Epidural - Page 2

x__amour · Mar 25th, 2012, 23:44 PM

I went into my birth with an open mind. Went 27 hours without one and I have low, low pain tolerance so I'm proud of myself. I don't regret it.

beanzz · Mar 26th, 2012, 01:05 AM

Planned to get one, I begged for it! But I progressed too quickly and they wouldn't let me have it :/

AirForceWife7 · Mar 26th, 2012, 01:25 AM

Planned to get one and got one.

I thought I might end up changing my mind .. nope

Bexxx · Mar 26th, 2012, 02:03 AM

I didn't want one and didn't get one

I'm happy with that. All throughout my pregnancy everyone laughed when I said I didn't want one, but it was never that painful that I needed one. I didn't have the easiest delivery either and I was pushing for 4 hours so that was almost like one massive contraction. I don't think I have a higher pain threshold but I just don't think my labour pains were all 'that' bad

wishuwerehere · Mar 26th, 2012, 02:58 AM

I went into labour very open minded...but kind of like I'll probably end up having one, because I'm a big baby!
But...I progressed very fast and didn't end up needing one. Now I'm much more sure of what I can do and I hope any future labours I will manage without, but never say never.

daydreamerx · Mar 26th, 2012, 03:08 AM

I went into not wanting one and didn't get one

mumsie2be · Mar 26th, 2012, 03:29 AM

I dont cope well with pain so i planned on having one when i couldnt cope but ended up being induced at nearly 39 weeks and they said it would helP me so gt it done. It def helped but did give me really bad back pain :/

KiwiMOM · Mar 26th, 2012, 04:04 AM

Thanks for your replies ladies

I've definitely noticed being induced/having your contractions sped up artificially often leads to getting an epi even if you hadn't planned to get one. But it gives me hope that most people who didn't want one didn't get one.. If I want one I have to transfer to the hospital and I definitely don't want to do that!

jemmie1994 · Mar 26th, 2012, 04:48 AM

i planned not to get one but as i was being induced midwife advised me to have it done before got started off but decided see how it went halfway through asked for it but the anestetic person was going to do a c section said she's be back in an hour....Evie was out before she came back really glad she couldnt do it now

tinkerbelle93 · Mar 26th, 2012, 06:56 AM

I planned to get one but I got to hospital quite late (was already 7cm). The gas and air wasn't doing a lot so I asked for an epidural and the midwives sort of sighed and said something about i'd have to be moved somewhere else for the epidural and sort of made out like it was disrupting their plans.

So I just said it was alright, I'd try without.

In the end it was pointless though because just before he came out they had to do an episiotomy and gave me a spinal injection for that so I didn't feel him being pushed out anyway

I'm definitely having an epidural next time! xx

View Poll Results: Did you...
Plan to get an Epi and get one	18	23.38%
Plan to get Epi but not get one (and why)	6	7.79%
Planned not to get an Epi and ended up getting one (and why)	25	32.47%
Planned not to get an Epi and didn't get one	28	36.36%
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Mar 25th, 2012, 23:44 PM	#11
x__amour Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 16,579	I went into my birth with an open mind. Went 27 hours without one and I have low, low pain tolerance so I'm proud of myself. I don't regret it.

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Mar 26th, 2012, 01:05 AM	#12
beanzz Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Cornwall, UK :) Posts: 5,713	Planned to get one, I begged for it! But I progressed too quickly and they wouldn't let me have it :/

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Mar 26th, 2012, 01:25 AM	#13
AirForceWife7 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The Middle Of Nowhere, New Mexico Posts: 2,508	Planned to get one and got one. I thought I might end up changing my mind .. nope

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Mar 26th, 2012, 02:03 AM	#14
Bexxx Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Highlands and Islands Posts: 2,478	I didn't want one and didn't get one I'm happy with that. All throughout my pregnancy everyone laughed when I said I didn't want one, but it was never that painful that I needed one. I didn't have the easiest delivery either and I was pushing for 4 hours so that was almost like one massive contraction. I don't think I have a higher pain threshold but I just don't think my labour pains were all 'that' bad

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Mar 26th, 2012, 02:58 AM	#15
wishuwerehere Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,134	I went into labour very open minded...but kind of like I'll probably end up having one, because I'm a big baby! But...I progressed very fast and didn't end up needing one. Now I'm much more sure of what I can do and I hope any future labours I will manage without, but never say never.

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Mar 26th, 2012, 03:08 AM	#16
daydreamerx Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Cheltenham Posts: 958	I went into not wanting one and didn't get one

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Mar 26th, 2012, 03:29 AM	#17
mumsie2be Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 99	I dont cope well with pain so i planned on having one when i couldnt cope but ended up being induced at nearly 39 weeks and they said it would helP me so gt it done. It def helped but did give me really bad back pain :/

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Mar 26th, 2012, 04:04 AM	#18
KiwiMOM Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,843	Thanks for your replies ladies I've definitely noticed being induced/having your contractions sped up artificially often leads to getting an epi even if you hadn't planned to get one. But it gives me hope that most people who didn't want one didn't get one.. If I want one I have to transfer to the hospital and I definitely don't want to do that!

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Mar 26th, 2012, 04:48 AM	#19
jemmie1994 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,681	i planned not to get one but as i was being induced midwife advised me to have it done before got started off but decided see how it went halfway through asked for it but the anestetic person was going to do a c section said she's be back in an hour....Evie was out before she came back really glad she couldnt do it now

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Mar 26th, 2012, 06:56 AM	#20
tinkerbelle93 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 1,939	I planned to get one but I got to hospital quite late (was already 7cm). The gas and air wasn't doing a lot so I asked for an epidural and the midwives sort of sighed and said something about i'd have to be moved somewhere else for the epidural and sort of made out like it was disrupting their plans. So I just said it was alright, I'd try without. In the end it was pointless though because just before he came out they had to do an episiotomy and gave me a spinal injection for that so I didn't feel him being pushed out anyway I'm definitely having an epidural next time! xx

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