Alternatives to an epidural?

Did any of you ladies use an alternative pain medication while in labor? How was it?
TIA!

Stadol all 4 times. Doesnt take the pain away, but makes you not give a smurf.

U have to look up what your hospital offers. Mine doesn't do a full Epi for vaginal births. They only do an intrathecal that allows u to still walk around and only lasts 45min-1hr. Then there's also iv meds like Nubian. Or doing things like focal points or having some massage your back using a birthing ball etc.

Gas and air was enough for me to take the edge off and make the pain manageable. Good thing since my epi didn't work! I would avoid pethadine, I was only told once I had been given it that it wouldn't stop the pain, just help me relax. It made me so tired and was the reason I decided on an epidural in the end as I thought I could get some sleep!

I had paracetamol, diamorphine and entinox. Brilliant stuff!

Quoting Patti.:" Stadol all 4 times. Doesnt take the pain away, but makes you not give a smurf. "

YUSSSSSS. I loved that smurf. lmao.


I was loooooopy.

Quoting Patti.:" Stadol all 4 times. Doesnt take the pain away, but makes you not give a smurf. "

stadol isn't available anymore

I had stadol, then an intrathecal with my first

Quoting I can see you:" stadol isn't available anymore I had stadol, then an intrathecal with my first"

Really, since last year they don't do it?

idk what it was called, but i got a local anesthetic. i had horrible back labor and they gave me pitocin. i wouldn't get an epidural because i couldn't stand the thought of a needle in my back lol

the shot made me sleepy, and wore off before i had to push, which i was happy about.

The first time I asked for something, they gave me stadol...

I was sitting there, and I just felt like I melted into the bed, I couldn't stop talking and then I started nodding out. But, like a PP I could FEEL the contractions but, I didn't give a smurf, or didn't have the ability to focus on them.

I had stadol with my son. Made me feel drunk. With my daugher I did it pain med free with hypnobirthing.

I got IV meds...I can't remember exactly what they gave me, but it was awesome. It did wear off right before I reached the point where I had to push so I wasn't all loopy while pushing.

Quoting Steph.Walsgrove:" Gas and air was enough for me to take the edge off and make the pain manageable. Good thing since my ... [snip!] ... help me relax. It made me so tired and was the reason I decided on an epidural in the end as I thought I could get some sleep!"

Gas and air is brilliant! It had me dancing around the room in my bra  

Quoting iLL-Legal Alien:" I got IV meds...I can't remember exactly what they gave me, but it was awesome. It did wear off right before I reached the point where I had to push so I wasn't all loopy while pushing."

Stadol, I'm sure. That stuff is gooooood. LOL.

Quoting Jackie Burkhart ♡:" YUSSSSSS. I loved that smurf. lmao. I was loooooopy. "

With my 3rd son I was able to sleep in between contractions. And even having contractions wasnt too bad.