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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I asked for a hep lock. Just the needle and you can barely see/feel it. Ask them if this is an option. I would hate to be flushed with fluids for no reason. You'll get all swollen - and the baby too - depending on how long your labor is. It happened to me. Not fun. [/quote] There's no "needle in your arm." The needle used to stick you is encased in an open ended plastic tube. Once the tube is in your vein the needle is removed and thrown away. Also, inside the crook of the arm is the worse place for an IV. the unless you keep your arm straight, the tube gets bent and can't infuse, and the alarm constantly goes off. To the poster who thinks that problems in birth can be seen "a mile away" and that an IV can be inserted in 30 seconds, why don't you talk to some actual OBs and RNs about it. Wherever you're getting your info from is wrong. [/quote]
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