Correlation between vomitting and labor? - Page 2

[starhalo]

I threw up twice during my labor. Once when I was 5 cm and then about half an hour before I started pushing. I will definitely say that I didn't enjoy it, but I felt so much better after doing it. I felt like "okay, now I'm ready for this baby to come out".

[KarenEMT]

Did not throw up with DS#1, but was epiduraled, n.p.o. for hours, etc.

With DS#2, I threw up right as I was entering transition. It caught me by surprise but I felt good after vomiting. With DD, when I vomited it actually made me feel great because I knew pushing would be right around the corner....

[ani'smommy]

I threw up right before transition, too. I had never thrown up the entire pregnancy up to that point. After that, I said "Okay, I'm done with this, this baby is coming out." I pushed her out in about 20 minutes.

[sogriffin]

With my first, I threw up the morning that I went into labor when I was just having barely-there baby contractions and again at 4cms. I had a really long labor (it was a hospital birth) and my dd#1 wasn't even born until the following evening.
With my 2nd, I threw up right as I entered transition and she was born just over an hour later

[MamaEli]

Wow, I wish I'd have seen this post two kids ago! With DS, right at 4-5 cm, and I thought--I can't take this--and got an epi. With DD, again, 4-5 cm started throwing up, while getting the epi. (Please, no flames!) The nurse said my blood pressure must have plummetted with a contrax and the epidural and that's why I threw up....but now, knowing that it's actually normal, and maybe could have rushed labor a bit, that would have been a comfort. (And I've only puked maybe 4x in all my life, including childhood, not including labor.)

[tempestjewel]

I've had severe morning sickness with both pregnancies, and threw up during both labors. The first one I threw up early on in labor (4-5 cm) and was done. The second time I only threw up a couple of times going into transition and then was done.

[circles]

Wow! I also threw up at around 4-5 cm. I had no idea that it was so common at this stage! Neat!

[MarineMommy]

I guess I should introduce myself before I post.
I am Katie. A Marine and a mommy and have had a birth center water birth, a wonderful home waterbirth, and a nightmare unwanted hospital land birth(very long story).
Now on with the puking...
with my first I was in labor for 23 hours. I got stuck at 8cm and gave into an AROM. I puked my brains out right after the MW broke the bag. Baby was born about 1 hour later.
Haven't puke in labor with the other 2. Fear of puking after AROM lead me to almost beating the mw when she broke out a amnihook at my homebirth!!!!

Katie

[mowilli3]

In my first labor, I vomited whenever I got in water or felt unsteady like while leaning over my ball. After @ 4 cm, I decided to either stand on the floor or side lie on the bed. The puking stopped.

In my second labor, I didn't puke at all. I was a little disappointed because it helped me dilate last time.

[joyfulmomof1]

I threw up at different points during labor. Felt nauseous off and on in early labor; then threw up the night before DD was born. After that it was just crackers and juice for me. I threw that up too the next morning, and threw up bile once we arrived at the hospital (about 5 cm at that point.) I didn't experience that during transition, but maybe that's because there was nothing left in my stomach!