tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post3683318692966358621..comments2024-03-28T03:20:20.956-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: The Evidence Says: Epidurals Do Impact NewbornsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-44231171635428684142013-01-23T12:31:36.231-05:002013-01-23T12:31:36.231-05:00I came across this article, and just in case other...I came across this article, and just in case others do, I want to add my experience. I intended to go natural. I did everything I learned in my Bradley classes, and my husband coached me through all the relaxation techniques we had practiced. But after many, many hours of labor with double-peaking contractions and only 30 seconds in between and THEN being told I was only a 5 (having dilated 1 cm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-72447014059441292202010-09-21T17:33:56.284-04:002010-09-21T17:33:56.284-04:00The irony is that most women that go without IV or...The irony is that most women that go without IV or epidural medication are accused of doing so for their own personal experience. Those people have no interest in "going natural," because they don't need a sense of empowerment. What they fail to realize is that it isn't the pain that causes that sense of empowerment; it is the realization that you, as a mom, made a choice to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-88654822003533532552010-09-19T11:13:55.939-04:002010-09-19T11:13:55.939-04:00I agree with Anonymous. I have written about this...I agree with Anonymous. I have written about this here: <a href="http://www.carolgray.com/carolgray/Carol_Grays_Blog/Entries/2008/4/13_The_Truth_About_Epidurals.html" rel="nofollow">Carol Gray's Blog</a>Carol Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959774213077926787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-31002081577744865492010-09-18T23:43:21.493-04:002010-09-18T23:43:21.493-04:00I cannot scientifically prove this but after seein...I cannot scientifically prove this but after seeing many epidural born babies and many more non-epidural born babies, and understanding both hormonal and birth mechanics. I would have to hypothesis that epidurals may make the pain go away for the mothers but I believe it also makes the birth more painful for the babies... The natural endorphins that the mothers body produces in the feedback loopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-68894483059427496332009-11-20T01:29:14.176-05:002009-11-20T01:29:14.176-05:00Being a first-time mom and never giving birth befo...Being a first-time mom and never giving birth before, I knew that I wanted a completely natural birth but was told by my peers that I would give in as soon as the labor pains started. I was pretty determined to not have any interventions but I still decided to give birth in a hospital (luckily I had a more 'holistic' doctor). I managed labor better than I ever expected and without any nicolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-6807034108538393982009-08-21T14:09:49.630-04:002009-08-21T14:09:49.630-04:00A massage therapist once told me that she ccould t...A massage therapist once told me that she ccould tell without asking, 6 weeks after the birth, if a baby's mother had an epidural, just from his muscle tone. Of course the medication from the epidural reaches the baby. The babies act stupified at the breast, often coming the the breast, latching on, and then waiting for something to happen, a something called suckling which they apparently Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-53734254095881095262009-08-15T07:19:27.148-04:002009-08-15T07:19:27.148-04:00excellent post! I will incorporate some of the mor...excellent post! I will incorporate some of the more technical findings in my childbirth education classes... scary that folks are told that the epidurals never even reach the baby.RosieLaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860734679517484292noreply@blogger.com