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 Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 6:23 am
an epidural was necessary in my case because I had to have a c-section but I swear, it was the most painful thing I went through...I don't know if the person who performed it screwed up or what but I had a bruise and lots of tenderness/pain where it was administered for a full year after my son was born sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:04 am
I had 3 epidural and one I had naturally..I wouldn't say they are bad at all..of course I wish they wouldn't make you wait so long somtimes..ekkkkkk...you know, to have to stay still and your in all that pain. sweatdrop ..of course in my case I think I got used to the pain..i had to cause with all my kids I had a hard time dilating and therefore took alot more hours to even be able to get admitted and then longer to get the epidural..for my last one it was almost..and I mean almost 2 days of labor...and they gave me that epidural at the very end there..arghh!!!
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 8:33 am
I understand. *huggles* Having children can be very rewarding, but its also extremely painful....I swore it would be years before I even considered having children again, but....
ninja I want to be pregnant again. I want to have a little girl. I've got to be out of my mind. ninja
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 4:28 pm
Doroshii an epidural was necessary in my case because I had to have a c-section but I swear, it was the most painful thing I went through...I don't know if the person who performed it screwed up or what but I had a bruise and lots of tenderness/pain where it was administered for a full year after my son was born sweatdrop I thought for c-sections they nock you out intarly and then cut you open??? (I was just wondering becuse I will soon be having my first and it sounds like I will be getting a c-section) 90% of the C-Sections they keep you awake, anymore they only put you to sleep if you request it or if there are severe complications. They want the mom to be part of the birth, they claim it makes bonding easier. The best thing I can recommend if you have a C-Section is line up people to be in the home with you when they discharge you, because you'll need the help, it is hard to get up out of bed, to get up from a couch, you don't move very fast and you have an increased chance of infection.
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 4:41 pm
Why on earth would people think that having an epidural means that your connection with your child would be lessened? That is ridiculous! Being in a lot of pain doesn't = more love for your child. The dangers of epidurals are that it is very common for a woman's blood pressure to drop and if they can't keep it up it can be dangerous or even deadly. However, it is a very rare occurance for a woman to die because of that. Though as my aunt the nurse says "it may not happen to everyone but to the person that it does happen to doesn't care that the statistical probability was low. Some studies have shown that having an epidural increases your chance of having a c-section. If the epidural has numbed you too much you may not be able to feel to push and they may have to take you to the op table. Other studies say that they feel the connection between epidurals and increased risk of c-section hasn't been well enough established. There are women who need emergency c-sections regardless of whether they are doing "normal" labor or an epidural. In that case having an epidural in place already is a plus as they won't have to knock you out completely to do the emergency c-section and you will be awake when your baby is born. Whatever you choose an epidural is the cadilac of labor pain relief.
I myself had an epidural The anesthesiologist can give you different levels of epidural as well. I was able to feel myself dilate and I felt the urge to push. It was harder to push because my legs were so numb and after an hour or more of pushing (my memory gets a little fuzzy at this point 12 hrs of labor :swear smile The doctor used the vacuum. He had barely attached it though when she arrived. I chose the epidural because my labor was induced and very painful. I did about 5-6 hrs without it but then I was tired and ready. When your are induced you can not get up from the table at all. With my next baby I do not want to be induced and I want to see how long I can go with an epidural. However, if I feel I need it I will take it. There is no shame in using pain medication. Labor is a very painful experience and if it doesn' t need to be and you feel the benefits outweigh the risk you should be able to use whatever means you feel necessary to make it through. Noone can judge that.
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 11:29 am
KristiElizabeth Doroshii an epidural was necessary in my case because I had to have a c-section but I swear, it was the most painful thing I went through...I don't know if the person who performed it screwed up or what but I had a bruise and lots of tenderness/pain where it was administered for a full year after my son was born sweatdrop I thought for c-sections they nock you out intarly and then cut you open??? (I was just wondering becuse I will soon be having my first and it sounds like I will be getting a c-section) My kids were delivered by c-section. I had a choice as to whether I wanted to be awake or asleep. With my first child, I was asleep (my husband's choice) because I had been in hard labor for 8 hours before they decided I needed to have a c-section. With my second, I chose to have a spinal block and be awake during delivery. It wasn't particularly painful, but I did have to have Benedryl shots after because it caused extreme itching surprised
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 12:31 pm
Three out of four of the epidurals I got didn't work. I was told that the bones in my spine are so tight that they had a hard time getting it in right.
Like you (UniKorn Tiger) I had a nurse that didn't believe me when I told her I had to push. I had just been check a few minutes before and was around 2-3 Cin. They were trying to get the epidural in and I told her I had to push. She told me I was crazy and I would not have the baby for several hours. Luckily she checked me. Ran out to get the Doctor. The doctor came in laughing and three pushes later... Baby #3 out.
I am glad you told the doctor what she did to you. At least it was not your first baby. I am sure it was still kind of scary having the baby with no one there to help you!
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 11:09 pm
yes it was scary, eventhough it was my 4th child, each child is different. The only bad thing is that it caused alot of problems around our town. It did make life more difficult, she had lived there alot longer, I had only lived there a year so I was still an outcast and that didn't help my situation. I think I would of been better off sueing the parties involved, but being a small town , the local lawyer didn't want to do it. To me it feels like unsettled business. I'm very glad It wasn't my first child though.
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Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 1:21 am
This thread is eating posts and not showing up the most recent ones. domokun The post I wrote all about C-Sections didn't ever show up sad Guess I'll have to write it again later.
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Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 4:15 am
I guess it was the staff that helped a lot. I like the hospital I delivered at. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. That and I had a great doctor. I count my blessings every day though.
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 4:10 pm
i myself didn't do the epidural becuase of the things i was told that it could do to me and my baby. however, i did do the iv meds, but only 2 hours worth. i did almost 7 total hours of labor.
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 9:39 am
I was told during my childbirth classes that epidurals had a small chance of causing complications for the child because any medication they give the mother goes into the child's bloodstream as well. I've never actually met anyone who's had trouble with epidurals except for my aunt who had one with her 4th child and it caused severe complications in her labor, made her violently sick, and almost killed Thomas.
I personally opted to not go the way of the epidural once I found out what it was. In my childbirth classes they had a diagram of a pregnant woman with all the organs and fun stuff labeled and they went into detail to describe how they shot went into your spine and stuff. It made me sick. I have an extreme aversion to needles as it is... I wasn't about to let anyone try an epidural on me. That's part of what got me through the natural childbirth process. Whenever I'd think I couldn't do it, I'd remind myself of the alternative. I know for some people it's not a problem, but my extreme phobia of needles would have probably caused more trouble than the epidural would have been worth, so I have nothing against all you ladies out there who have had or plan on having epidurals.
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Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 2:54 pm
well thanks for sharing all of your stories, i am going to be induced on the 27, and i still have no idea what exactly i'm goign to do and this is my first.........and i'm really scared.....
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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:30 pm
Bleu~Yuna well thanks for sharing all of your stories, i am going to be induced on the 27, and i still have no idea what exactly i'm goign to do and this is my first.........and i'm really scared..... So that is this upcomming friday. Good Luck to you, and the little one about to come into the scary world. I have never gone though child labor myself either. I get to do that in the end of January.
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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 8:36 pm
You'll do fine. The easy part for me was actually the delivery.
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