won_mummy
jab on the thigh is pedithine...
its a muscle relaxer... i think some people are unaware they can take this..and go straight for epidural...
in my case.. it helped and probably because the laughing gas was on me permanently after the jab was administered.
My HB put it on me with one hand and his other hand for me to squeeze..
the midwives asked him to force it on me... since i'm in such distress and i dun want epidural... they did ask me to put myself... but the mask is so uncomfy.. i only breathe in when contractions coming.. but no use one.....
when it was on me permanently.. i was... "HIGH" lo.. cant react and do anything.. though i was very conscious.. i could hear them talk and what they say.. but i lay motionless.. no strength and energy to do anything...
so i was in a more controlled and relaxed state...and thats why i dilated 4 cm in 1 hour...
previously, 2 hours 1 cm.. can die... coz too stressed state not relaxed...
not relax = difficult to dilate..
was told pedithine would cause baby to be drowsy when out or dunno what...
anyway.. dun take anything best ma.. so i wanted to go for that.. but the pedithine helped me....
this time i will also wait till cannot tahan then ask for it... but probably a bit earlier.. no need to suffer like mad... hahahaa.....