Had my first with no epidural, despite her being almost 9lbs. It wasn't horrible either yes the pain was pretty bad, but I lived through it and had a beautiful baby afterwards to take my mind off of the pain that being said I'm not against epidurals so it will always be an option, but I think I'll just have to wait and see how labour goes this time around!
Natural with my first....very easy no pain. Plan on going natural again with this little guy in may. Everyone has different levels of pain they can handle. I just like the fact of feeling and knowing when it's time to push.
I had a med-free birth with my first and plan to do the same with this one. I disagree with mistyjewel88, however, on birthing classes. While I agree the actual techniques don't really matter from the classes, I think it's important to know all of the options and be informed on the "what-ifs" that can happen during labor/birth. I needed an internal monitor with my first labor and had I not done the classes, I might have been more freaked out by it.
With my son, my water broke first. At 4cm they started pitocin, and I made it to 7cm before I got the epidural. It didn't work on my left side because of scar tissue, so it's 100% not an option this time. I will not be trapped in a bed WHILE capable of moving half my body. No thank you.
I had an epidural with my first. It didn't work on my right side, I felt every contraction in my back. But when it came time to push I felt no pain and never felt them stitching me up after I tore. He was born in the morning and I was up getting showered by noon. I'm definitely getting an epidural this time and I hope it works better than the last time. I did have some pain in my back for a few weeks afterwards but I feel like it was worth it.
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