https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 29 May 2026 17:34:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-tried-sub-cutaneous-sterile-water-injections#post-2120741 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 23:52:54 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2120741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Astro Bee: Hm, thats interesting, once my contractions moved to my back (at 6ish cms) is when the TENS and the SubQ injections totally stopped working. Up til then they did provide a distraction from the stomach/hip contractions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-tried-sub-cutaneous-sterile-water-injections#post-2120661 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 21:14:55 +0000 Astro Bee 2120661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jedeve: What I've read up on is that they are most effective for back labour, and work by creating a stinging sensation locally, so that your brain shuts off or ignores those pain receptors. Some accounts online stated that pain went from a 8 to a 2. Since I hadn't heard of it before, I was wondering if this matched the hive's collective experience? Seems like no so far! Thanks for weighing in @Mrs. Oatmeal: and @ScarletBegonia.</p> <p>Perhaps I should clarify, I'm not really looking for a medication-free birth, since I am open to an epidural towards the end. But I am looking for other forms of pain relief for the earlier stages of active labour. I'm not sure if it's appropriate for what I'm thinking of. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-tried-sub-cutaneous-sterile-water-injections#post-2120595 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 20:07:47 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2120595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried them. They sting like CRAZY (but not like labour pain haha). Unfortunately, all of my pain was in my back, and they really didn't help me at all. I think if I'd tried it earlier, it might have helped, but I was at a 9 and had been in labour for about 42 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-tried-sub-cutaneous-sterile-water-injections#post-2120501 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 19:07:14 +0000 mfa_lady 2120501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>By the time my midwife mentioned it, she said "We COULD try this...or you could just push this baby out." I chose the latter! Haha. </p> <p>But, really, I've heard good things. My midwife and doula both recommend trying it if you want some relief during natural childbirth. For me, things just moved a little too fast! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-tried-sub-cutaneous-sterile-water-injections#post-2120466 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 18:32:16 +0000 jedeve 2120466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How do they work? Do you get them just during a contraction? Does the relief last for more than one contraction? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-tried-sub-cutaneous-sterile-water-injections#post-2120438 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:55:17 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2120438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They worked for me up to a point (as did the TENS machine - actually I think I got more elief from that than from the water injections), but once hard labour started they did nothing. Sorry if that's not what you wanted to hear :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-tried-sub-cutaneous-sterile-water-injections#post-2120422 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:39:41 +0000 Astro Bee 2120422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband and I attended the virtual tour at my hospital last week, and they mentioned sub-cutaneous sterile water injections as a method of pain relief. They're said to work almost instantaneously, and to significantly reduce your pain level. Has anyone tried it? </p>