Did having an epidural have an effect on your breastfeeding experience?
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hey i havnt had a baby yet but i have been torn between getting an epidural...i dont and didnt want one but every one jumps down my throat say ing ill never make it through it with out one....makes me mad...hhaha
but thank you for the info...i appreciate it!!
The wife had an epidural and breastfed for 7 months
I had an epidural both times. With my daughter I breastfed for 18 months and with my son I'm currently breastfeeding and he's 8 months. I'm not planning on stopping anytime soon. Neither one of them had any formula.
I had 2 epidurals and no problems with breastfeeding. it does make sense that the baby would be more sleepy when they are nursing because of the medication. But that should only be for a few days. There are other women who do not breastfeed at all who do not and have epidurals. They only way the epidural effected me was the nerve the doctor hit put my back in pain occasionally for about 6 months, but I breastfeed my second son for almost a year.
Yes, having an epidural was the worst thing I have ever had done. I tool a toll on me, I stopped breastfeeding because I couldn't take the back pain. I breastfed for 2 weeks and that was with struggle. It was crucial! My back hurt now. But sometimes I know its a must.
Not for me.
I had an epidural with all three. All three latched on perfectly the first time and I had no issues with nursing. I nursed my first child for 19 months!
That's my experience.
I was induced and had an epi with my first. I had enough milk to feed all of Europe. I had too much that my son would not nurse because it came too quickly for him.
Now having a c-section does have some nasty effects on breastfeeding. I have a long winded story about that one, that ends up happy but started out not so happy.
I think for the epidural it is more because mum is so drugged and out of it, she misses the time right after baby is born to feed baby or at least have baby close enough to nurse.
No problems here. I had an epidural with my last child, after dilating 5 cm in one hour...ouch. The contractions didn't stop. It was awful. I have had no problems breastfeeding, my daughter is almost 8 months.
The only problem i had with breastfeeding at first was was incorrect latching, which after I told the nurse the problem was fixed. I did wind up with thrush though, now i am fine. My baby is 3 months and I am still breastfeeding. In my hospital and the ob group that I go to let you have the epidural for a c-section for 48 hours after which is great. No problems reported here.
All the nurses that i work with all had epidurals and most are breastfeeding up to 1 year if not more.
Nope, both of my kids nursed for 8 1/2 months. I didn't have any problems at all with them nursing. Epidurals are wonderful and I would use them again in a heartbeat.
For Some woman this Is true, But I had one and I breastfeed for almost 6 months I gave my daughter a bottle because she was getting teeth and it was more of the fear of her bitting me for the reason I stopped..Yes I will admitt after I gave brith And they told me I had to start breastfeeding her than It did hurt and yes my arms were sore but not because of the pain meds but because I had just went through nine hours of labor and pushed a 7 pound 1 ounce baby out..Some woman wont breastfeed because of the fear of other people saying something to them.......It's just a boob
I didn't get one but my sis in law had to b/c she needed a csec.. anyhow she didn't have any problems at first with latching on and everything, but the baby weaned herself by 7 weeks, and she wasn't gaining weight. however, it turned out that the baby is lactose intolerant, and it had nothing to do with the epidural.
I had an epidural and I breast fed for 2 months. Birth control will effect your breast feeding. That's what stopped my milk. So make sure to tell the doctor if you do go on birth control after birth.
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