Jen, is it SOP to cath a woman before an epidural or even during?
Aimee, you mean a urine cath, right? I don't think it is. Did you have one? If so, did they already know you were going to be a section if/when they cath-ed you?
I kissed him, and I told him that I loved him. And I killed him.
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Topic!Cindy - Sep 25, 2006 11:00:41 am PDT #4807 of 10000
What is even happening?
Aims - Sep 25, 2006 11:01:46 am PDT #4808 of 10000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Ok, then I am 2 years late in the mad at my nurses. (They were not great nurses. My L&D nurse that actually took me thru delivery was made of 24k AWESOME. as most nurses are.)
I kept saying I had to pee, cause that's what it felt like. I couldn't explain that it was pressure that I was feeling cause, hello? pain. So they cathed me way freaking early. Couplea hours after the cath I felt the pressure go and said, "Oh finally. I peed." and they said, "Nope - that was your water breaking." and thinking about it, I wish that they had asked me what the sensation was I was feeling so that I could explain and maybe not have the cath so early cause I hate them and they suck.
Oh well.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 25, 2006 11:02:18 am PDT #4809 of 10000
What is even happening?
So usually a woman has her bladder emptied with a catheter every four hours once epidural is placed.Really? I probably didn't have my epi for that long, with Ben. With Julia, I definitely didn't. They had to shut the meds right off, a literal minute after the epi was inserted.
Aims - Sep 25, 2006 11:03:05 am PDT #4810 of 10000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
If so, did they already know you were going to be a section if/when they cath-ed you?
No - they cathed me way before my epidural. I think. I might be wrong about the whole thing. The demoral took away a lot of memories.
P.M. Marc - Sep 25, 2006 11:07:33 am PDT #4811 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I had no cath.
But I had a walking one, so I could get up and use the bathroom. And did. At least once.
ChiKat - Sep 25, 2006 11:16:18 am PDT #4812 of 10000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Yay, Zmaybaby!!!!!
Is it too late for me to enter the time pool? If not, I say 6:30 am tomorrow morning.
flea - Sep 25, 2006 11:16:28 am PDT #4813 of 10000
information libertarian
I couldn't pee in late labor with Eve. It was kind of a problem, actually. Then I peed ALL OVER the midwife while she was sewing me up. I was like, "sorry!" and she was all, "seen worse."
Fingertip dilated only suggests a long night ahead for the Zmayhems, though. I was a fast laborer, and was 7cm when we got to the hospital with Eve, and more like 9 with Peter.
Stephanie - Sep 25, 2006 11:18:30 am PDT #4814 of 10000
Trust my rage
I had to get a cath 14+ hours after the baby. I was almost crying I had to pee so bad but I just couldn't go. So weird!
Topic!Cindy - Sep 25, 2006 11:19:39 am PDT #4815 of 10000
What is even happening?
Yay, Zmaybaby!!!!!
Every time I see a variation on this, I think I missed the announcement in Beep Me.
Stephanie - Sep 25, 2006 11:20:12 am PDT #4816 of 10000
Trust my rage
flea, it sounds like we had the same problem. I couldn't pee while in labor either.
I'm hoping for a fast (but not so fast that it hurts too much) labor and safe arrival for the Septembereenie!