@bananers I completely agree. when people find out I had a med free birth (unplanned) with my second, they assume I am going to do it again. and then I ask them if they are insane. Trust me the medicated birth was much more enjoyable. Say yes to drugs!
My SIL went med free with my oldest nephew. I asked her the day after how it was and she said she wouldn't wish it on her worst enemy lol. Then 3 years later she was about to have nephew #2 and said she was going med free again. I very nicely reminded her what she said. She was like "oh I don't remember it being THAT bad". I just laughed at her and said I had made it my mission to remind her of what she said. She ended up being induced so she needed the epi since the pitocin made her contractions extremely painful.
@Curls919 there is definitely some truth to the old adage that women have a unique ability to forget pain. Even now, almost three years after the birth of my first, I remember the contractions being painful before I got the epi, but there's a small part of me, in the back of my mind that thinks, it wasn't that bad, was it?
I remember both of my labors very vividly, 11 and 6 years ago. The first one was pretty awful, considering I labored at home for 4 hours before even going to the hospital, and then they started me on Pitocin.. I got meds in my IV, but they did next to nothing for my back labor, except make me delusional! After I got the Epi though, it was smooth sailing. I will say though, I pushed for over 2 hours with the first one. The second time, I was induced, and I got the Epidural only an hour into the Pitocin. That made all the difference in the world with the entire birth experience! The second time around was a much more enjoyable experience, and because I was pain free, I could relax to let my body work with the contractions, instead of fighting against the pain like I did with the first one. Pushed just over an hour the second time and had a much shorter and much more enjoyable labor! I say bring on the drugs this time! I might even ask for them before I go into labor! LOL
Re: FFFC 3.4.16
BFP #2 8/22/12 | EDD 5/5/13 | DS1 born 5/9/13
BFP #3 4/25/15 | EDD 1/7/16 | MMC 7/2/15 @ 13w1d | D&E 7/8/15
BFP #4 12/9/15 | EDD 8/22/16 | DS2 born 5/18/16 at 26w2d
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