You can actually nap while in labor???

I keep hearing women say they have napped... is that possible?

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I was in labor for over 30 hours and no I could not nap at all!! I wish!!!

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yes, when I finally got my epi I slept like a baby.

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Posted by MABLE03

I was in labor for over 30 hours and no I could not nap at all!! I wish!!!

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I've heard this too, but I didn't. I went into labor overnight and was up for more than 24 hours by the time I gave birth. I couldn't fall asleep for the life of me, neither could DH even though the nurses kept telling us, "Take a nap!" It's kind of a surreal experience and I'd never been "in" a hospital before, plus I wasn't really that comfortable what with the oxygen mask, being forced to lay on my right side--back to DH and several tubes coming out down below...just wasn't happening!!

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Um not true for me - I wish! I wasn't blessed with the napping ability during labor (but I also did not get an epidural sooooooo with those contractions coming fast & furious throughout, there was no way I could nap whatsoever ) I was only given staydal (not sure of the spelling) and that was supposed to help with the pain and help me sleep.. but all it did was make me LOOPY and kind of sick

By the time I got the spinal towards the very end of my labor (I was already 9 cm dilated), I prob. *could* have slept a bit then.. but within like 20 minutes after that I was 10cm and iit was time to push this little guy out !

I wouldn't change a thing in retrospect though.. my labor & delivery was hard but so rewarding in the end

Message edited 10/25/2006 7:02:58 PM.

Re: You can actually nap while in labor???

Posted by FeliciaDP

Um not true for me - I wish! I wasn't blessed with the napping ability during labor (but I also did not get an epidural sooooooo with those contractions coming fast & furious throughout, there was no way I could nap whatsoever ) I was only given staydal (not sure of the spelling) and that was supposed to help with the pain and help me sleep.. but all it did was make me LOOPY and kind of sick

By the time I got my spinal towards the very end of my labor, I prob. *could* have slept a bit but then it was time to push this little guy out

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yes, when I got drugs prior to the epidoral I napped.

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Posted by Aliasmom

yes, when I finally got my epi I slept like a baby.

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Posted by MABLE03

I was in labor for over 30 hours and no I could not nap at all!! I wish!!!

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Even though I was up all night the night before I went into labor I could not nap. As a matter of fact I think I got about 4hrs of sleep total the entire time I was in the hospital. Too much adrenaline running through me to sleep.

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i was at home napping between contractions until I was about 5cm, then I couldn't nap anymore. After the epidural, i was too excited to nap.

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I don't know if I would call it napping or just sheer exhaustion. I was able to catnap between contractions up to being 7cm dilated. After that, no, I didn't nap. I did go to 10cm before the epidural and they let me sleep for about 30 minutes before I had to push.

Best advice I got throughout my whole pregnancy...The harder you push, the faster it's over. That is all I could think about and I pushed Molly out in about 25 minutes.

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Sure you can nap...when you're doped up on Stadol or Demerol. But I think they only give you that under certain circumstances, and before the epi. I can't speak for labor past 4cm because I never got any further than that.

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I didn't have an epidural so no I definitely didn't nap. I would think if the epi took the pain completely away though you could definitely nap depending on how long it takes you to dilate.

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Without an epidural there is no way you could nap

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I felt much more relaxed after having the epidural, but not relaxed enough to nap!

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I will say that once my son was born after the 30 plus hours of being in labor... I held him and made sure he was ok - handed him off to the nurses for tests and PASSED OUT. Don't even remember closing my eyes

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when i got demerol I kept passing out. I wouldnt say napping because i was so drugged up I couldnt control it. Id fall asleep and then wake up and not realize i just fell asleep it was a bad feeling.a half hour would pass and I didnt know where it went.

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Wow - everyone's experiences are so different!!!!

Cant wait to share mine....in about 6 months!

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There is nnnnoooooo way you're napping unless you have an epidural or something...... I even had a hard time falling asleep after I had my daughter... I think with all the excitement and just wanting to hold her I couldn't sleep a wink for 24 hrs.

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I slept a little on and off once I had my epidural.

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Posted by lipglossjunky73

Posted by MABLE03

I was in labor for over 30 hours and no I could not nap at all!! I wish!!!

thats what I'm thinking!!!

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I bet I could!!!

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OMG NO WAY!!! 22 hours of labor for me and not even CLOSE to being able to nap.