Comments on: The Good, The Bad, and The Icky on Vomiting in Labor http://nursingbirth.com/2009/10/19/the-good-the-bad-and-the-icky-on-vomiting-in-labor/ One Labor & Delivery Nurse's View From the Inside Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:30:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: vomit phobia http://nursingbirth.com/2009/10/19/the-good-the-bad-and-the-icky-on-vomiting-in-labor/#comment-2682 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:20:05 +0000 http://nursingbirth.wordpress.com/?p=402#comment-2682 As you rightly point out in your post, vomiting during labor is usually rare and quite normal. I find the emetophobia sufferer will mostly be concerned about morning sickness. As morning sickness usually occurs in the first trimester and it is in a lot of cases just nausea. The emetophobic mother to be can take heart in the knowledge that they may not actually be sick during their pregnancy.

]]> By: Kat http://nursingbirth.com/2009/10/19/the-good-the-bad-and-the-icky-on-vomiting-in-labor/#comment-2675 Sun, 22 May 2011 23:25:04 +0000 http://nursingbirth.wordpress.com/?p=402#comment-2675 Just found this post – it’s written incredibly well! I’m an emetiphobe who has had two children and am also in nursing school to become a L&D nurse. I’ve worked long and hard to overcome my phobia and am SO looking forward to using my own healing to be of comfort to others who are as petrified as I once was of this very issue! I’m saving this post to help me when I stumble! Thank you!!!

]]> By: Neverbetter http://nursingbirth.com/2009/10/19/the-good-the-bad-and-the-icky-on-vomiting-in-labor/#comment-2674 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:44:54 +0000 http://nursingbirth.wordpress.com/?p=402#comment-2674 Just wanted to say thank you for your post. As another emetophobe, and almost 8 months pregnant, I am approaching labor with plenty of reservations, most especially where vomiting is concerned. I have informed my midwives of my fear and they have put in a note to give me anti emetics when I get to the hospital (at least that’s the plan…) We’ll see how it goes.

]]> By: Lisa http://nursingbirth.com/2009/10/19/the-good-the-bad-and-the-icky-on-vomiting-in-labor/#comment-2672 Sat, 14 May 2011 02:59:49 +0000 http://nursingbirth.wordpress.com/?p=402#comment-2672 Why can’t I ever get nurses like you? I had one good nurse. I have had 7 births, 6 of which were nightmares.

]]> By: profesora http://nursingbirth.com/2009/10/19/the-good-the-bad-and-the-icky-on-vomiting-in-labor/#comment-2307 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:35:43 +0000 http://nursingbirth.wordpress.com/?p=402#comment-2307 thanks for this post…emetophobia is so seldom discussed (and i find that it’s more commonly discussed in the UK than here in the US). i am emetophobic and due in about 3 weeks and TERRIFIED of vomiting in labor, my ob is very supportive though and more than willing to give anti-nausea medication along with an epidural and even without, even for the placebo effect…

]]> By: fears « birds and squirrels http://nursingbirth.com/2009/10/19/the-good-the-bad-and-the-icky-on-vomiting-in-labor/#comment-2276 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:48:24 +0000 http://nursingbirth.wordpress.com/?p=402#comment-2276 [...] 2. Vomiting uncontrollably. Until about a year ago, I didn’t know that it’s fairly common to vomit when you are in labor. Our friends had a baby last January, and I was horrified when I heard that she threw up with each contraction toward the end. I HATE vomiting. I know that no one likes it, but I have a certifiable fear of it and I fight it and fight it and get so worked up about it that I panic. I can only hope that it will be the least of my worries compared to having the pain and pressure of an 8 or so pound baby coming out my vagina. This Nursing Birth blog post helped as well: The Good, The Bad, and The Icky on Vomiting in Labor. [...]

]]> By: stephanie http://nursingbirth.com/2009/10/19/the-good-the-bad-and-the-icky-on-vomiting-in-labor/#comment-2244 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:54:46 +0000 http://nursingbirth.wordpress.com/?p=402#comment-2244 I’m not an emetophobe but I do find vomiting very painful. (thanks to repeated bouts of hyperemesis). My dry heaving & vomiting was left uncontrolled (no one even thought to give me anything to help despite being 2 cm) in my first (traumatic) induced labor and therefore is a trigger for me that I feel might impede my labor. I’ve put in my birth plan that I want meds for it if I ask. That being said, my second labor (my VBA2C with a VBAC happy OB) I thought I’d be sick when I hit transition, but nothing happened. It was just a couple waves of nausea that went away once someone got some ice on my face. Maybe just being aware of it and having a plan in place helped? I’ll never know, but it’s in my current plan for my rpt vba2c that’s going to happen any day now.

]]> By: Sarah http://nursingbirth.com/2009/10/19/the-good-the-bad-and-the-icky-on-vomiting-in-labor/#comment-2243 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:42:04 +0000 http://nursingbirth.wordpress.com/?p=402#comment-2243 I’m an emetophobic as well. This post has been interesting. My fears are more directed toward other people vomiting; I will do almost anything to avoid throwing up, but I can’t say that I’m phobic of myself throwing up.

I’ve had 5 pregnancies; 4 drug-free deliveries and one 2nd trimester loss. I was sick for the entire 1st trimester of all 5 pregnancies, but was only sick one time with one of my 4 deliveries. I knew my water would break, and it did as I vomited. That was about 40 min before delivery, after a really long labor.

My emetophobia is more of a problem, just the fact of having 4 kids. I don’t have an answer for this. I’d like to hear any tips that any readers may have. I try to keep my kids healthy (eat healthy, exercise & rest well) & boost their immune systems w/ vitamins. I breastfed them (and am still) until they self-weaned. The first really bad time of it was this past spring; we had almost 3 full weeks of the older 3 rotating who threw up. I nearly had a breakdown. My youngest baby was 5 mo old & exclusively nursed; I was so anxiety ridden that I couldn’t eat and lost 7 lb in that first week. I worry that it will happen again, another stomach bug making its rounds. And it probably WILL happen again at some point. After all, they’re only 7, 5, 3, and 1.

How have other emetophobic moms dealt with this? NursingBirth, I hope you don’t mind if I hijack the comments a bit w/ this. OT, I’d love to see you get a Facebook fan page so we could more easily promote your blog & follow your posts. The Unnecesarean/Jill has done a great job of keeping up her Fan Page.

]]> By: Marissa http://nursingbirth.com/2009/10/19/the-good-the-bad-and-the-icky-on-vomiting-in-labor/#comment-2234 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:47:36 +0000 http://nursingbirth.wordpress.com/?p=402#comment-2234 I vomited about five times during labor. I didn’t wait for transition, but instead the first time occured when I was about 4cm. each time I felt it coming for about 4-5 minutes (or one contraction) before it happened. I was able to get it in the wash basin each time, and since I knew it was coming I also was able to keep my hair out of the way. I also know I asked for something to vomit in when I was admitted, as it had already happed. and each time it happened the nurse took the wash basin and washed it out before giving it back to me. the one thing I would add it make sure you have a cup of water your partner can hand to you to rinse your mouth out.

]]> By: NursingBirth http://nursingbirth.com/2009/10/19/the-good-the-bad-and-the-icky-on-vomiting-in-labor/#comment-2179 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:09:46 +0000 http://nursingbirth.wordpress.com/?p=402#comment-2179 a newbie doula, THAT IS AWESOME!!! THANK YOU!

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