I know this is purely anecdotal, but for one of my 3 c-sections I had my
epidural left in for 2 days post-op. It was wonderful. I had no pain and was
able to concentrate on my baby instead of my misery. I had the easiest time
initiating breastfeeding (this was baby number 2, out of 3) and was up on my
feet and walking comfortably sooner than with the other 2 c-sections. I was
not sleepy, unlike the other 2 c-sections where I was drugged on a morphine
pump. It was so much easier to care for my baby and bond with her when I was
not in pain.

Tamara, LLLLeader

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Marilyn Fergus <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I know that I am fighting a battle That I wil not win however I would like
> to
> go down fighting. One of the new anesthesia groups would like to start
> using
> PCEA for post c-section pain control. They would leave the catheter in and
> bolus with Duramorph on day one and day 2 then remove for pain contol. I am
> having a hard time with this and wonder if anyone else has experience with
> it.I
> have Marsha Walkers  book "" Using the evidence" and getting some of the
> articles about epidurals in general But do any of you have other
> suggestions?
> our epidural rate is climbing  I see more sleepy babies, uncoordinated
> sucking
> efforts,and just people who want to give the baby a bottle rather let them
> stay with the mother. If you know of any recent articles or studies could
> you
> post.If you have experience with this could you share.
> Thanks ,
> Marilyn
>
>
>

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