Contact lenses during labour?
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Topic: Contact lenses during labour?
Posted By: sunshine
Subject: Contact lenses during labour?
Date Posted: 07 May 2007 at 3:25pm
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Hi,
Have read something about your eyes going funny during labour and not being able to wear contacts? Anyone know if this really is the case? I hate the thought of not wearing mine - wont be able to see baby when he/she comes out! |
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Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 07 May 2007 at 3:47pm
i wore mine when i was in labour. i had a very long labour and i took them out for a bit of a sleep when i had the epidural put in but then when i woke up i put them back in again so i could see bubs when he came out. ------------- |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 07 May 2007 at 3:50pm
| I wore contacts through labour but had read somewhere that it wasn't advisable in case you had to have a general anaesthetic for a c-section. My mwsaid that it was pretty rare and said to do whatever I felt comfortablte with |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 07 May 2007 at 5:29pm
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it never even came up for me to not have mine in during labour, so i just wore them. but mine are continuous wear if that helps.
no WAY would i be photographed after in my glasses though! lol ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe -  my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 07 May 2007 at 6:15pm
As long as your contacts arent bothering you it should be ok. Just be extra careful if you are taking them out that you still wash your hands carefully and store them in proper contact lens solution...no hospital saline! If your labour is long you may not want them in but everyone is individual....just remember to take them out when you finally get to sleep...last thing you'd want is to wake up next morning with an eye infection.
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 07 May 2007 at 6:59pm
i wore mine all through the labour and also through the c-section
as long as they remain comfortable then it shouldn't be a problem. i'd still pack a contacts case and your glasses just in case. ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 07 May 2007 at 8:52pm
| I know a lot of women (me included) find it hard wearing contacts during pregnancy as your eyes tend to dry out more and they get a bit uncomfortable but i havent heard anything about not wearing them during labour and wore my no probs |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 07 May 2007 at 8:58pm
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I found it very uncomfortable to wear contacts during pregnancy, which was made worse when I broke my glasses and had 2 wear them for 2 weeks. eeekk!!! ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 08 May 2007 at 11:54am
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I wore my glasses for the first part of labour as I didn't know how long it would take and if I wear my contacts for too long they get uncomfortable. Last thing I wanted was to be trying to take them out in between contractions! Once I felt the contractions getting closer I put my contacts in. Worked well, no-one ever told me they would be a problem.
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