fencesitter
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Parent of person with diabetes
I used TENS for both my babies and of course it's hard to say whether it helped as I don't know what it would have been like without 
First ended up as a C-section, second was normal delivery but she was back to back so it was rather long and drawn out. I was glad to have the TENS and used it from the first twinges, which is what they recommend. I got to 9cms without any other pain relief, but that wasn't necessarily a good thing because it was too late to do an epidural at that point. In my case, perhaps I was being a bit too stoical and if I'd asked for help a little earlier I could have had an epidural, which I do recommend (had the C-section with one). Having said that, my blood pressure went v.low with the epidural so I felt quite ill (double vision so I saw 2 babies instead of one, ha ha!).
The good thing about TENS is it doesn't have any side effects and it can help you to feel in control, which is a great psychological boon. So I would go for it.
First ended up as a C-section, second was normal delivery but she was back to back so it was rather long and drawn out. I was glad to have the TENS and used it from the first twinges, which is what they recommend. I got to 9cms without any other pain relief, but that wasn't necessarily a good thing because it was too late to do an epidural at that point. In my case, perhaps I was being a bit too stoical and if I'd asked for help a little earlier I could have had an epidural, which I do recommend (had the C-section with one). Having said that, my blood pressure went v.low with the epidural so I felt quite ill (double vision so I saw 2 babies instead of one, ha ha!).
The good thing about TENS is it doesn't have any side effects and it can help you to feel in control, which is a great psychological boon. So I would go for it.