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anesthesia for childbirth

I have minor back problems and am seeking alternatives for pain medication during delivery instead of an epidural? Are there any
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134578 tn?1693250592
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Acupuncture is good.
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they have some pain meds that they can put in your I.V, talk to a midwife and they van give you all your options. But natural birth isn't that bad i had a natural birth b/c i was scared to get the epidural cuz i have a major fear of needles so the thought of it goin in my spine i would have passed out. I just used th econtrolled breathing during contractions
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1453325 tn?1308386996
hi i have back trouble as well and was told i couldn't have epidural or anything im not of a big build and my daughter was born weighing 8lb bang on all i had was gas and air i had a tens machine for contractions to start with but in end i didn't notice it so i took it off and for last few hrs i didnt have gas and air either and it wasnt bad at all i enjoyed it infact about hr after birth i said i wanted more children its tiering not painful hope this helps
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