Pushing/delivery positions and epidurals

[CEG]

Just wondering what positions people typically use for pushing/delivery with epidurals and if anyone has had any success using anything other than "stranded beetle" position? I am working on an evidence based nursing project and everything says upright positioning, but I am wondering how to put patients with epidurals in other positions. Please share your experiences and tips! AWHONN has several recommendations for supported squats and others but I am not sure my admin would be on board with patients leaning on bedside tables, etc. Thanks!

[CEG]

having some med-surg history, i know there are such things as post-op or 'walking' epidurals. it all depends on the amount and combinations of meds injected. why can't these be used for laboring women? anybody know the answer?

i've been told by several people that it was tried but most women felt too numb and weak to get out of bed and had poor pain control. in my mind if you have to have an iv and continuous fetal monitoring it would be pretty difficult to move around and try to relax.

[33-weeker]

I guess post OP pain relief and labor pain relief different.

I didn't find labor all that bad, but I was home and moving around, not stuck in some hospital bed being poked and prodded. LOL

[CEG]

I guess post OP pain relief and labor pain relief different.

I didn't find labor all that bad, but I was home and moving around, not stuck in some hospital bed being poked and prodded. LOL

I'll be having a homebirth with my next :)