epidural is the one drug that I wanted, but never managed to get. The first time my midwife talked me out of it, the second I was just too late. Looking back now I’m pleased that I managed without it. An epidural means that you may have a catheter fitted during the birth, and the side effects aren’t pretty either. Months of backache and headache can follow the easier and pain free birth that this method of pain relief provides.
So what natural methods of labor pain relief are available?
