Epidural?

Best invention ever 🤣 first time in months that I wasn’t in pain but I also felt contractions and when to push. I’d get one every time

Had it with my oldest but before the even got it In I was ready to have him so with all 3 of my kids it was natural

Tried to get one, epidural never took so I gave birth naturally. It’s doable. Next time I won’t be getting it, or trying to get it

They couldn’t get it properly and I was freaked out trying to sit still for so long until they said they got it…but then only my left kneecap went numb and nothing else so it didn’t help me much anyways 🥲😅 So I’m not sure if I would take that route again.. there’s a lot of good info on it and precautions that I should’ve looked into more for my own safety and health and well as the baby’s, so I would say to do a lot of your own research beforehand to come to a better conclusion. I would’ve liked to be in a different more suitable position for childbirth and due to the epidural I wasn’t allowed to do so. Even without an epidural, there’s great resources to teach how to have much less of a painful experience giving birth 🙌🏼

I hated mine. It left a hotspot that drove me nuts, like having a pebble in my shoe while trying to run a marathon. Then I couldn't feel when to push and wore myself out pushing after the contractions were over. I don't remember if it was the epidural or the induction that made me wear a blood pressure cuff, but that horrible thing kept squeezing my arm every 5 minutes all night so I didn't get any sleep at all. My second birth was "natural" and a million times better. I just breathed through the pain, spent most of my labor on hands and knees or walking around, and gave birth without so much as a Tylenol. Having tried both, I'd always recommend not getting an epidural if you can.

I was in too much pain with my first I didn’t feel anything and demanded it first thing at the hospital lol 😅 but with my second my water broke at 3am and I had to get Pitocin around 5PM because things weren’t moving along, so I choose to get the epidural first before the Pitocin and it wasn’t bad! I think it was more of the thought that scared me 😅

Best thing ever lol I had an epidural for three days because I was induced and I wasn’t progressing. I don’t remember anything from those three days lol I slept.

best thing. I was in labour for so long before the epidural and things just weren’t progressing- I think it was because I couldn’t relax my body as I was in so much pain. Once I got the epidural I went from 4 to 10 cm in about an hour which was amazing. I couldn’t feel when to push but the midwives do help you and are able to tell you when you need to. I’d 100% get it again. Those contractions are brutal. Hats off to anyone that goes without epidural 😂

I LOVED mine. I could not feel a single contraction or when I pushed her out.

Don’t believe social media, the only thing you feel is pressure on your back. Contractions will feel like period cramps and your legs will be numb. It isn’t as scary as it sounds. Postpartum I did feel pressure there, but now 2 months after I don’t even feel anything. You got this

Worst things I had. Yes it stopped the pain but I’ve had none stop back pain since and I had my daughter 2 year ago. Everyone is different but I wouldn’t ever have it again

I got mine at 4am when I was in excruciating pain. I don’t do well with pain so even tho I was only like 3cm dilated I couldn’t handle it. The worst for me was them pulling the needle out cause I got the shock from it. But after they left and it started to kick in it was the best thing. I also was happy I got it cause I ended up having an emergency C-section and they were able to use that port for the medicine

Great experience the most important thing is too make sure you have a specialist or someone who had good experience in epidurals

I had one, it worked too well and they kept raising and lowering my bed. It also made me really cold (couldn't tell the difference between me and an ice pack on my chest). I was about 7 cm before the anesthesiologist was available.

Amazing! Never slept so good

Didn’t make any bit of a difference I felt everything anyways both times. Including when my doctor took what looked like a pair of gardening scissors and cut me from front to back. And I never had issues with my back until after the epidurals. 13 years since my youngest was born and I still have serious back issues. If I ever got pregnant again I wouldn’t get it, but everyone is different

It made a difference for me. But the one who was doing it looked as if he was distracted, and was trying to sort of rush it. I moved a tiny bit because it the needle startled me. The nurse that was with me was very helpful and was trying to see if I was alright and helping me out also. She did a great job she wasn’t impatient at all. My whole bottom half including my abdomen went completely numb that the nurses had to flip me over because my baby’s heart rate kept dropping which I think it was because he was reacting to my blood pressure dropping. I still have a weird numbing feeling on a small side of my right leg. But other than that it worked for me. And baby came out healthy and I was alright. People have different experiences and that was mine😊

Amazing! Best thing I did was have it! Would have it earlier next time to relax for longer🥰❤️

@Jessica that’s what happened to me. The second labor was so much easier because of that. I was able to stand for most of the time to help dilate. When I neared the time to push I was offered some iv meds either little doses over time or one big dose at once. I opted for the one time dose to help me rest and gear up for the pushing stage. It certainly didn’t take it all away but it allowed me to calm down. I didn’t push nearly as long as I had with my first child and was able to be completely mobile after labor which was a blessing since my little one ended up with some complications. I was able to be discharged that evening to follow her to another hospital’s NICU.

@Tori thank you for your answer. Where did you get the resources for less pain?

I actually came across some good info on Instagram from women who do it for a living and know their stuff well! They know how to be positioned, breathing, all sorts of good and helpful techniques! Many of them have webinars or classes to sign up for to learn this info. So I’m sure you can search across Instagram. Also looking into a knowledgeable mid-wife that’s near-by you, to be alongside you, to prepare you beforehand, and help you through it at the time of, if you’d like to go without an epidural. that’s the route I would like to take in the future as well!

I’ve had 5 of them and will probably get another one with this baby

I had a relatively pain-free labor thanks to induction and an epidural. I don't recall any side effects after. Two thumbs up😃