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| "I regret that I didn't use EFT more during labour and delivery. If I could do it again, I would make sure that I had someone, maybe an EFT practitioner, encouraging me and reminding me to tap the whole time. However, when I did use EFT, I noticed a reduction in pain, and an increase in my ability to focus.'" Sandra Oben |
by Sandra Oben
I went into a false labour about four times before the real thing happened.
Each time the labour started I would focus on tapping. I tapped consistently on
"this horrible pain" or "these horrible cramps from these contractions." I
changed the wording slightly to whatever I was feeling at the time. I noticed that
the tapping took the edge off.
I was determined to go into this labour "in control" and I was going to prove that
tapping could work or at least find out how much. Well, it worked so well that I
would eventually go out of labour. False or real ... I wasn't sure anymore and I
kept saying to Jeff, "What if the tapping is what is stopping the labour??"
Having said that, the next time I started labour pains, I didn't want it to stop so I
didn't tap until near the end for fear that I would reverse it. My theory that I
could have reversed it could be ridiculous but I was too desperate to take any
chances.
It was about an hour before I had Stephanie that I felt like I couldn't handle the
pain anymore. The nurse encouraged me to suck on gas but it didn't feel like it
was helping. I couldn't tap because I needed my hands to squeeze the ---- out
of Jeff's hands. So, I rested my head on the edge of the bed, while standing,
and started tapping visually in my head. Saying phrases such as, "these
horrible painful contractions", or "this horrible pain that I can't handle anymore"
whatever I was feeling at the time. This took the edge off after a couple of
rounds.
Lastly, when it was time to push her out, I told them "I can't do this anymore." I
couldn't find the energy to finish the delivery. I seriously felt like giving up like I
have never felt before. I asked for drugs but they said we were too close to
finishing. They reassured me that I only had a few pushes left and it would be
over.
After they said that, I still couldn't find the energy to do anything more. That is
when I started tapping visually in my head, and said "this feeling like I can't do
this anymore," or, "this feeling like I can't handle this pain anymore." In my
opinion, this tapping is what gave me the strength to finish the delivery. It
relaxed me just enough to be able to listen, and focus on the doctor's
instructions.
I regret that I didn't use EFT more during labour and delivery. If I could do it
again, I would make sure that I had someone, maybe an EFT practitioner,
encouraging me and reminding me to tap the whole time. However, when I did
use EFT, I noticed a reduction in pain, and an increase in my ability to focus.
I went into a false labour about four times before the real thing happened.
Each time the labour started I would focus on tapping. I tapped consistently on
"this horrible pain" or "these horrible cramps from these contractions." I
changed the wording slightly to whatever I was feeling at the time. I noticed that
the tapping took the edge off.
I was determined to go into this labour "in control" and I was going to prove that
tapping could work or at least find out how much. Well, it worked so well that I
would eventually go out of labour. False or real ... I wasn't sure anymore and I
kept saying to Jeff, "What if the tapping is what is stopping the labour??"
Having said that, the next time I started labour pains, I didn't want it to stop so I
didn't tap until near the end for fear that I would reverse it. My theory that I
could have reversed it could be ridiculous but I was too desperate to take any
chances.
It was about an hour before I had Stephanie that I felt like I couldn't handle the
pain anymore. The nurse encouraged me to suck on gas but it didn't feel like it
was helping. I couldn't tap because I needed my hands to squeeze the ---- out
of Jeff's hands. So, I rested my head on the edge of the bed, while standing,
and started tapping visually in my head. Saying phrases such as, "these
horrible painful contractions", or "this horrible pain that I can't handle anymore"
whatever I was feeling at the time. This took the edge off after a couple of
rounds.
Lastly, when it was time to push her out, I told them "I can't do this anymore." I
couldn't find the energy to finish the delivery. I seriously felt like giving up like I
have never felt before. I asked for drugs but they said we were too close to
finishing. They reassured me that I only had a few pushes left and it would be
over.
After they said that, I still couldn't find the energy to do anything more. That is
when I started tapping visually in my head, and said "this feeling like I can't do
this anymore," or, "this feeling like I can't handle this pain anymore." In my
opinion, this tapping is what gave me the strength to finish the delivery. It
relaxed me just enough to be able to listen, and focus on the doctor's
instructions.
I regret that I didn't use EFT more during labour and delivery. If I could do it
again, I would make sure that I had someone, maybe an EFT practitioner,
encouraging me and reminding me to tap the whole time. However, when I did
use EFT, I noticed a reduction in pain, and an increase in my ability to focus.
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