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Topic "Epidural" was discussed 37,389 times on 1,318 sites in last 3 months
Started 1 day, 13 hours ago (2009-12-09 00:00:00)
by hnewy
Are any of you experiencing a pain in your spine where they put in the epidural? I am! I usually feel it more when I am picking up the baby or sitting up. Will this go away?
Started 1 day, 13 hours ago (2009-12-09 00:00:00)
by gingerfiber
I'm a FTM and have an induction scheduled at the end of next week if I don't go into labor naturally by then. My question is, I heard Pitocin hurts, so should I get an epidural (if so, do you suggest after a certain point, e.g., 5 cm), or does that slow things up too much? thanks.
Started 1 day, 19 hours ago (2009-12-08 17:24:00)
by snoober_k
If you had another baby would you try it without the epidural? I know the pain is intense and it helps so much to have the meds, but after having two kids and knowing that the pain doesnt last forever, i think that if I ever have another, which I most likely will not, that I will try to go without it. I just hated being in that hospital bed, so uncomfortable, unable to move, having to lay in ...
Started 1 day, 19 hours ago (2009-12-08 17:24:00)
by snoober_k
If you had another baby would you try it without the epidural? I know the pain is intense and it helps so much to have the meds, but after having two kids and knowing that the pain doesnt last forever, i think that if I ever have another, which I most likely will not, that I will try to go without it. I just hated being in that hospital bed, so uncomfortable, unable to move, having to lay in ...
Started 1 day, 19 hours ago (2009-12-08 17:24:00)
by snoober_k
If you had another baby would you try it without the epidural? I know the pain is intense and it helps so much to have the meds, but after having two kids and knowing that the pain doesnt last forever, i think that if I ever have another, which I most likely will not, that I will try to go without it. I just hated being in that hospital bed, so uncomfortable, unable to move, having to lay in ...
Started 1 day, 19 hours ago (2009-12-08 17:17:56)
by Medina (TEAM BLUE)
I would like to have an Epidural but have been told that this may not be possible to due a back defect that I was born with. I have very mild Spina Bifida where a few of my vertebrae have never formed at the base of my spine. I am due to have a meeting with the anaesthetist this Thursday to discuss further but just wondered if there are any mama's out there with back defects that have had an...
Started 1 day, 23 hours ago (2009-12-08 13:18:00)
by landonsmom1018
Now this isnt a bashing post Im looking for other womens experiences on this subject ok. Once again no bashing, no drama... Just your honest opinions. So this post is pretty much for the moms that have gotten an epidural and or medicine through IV. Im curious which one you chose and why. I had medicine through my IV with my first one and I think that it worked just fine but I am also thinking ...
Started 2 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-08 00:00:00)
by AdyBugsMommy5
i will be having my first child soon i have heard of how painful it is and i don't know what to do i'm afraid to have an epidural. my doctor suggest the epidural but i'm scared i may have some kind of reaction to the medicine.... but natural scares me too, some women can't bare the pain and it has sent them into cardiac arrest... i don't know what to do. is anyone else having this problem?...
Started 2 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-08 00:00:00)
by ash_18
hello everyone.......i dont post often but i've just been reading some labor stories and i was just wondering when is it to late to get an epidural? I was dialated to a 8-9cm once i got to the hospital and they first checked me,as soon as i was checked i asked for an epidural but was told i couldnt have any drugs or pain releif becuase i was to far along.Because my water had not brokenthey ...
Started 3 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-07 00:00:00)
by iM nikkI
hello ladies, im almost due and having a lil dillema...... hlf of the moms i know are telling me i should get an epidural and the other half are telling me i shouldnt. ?????? if you could rate labor pains on a one 1-10 scale (10 being the worst pain ever) how would you rate it? is it really better to have a natural birth without an epidural?
Started 4 days, 1 hour ago (2009-12-06 11:36:00)
by ammcmaho
VBAC without epidural My doctor "advised" me at my last appointment that both hospitals require an epidural, or for a test dose to be placed. I want to refuse this, change hospitals, or just go unassisted (vbac with midwife is illegal in az) but wanted to see what others have done reqarding VBAC without epidural. Thanks!...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-12-02 00:00:00)
by oksygirl
Hi, I just found out I'm very anemic, so I am starting Iron supplements right away. what I also just heard from a coworker is that her friend was anemic and upon being admitted to the hospital was told she could NOT get an epidural because and only because of low iron in her blood!!! has anyone heard this before??? that isnt very good news to me, as I am definitely planning on an ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-12-02 00:00:00)
by ashleyisdue1211
BTDT's (who have had an epidural obviously): what was it like pushing w/ an epidural? were u able to feel anything while the baby was crowning and or coming out? i know that you're going to have to feel something as childbirth is never completely painless. FTM mom here, due in a week.
Started 1 week ago (2009-12-03 00:00:00)
by Mommy From WA
I had an epidural with both boys. About a week after Eli's birth, I noticed a very tender spot on my back where I think the epidural went in. It is still tender to this day. I never had such a thing with my first. It isn't debilitating or anything, but if I sit in certain chair/benches I notice it. Also if I just rub my fingers over that spot it still hurts. Does anyone else experience this...
Started 6 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-04 00:00:00)
by pax's mommy! 4.1.10
Okay, so i watched the BBC video on getting an epidural and to be honest it scared me. I have already been on fence about it.. whether to get it or not. Most women in my family get them. But i feel like sticking a HUGE needle in my SPINE is not for me personally. So what are some of the alternatives to having an epi? I dont want to do natural, but i just dont know if i will be able to handle ...
Started 5 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-05 00:00:00)
by CherrishEveryMinute
SO i had my boy on 9/2/09. I was wondering did you feel anything with the epidural? I got mine at 8 a.m and had my LO 8:12 p.m. , and i felt it all....the pain was so bad!!!! I felt his head coming out.....i felt how they were stitching me. Did it just not work? Or they gave it to me to early?
Started 5 days, 12 hours ago (2009-12-05 00:27:00)
by silverbell29
Well, I'm pregnant again and thinking about childbirth. I had a completely unmed labour 8 months ago with my son. Fairly uncomplicated, had a doula... about a day of annoying labour, but nothing too strenuous, then 8 hours of painful contractions and back labour, and finally 4 hours of active labour which SUCKED!! My other baby, FIRST child, was similar, except that I got an epidural around 4...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-12-01 21:18:25)
by DSudd
I am scheduled to have this procedure done on Friday. If anyone has ever had one of these done, I would really like to know what to expect. If you dont want to post the details of the procedure, the recovery time, if it helped, basically any info you are willing to share, please PM me. I have found a little info on the internet but after reading a few websites and freaking myself out I decide ...
Started 1 day, 18 hours ago (2009-12-08 18:19:00)
by mamacita4two
Sciatic nerve The sciatic nerve (also known as the ischiatic nerve ) is a large nerve fiber in humans and other animals. It begins in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb . It is the longest and widest single nerve in the human body. The sciatic supplies nearly the whole of the skin of the leg, the muscles of the back of the thigh, and those of the leg ...
