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11473749 tn?1437899164

Tens machine

I've had 3 babies. First one had epidural and gas&air such didn't recall of help with pain relief. 2nd just gas &air. 3rd I used a tens machine gas&air and let me tell you it took nearly all the pain of labour away! I'm now pregnant with my 4th and not that worried about labour  because I now know about the tens machine. Has anyone else used one and did they work for you? Which brand would you recommend? X
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wow..this is interesting..i always thought they wouldnt be any use..i gave birth with just gas and air right as i pushed..too late to hospital to get anything else before..i know its doable but i still have memories of the pain..i begged for an epidural for my stitches lol..(they said no obviously lol) but i deffo would like to try this as i dont want an epidural
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I'll be trying it with this baby. It will be number 5 for me
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I had gas and air amd tens with my first and yeah I managed it, he was 9lb 3. I live in the UK and have hired a tens from a website I think is called tens.Co.UK or something like that for 21 quid for 5 weeks. It's in my mat bag ready to go! :) it worked for me!
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11473749 tn?1437899164
I really do recommend it to every pregnant mother. Before I tried the Tens machine I was scared of contractions pain and now I can honestly say that as long as I have that I'll be fine, it's more natural than any pain killers the docs will give.
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7552771 tn?1469929649
Tens machine sounds interesting but we don't have those or at least don't use them. I'm a natural person though.
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11473749 tn?1437899164
Whatever works for you. Epidural didn't work for me still felt loads of pain
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Very interesting,,, I'm an epidural girl all the way this will be my 3rd baby and 3rd epidural
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11473749 tn?1437899164
Gas and air is that mask with gas oxygen in it it makes you helps sleuths labour pain. Tens machine you buy online or from a shop, gives you electric shocks if you weren't contracting they would hurt but when your contracting it takes all the pain away, sort of feels like a back massage. It's a little machine with wires that stick onto your back, Google it x
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We don't have gas and air or a ten machine in America can u explain what it is We only have iv narcotics and epidural
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11473749 tn?1437899164
Anyone?
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