During labour a woman’s body go through exacerbating pain
that might not allow her for any extra accessories. Be it contact lenses or other
accessories, everything should be removed before a woman enters into the labour
pain. Contact lenses are drying to eyes and they may exacerbate the suffering.
When a woman is delivering, her body goes through a lot of stress & strain
that causes headaches, pressure on abs, face & eyes. Contact lenses may also
get dislodged as the body enters into the transition mode. Yet, you are not restricted to make your own choice by medical experts.
Eye doctors suggest that contact lenses should not be worn
for more than 6 hours in a day; but labour pain may last longer than ten hours.
It might not be possible to remove colored contacts when a woman is already
screaming for the body-wrecking pain. Colored contacts when worn for over the
extended duration turn eyes dry which cause discomfort in blinking. This
happens because the tear film is disturbed due to the obstruction in smooth
oxygen flow.
Hospitals discourage women to wear colored contacts and or
glasses. Women can doze off during the stretch of labour which is yet another
convincing point to avoid colored lenses. Similarly, glasses are not an option
either. They can get damaged and cause corneal bruises. However, most of the
women whilst describing
their labour experiences told that they were not asked to remove their
colored contacts during delivery. Unless there is an expectation of an emergency
c-section; women opine they can safely wear contact lenses during labour as
they are hassle-free. To rule out fears, talk to your gynae & eye care
provider.
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