MSE Pregnancy Club 25

Gillyx

Info here on it.

http://community.babycentre.co.uk/post/a5544485/can_you_eat_with_an_epidural

http://pregnancy.about.com/od/epidurals/ss/epidural_2.htm

Asked the ladies on the newborn facebook group, the resounding answer was no, no food but do ask your midwife xx

ikkle87

Buggering Sunday's. I'm having an early epidural and was hoping to still be able to eat a few bits and pieces. Nothing much just the odd mint etc x

Rups32

may be i shouldnt read all this YET, as its scary lol

Gillyx

ikkle87 wrote: »

Buggering Sunday's. I'm having an early epidural and was hoping to still be able to eat a few bits and pieces. Nothing much just the odd mint etc x

May be different for early epidurals I don't know? Hopefully it'l be nice and fast for you and you'l be eating again in no time

KatyLiz

Hmm, that's interesting. I wonder if I'm just an oddity then lol! I literally had a MW making me toast and trying to get me to eat although I was refusing. When I wouldn't eat that DH was sent for cake/sweets to try and tempt me. I just always assumed it must be the norm. I'll definitely be checking as that's quite worrying if I was encouraged to do something dangerous :eek:!!

twinklie

I'm gutted too. I refuse to use opioids so figure I'll probably end up with an epidural. I want to be able to eat if I want to. Flippin' eck...these babies are nothing but hassle aren't they! :rotfl:

ikkle87

I've already put my order in for a ham salad fatso's lol, I know I've to cut dairy out as much as poss before I go into labour but I still wanted my fatso's lol x

KatyLiz

The annoying thing is if I'm not allowed I know I'll want something. When I was allowed I wasn't hungry, so no doubt I'll be ravenous this time!

mayforher_2

Rups, re swimming, i have SPD and was told not to do breaststroke and she also said doing breaststroke can bring on SPD (and believe me you dontttt want that) so walking in water was recommended and floating just kicking your legs a bit haha. i like the just floating best

Gillyx

KatyLiz wrote: »

Hmm, that's interesting. I wonder if I'm just an oddity then lol! I literally had a MW making me toast and trying to get me to eat although I was refusing. When I wouldn't eat that DH was sent for cake/sweets to try and tempt me. I just always assumed it must be the norm. I'll definitely be checking as that's quite worrying if I was encouraged to do something dangerous :eek:!!

I don't think it's dangerous more that they prefer you not to eat, if you really wanted to I doubt they'd stop you. As I said, I got haribo and fizzy orange because of ketones, so they were obviously more worried about that than me eating x