tens machines
hi ladies im wanting to try one this time as i would like another pain relief free birth (apart from gas and air that is!) . my stepdad has one and i was gonna borrow his. just wondered if anyone knew does it have to be special one for labour? or can is that a money making thing by boots etc? also do i start to use it beforehand? i will ask mw at 36 week check next week but just wondered if anyone had any advice. also did anyone find them useful? xxx
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Would also be interested to hear of people's experiences with them as I've got one too )
37+6
yeah it has to be a certain one for labour pains as the pregnancy ones have a boost button for when it gets really bad. think you can still use a normal one but they don't have the boost. i'm hoping to use one too and antenatal class told me you put it one early so you get the full effect.
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ultimately i want a water birth so i kno it will have to come off then but just in case i dont get one (god forbid) i will have that as back up. thanks ladies anymore experiences will be good! xx
I used one with my son, then took it off to get in my birth pool, and ended up wishing I'd kept it on - the birth pool didn't work for me, and I was stuck in it for hours as I couldn't speak much in labour! I'll just use the TENS this time xx
31+6
It has the booster button for labour.
Web add is www.mama-tens.info
Hope that helps. x
def gonna get one now i was in labour for 40 hours last time in total so anything other than cocodamol would be great!!!!!!!