Pitocin before epidural?

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Anonymous wrote:Remember with the pitocin and epidural you need to get lots of Ivs so you are being pumped full of liquid. I must’ve gained 10 lbs in water weight. You will also need a catheter.

Really? I had pitocin twice but don't remember having a catheter!

NP. If you have an epidural, you will have a catheter. I too was pumped full of liquid. Bags and bags and bags. I had no swelling when I entered the hospital, but by the time I left, I was like one plump sausage. The massage person after birth joked about how her hands were leaving indents in my body. At home I remember just sweating buckets all night long and peeing like a racehorse. In the morning my eyes were so swollen I could barely open them. Fun times. True story- I weighed more when I came home after delivery, than I did at 42 weeks pregnant with a 9lb 12 oz baby.

Also in response to the woman whose baby dropped birth weight- mine did too. My baby was very plump with water and dropped quickly. I had excellent supply though (2nd baby) but had to do weighted feeds for a week. I really thought it was the saline too. I was really upset at all the weigh ins because I was producing 4-6oz at the weighted feeds and the baby was SO calm and content. He was a great nurser too.

[Anonymous]

I was induced in late June with a bunch of new residents on board for the overnight shift. In the middle of the night after hours of pitocin two came in to discuss the epidural and said it was "contraindicated" because I had multiple sclerosis. I had my laptop there and had to rebut and call in higher ups to complain.

--The train had left the station after hours of pitocin.--

And they were not describing the clinical standard of care. So stressful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is there ever a point when it’s too late to get the epidural? My contractions sped up really fast and if I didn’t get the epidural when I did I feel like I would have been able to sit up long or there wouldn’t have been enough time i between contractions to get it in.

You just need to get able to sit still. I got one (begged) and as soon as it was dove they said I could push. I chose to lay there and rehab for 10 minutes first.

Well, this wasn't a pitocin delivery, but with my second child I was only in the hospital for 20 minutes before the baby was born. By the time I got into a hospital bed, she was already crowning. That was too late for an epidural . But as long as they can get someone there before you start pushing, I think it'd be fine.