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maybe I shouldn't have....

jeffnstefjeffnstef member
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but I just watched a video of a woman receiving an epidural and now my lower back hurts. I'm so suggestible. LOL
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    Fulbri05Fulbri05
    If/when you receive that epidural, it is THE BEST feeling in the world. 
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    jeffnstefjeffnstef member
    yeah...I'm a little scared of needles, but I think not being able to see it being injected will help me be less afraid.
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    Mrs D~SMrs D~S

    imagejeffnstef:
    yeah...I'm a little scared of needles, but I think not being able to see it being injected will help me be less afraid.

     you will be in so much pain you wont know a needle is being injected into your back.  Best thing ever!

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    MamaLo1216MamaLo1216
    I hate.... DESPISE needles.  The idea of the epidural needle scared me to death but I can honestly say, it wasn't that bad when I had one with my daughter's birth 5 years ago.  I promise, it's not nearly as bad as you would think! 
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    jgoetz1jgoetz1 member
    Yeah I hate needles too, but didn't even feel my epidural going in.  Once it was in, I felt so great and no longer felt the pain.  You won't mind it at all when you're in labor.
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    hurricanelydiaahurricanelydiaa
    I got a little bit squeamish when I saw how BIG the needle was...but it helped that when they actually put it in I of course couldn't see it, plus I was so ready to feel some relief that I was more focused on the end result. And that sucker started working RIGHT away :-)
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    marielovestimothy03marielovestimothy03 member

    imageFulbri05:
    If/when you receive that epidural, it is THE BEST feeling in the world. 

    YES!

    If I have another epidural just like the one I had with my 2nd, I will be a happy happy mama. 

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    cchill01cchill01 member
    You will not even notice the needle or the pain.  Just the amazing relief.  
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    mrs+harlowmrs+harlow member
    Is it weird that I am more flipped out about a catheter than the actual epi?
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    marielovestimothy03marielovestimothy03 member

    imagemrs+harlow:
    Is it weird that I am more flipped out about a catheter than the actual epi?

    Lol. Nope. I totally was too. With my first pregnancy it totally freaked me out and I was terrified of pulling it the wrong way. Ouch.

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    carimelicarimeli
    By the time you're ready, you won't care. I had a student give mine (!) and as he did it, he and my husband were talking about skiing. I really did not care lol.  The hardest part to me was that I was shivering so much it was hard to stay still. It's not bad!
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    mel101mel101 member

    imagemrs+harlow:
    Is it weird that I am more flipped out about a catheter than the actual epi?

     

    Me too! But I did it twice already and it actually wasn't too bad.

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