Birth before the 80s! THANKS EVERYONE!

How labor and delivery has changed from the 30's, to the 60s, to now? I have an essay to do.
Thanks,
Haley.

Quoting hbaby:“ How labor and delivery has changed from the 30's, to the 60s, to now? Thanks, Haley.”

really?

Homework? LOL

Quoting Baby Boy Maker:“ really?”

ITs for a paper beleive it or not. lol.

I was talking to my grandma today about her birthing, one there were no ultrasounds, and the other thing she said was they used to knock people out with ether before labor for the pain.

My Grandmother had 4 babies from 1955-1966. She said with the first two they used to completely knock them out. She just woke up, and there was baby. Then with her last child (my mom), she finally got an epidural.

Quoting Abend88:“ My Grandmother had 4 babies from 1955-1966. She said with the first two they used to completely knock ... [snip!] ... knock them out. She just woke up, and there was baby. Then with her last child (my mom), she finally got an epidural.”

That would be terrible. I would NEVER want to be knocked out...its a life changing experience.

Okay thanks! Yeah that's ridiculous that they did that....

i actually saw a show this morning and it said that people in the 60's they were given this mediciation (dont member the name) but that it would completely put them to sleep becaus ethey didnt want to know anything about there experience... it also said most mamas would wake up and not know if the had a boy or girl or if they even had there baby.. that most of them would choose to get the mediciation.. but that babies would come out really depressed so after a while they stop giving it to them...

Quoting Mom to Hayden #34734985:“ Homework? LOL”

Yesssss (:

Quoting ~EliAnA's MoMmY~:“ i actually saw a show this morning and it said that people in the 60's they were given this mediciation ... [snip!] ... choose to get the mediciation.. but that babies would come out really depressed so after a while they stop giving it to them...”

Wow. Its crazy how far medical has come.

Quoting hbaby:“ Wow. Its crazy how far medical has come.”

i know it was pretty sad.. thats why i had my little with no medications at alll  

Quoting kristenxxdanielle:“ I was talking to my grandma today about her birthing, one there were no ultrasounds, and the other thing she said was they used to knock people out with ether before labor for the pain.”

My gram said the same thing when I had no epi. She was like wtf is wrong with people? I just woke up and wow, I had a baby.

Quoting ~EliAnA's MoMmY~:“ i know it was pretty sad.. thats why i had my little with no medications at alll  ”

CONGRATS! I'm proud that people do that (:
I'm going to be a formula feeding, pro breast feeding, anti co sleeping, pro affection, all natural, pro help type of mom (:
haha.

Quoting DEAA.:“ My gram said the same thing when I had no epi. She was like wtf is wrong with people? I just woke up and wow, I had a baby.”

Hey you live in WA? Me too!

Anyways. Yeah I would HATE that!

Quoting hbaby:“ That would be terrible. I would NEVER want to be knocked out...its a life changing experience. Okay thanks! Yeah that's ridiculous that they did that.... ”

lol if I thought the baby wouldnt have side effects i would have NO beef about being knocked out.
I didn't find it to be life changing or anything spirtitual. I was really expecting it to be but all it was was pain and work and I was like Ok glad thats over, now clean that sucker off and give em to me!!!