No Epidural

Posted By: QA editor on 2009-06-15
In Reply to: Epidural or not? - First timer

Had epidural with my first child but had to due to consistently high blood pressure and complications with delivery. Unfortunately due to complications, I was hospitalized for 5 days. I did not have an epidural with my second child. Had my son at 8:49 a.m., only needed 2 Tylenol afterwards for pain and was up on my feet by 5 p.m. that evening. Doc said she would D/C me but I played it cautious and stayed overnight. Went Christmas shopping the next day!

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Epidural or not? - First timer
- DEFINITELY yes to the epidural. I think they were invented - by God himself.
- No Epidural - QA editor
- No epidural if you can do without, and you can. JMHO. nm - Tired
  - true, buit it hurts!....nm - ()
  - very true!.......nm - ()
- I had natural childbirth in 1974. 9 lb. baby. Ask for - epidural and don't worry. :)
- Only thing I have to add to below is to ask if you have a tattoo on your back sm - HappyFlaMT
  - So what kind of anesthesia is available for a gal with - a tattoo on her back? ... GaMT ... nm
- My experience - Steph
- go in with open mind - mt
- As you can see from all these posts, - ()
- hmm, well let me tell my side of this story.. - Gina
  - Holy crap woman! - MT
  - God bless you,. what a jerk doctor with Kelcie...nm - ()
  - Boy, that anesthesiologist when you were having Kelcie - Backwards typist
- My experience - Mom 2x
- I have 2 children. The first, a boy, - ()
- My experiences sm - Mommy a lot
  - May I just say....sm - PAMT~MDM
- Ask your OB about an intrathecal - fiddlestix
- My own experience - AnnuderMT
  - I, too, had both of my kids (now 24 and 25) the - vn
- They really are not that bad - sm - Laura E.
  - I have had no ill-effects or complications - sm - Laura E.
- I wouldn't stress. - babymama
  - You are right, everyone different - Mamma
- SM - KidsX2
  - My first was induced too but - sm - Laura E.

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Epidural or not?
Hey all. I am pregnant with my first child and am not sure if I want an epidural or not. I have heard that they can cause back pain in the future from having them and I am not overly thrilled about the needle in my back anyway. I was wondering is there anyone who has had a child with an epidural and maybe another child without an epidural and how do you compare the two. For those who only had natural childbirth, was it too hard to handle. I'm not too big of a baby, but I am not really fond of pain. TIA

No epidural if you can do without, and you can. JMHO. nm
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DEFINITELY yes to the epidural. I think they were invented
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