epidural yes or no for you?

lol You need to change your ticker now!!

ChalyssaMuch wrote:are you going to take it if you can??
I definately am.
i could never do natural..contractions will be painful enough while i still have them..so epidural is my friend I want the pain to be numbed as much and as soon as possible.
what are you going to do? natural birth? or..?

i had an emergency c section with arron and instead of a epi i got a spinal block which lasts much longer and i think is alot better it dont wear off as fast, with henry jr i had a repeat c section and had another spinal block. i would have had a vbac but that isnt an opition wit the hossy that i went to and reason being is because it could kill mother and child or just one it weakens the uterus they said other wise i would have had or at least tired to have one of those

mine never seemed to wear off for some reason..my spinal tap and if it did i dont know what difference it ever made in relieving my pain.
( as for my ticker how do i change it??)

the spinal tap/block was awesome i wish it hadn't wore off it was nice having it i was in so much pain after it did but was up walking around the next day so i could go home soon, they couldn't believe it they were like jami didn't u just have a c section i was like yup but im not going to get any stronger or better just setting in bed so i got up and walked so i wouldnt get any blood clots and got to go home 2 days later as for your ticker? i guess you could go to lilypie.com, tickercentral.com snugglepie.com they have some good ones

Good for you Jami! A little activity after a c-section (Or anything really) is great to help recovery. I'm glad you took charge on that one! I'm sorry you couldn't have your VBAC though Maybe a next time? LOL

Oh and Alyssa you just go back to that website and make a new one, only you do the countdown for her first birthday instead. If that website won't let you do that one then try lilypie.com they have them!

thanks hun and no no vbac for a next time i have to have a repeat c section now if i go to another hospital then i could have one but i loved my doctor so i will stay with him

Oh hehe you answered the question I asked about your doc in another thread! I understand, I've never had a real doctor that I was ever close to, I've just always saw whoever and gotten what I needed and that was that.

Im so afraid to have a natural birth but i have people telling me to try and avoid an epidural because of their experiences i have a really low pain tolerance and am afraid that it will hurt way to bad but im considering getting a spinal block instead of an epidural but i idk for sure HELP!

Stephe wrote:Im so afraid to have a natural birth but i have people telling me to try and avoid an epidural because of their experiences i have a really low pain tolerance and am afraid that it will hurt way to bad but im considering getting a spinal block instead of an epidural but i idk for sure HELP!

I wouldn't base my choices off of other people's successes or failures, I would just research as much as I could and make my own decision. If you listen to their failures then you're doing something out of fear and if you listen to their successes then you're just not being educated, and both can do more harm than good.

You'd be surprised what kind of pain you can tolerate when it comes down to it! Really..
I was soo prepared for a wonderful natural childbirth experience and did not get it. I ended up begging for the intrathecal (no epidural on Maui!) at 8cm and by 10cm it wore off and I had to push.. so it was useless for me. I made it through both stages of labor and birth without drugs with just a 2 hour nap in the middle, and looking back I realize that I could have done without it all together. Those two measly hours didn't mean anything in the big scheme of things. And honestly the best part about labor is that it DOES NOT LAST FOREVER. That's what I thought about the entire time, that this will be over by tonight, I will have my baby girl, and everything will have been worth it and awesome once she's here.

I'm kind of rambling now but I hope that makes sense lol