When is it Too Late to Get an Epidural When you’re in Labour?
in Childbirth
July 05 2022
8cm dilated.
Transition.
One of the toughest parts of labour, and when you may wanna give up.
I know I asked for a c-section at this point during both of my unmedicated births.
Thankfully, it's usually the shortest stage of labour to get from 7-10 centimetres because it is INTENSE. But it's a good intense because every contraction is getting you closer to your baby.
When you're in transition:
🌹You need a lot of reassurance to keep going.
🌹You need to let your body tell you how to move to deal with this stage.
🌹You need safety and silence to ride the waves of your contractions.
🌹You may even need someone to look you straight in the eyes and breathe through the surges with you.
A lot of untrained birth partners find transition hard to watch because they believe the birthing person is suffering. But this pain is different from regular pain.
This pain has a distinct purpose in normal birth and it means that something is going right, not wrong.
What have you heard about labour pain? Comment below and let's have a conversation about it!👇
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