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wow...i though that i had stopped getting answers, so first i would like to say thank you for all that got back to me on this. i also am opting not to get an epidural mainly for the not having control over my own body thing...it is really scary to me when i think that i have no control over any parts of my body...its kind of like pa__sing out, and you just cant control how you are falling, or what you are going to fall into. (lol...i dont know if that makes sense to anyone else) i personally want to be of sound mind and body while i give birth, and i am by NO means saying that anyone who gives natural child birth deserves a metal over a women who opts to use pain relief during labor...as far as i am concerned ALL women who give birth (natural or otherwise) deserve a frickin metal...it is one of the most miraculous things a women could do...i dont think that i am any better than anyone else...and for all i know, i might not even make it through...but for now...this is my plan, and planning for it in advance is going to be something that can help me get through this, and to prepare myself for the "worst case scenerios" so to speak. i also completly agree with the music aspect as well, and that is why i want to have some type of stress relief cd in the room with me, to help me relax, and use deep breathing excersises to help me work through the pain (provided i am not out in the halls walking around lol). again, thank you all for your thoughts and insight on this subject, and i will try and update everyone at some point...to let you all know how it goes...lol...it wont be for at least six months, but i hope that at some point, i can be of some help to someone else. thanks again...and take care!
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you people act like epidural is evil! give me a break!!!!
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After 4 days of pitocin induced labor, I finally got an epidural... my anest. was great, it was a light epidural, and I could still feel my legs, etc, they were just wobbly and I couldn't walk.. I didn't feel out of control at all.. In my pre-birth cla__s ( taught by a midwife) at the hospital, we went over pain med options and all the pros and cons of them, and we were told that epidurals don't affect the fetus AT ALL, since it was a locally applied nerve agent in the moms spine... it doesn't travel all over your body through your blood.. so baby gets none of it. The "con" they mentioned is in some cases it can cause laobr to stall, ending in C-Section. For me personally, as soon as I got that epidural, my body was able to relax.. I went from the 3 that I was for 4 days to a 10 in just over an hour after the epi, pushed 6 times, and there was my girl! She had great APGAR scores, which shocked all my nurses since I had been in labor for so long. Each person has a right to their choice, birth is a miraculious thing, no matter HOW the birth is accomplished ( meds, no meds, c-section, etc). But according to all the research I have done, and what was told to me at the hospital, the "advice" above that stated the baby gets pumped full of drugs ( when chooding an epidural) is incorrect. You may influence someones decision, or make them feel bad about a decision, even though what was stated isn't true.
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I am going to try naural birth, not to win a medal, not to impress anyone, not to be super-woman- but because I don't want labor to stall and have my baby pulled out with forceps or extracted by vacuum. That just isn't how it is supposed to be. Epidurals are not evil, but many of us feel we can minimize the dangers to our babies by avoiding them. I would not tell anyone else what they should do. Everyone is going to do what they feel they can to get a healthy baby. Good luck to all of you!
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hi ladies! first of all...i feel like once again, that i should clarify that I DONT THINK THAT I AM ANY BETTER than anyone else that gives birth with the help of pain meds. THIS IS A PERSONAL CHOICE for me. i am scared to death of having an epidural, and i want to attempt this for no other reason than I WANT TO. thats all...i dont feel better or more courageous than any of you. this (once again) is a PERSONAL disicion (sp) just like it was yours to have some a__sistance with pain meds...i dont feel like myself or anyone else on here has bashed anyone for using pain meds...so if you have negative comments, start your own thread t_tled "bashing natural birth women"...because this is not what this post was intended for...it was intended for other women here who have experianced natural child birth to tell me about it, so that i am prepared as well as i can be for this. take care ladies, and please if anyone else has any advice about this, then i would love to hear it.
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I think that people tend to advise you on what they chose themselves. So if they've had an epidural, they are for sure going to tell you to get one. All I have to say is decide for yourself. I am planning on having natural childbirth, but I am not ruling out the fact the I might want some kind of pain relief. I'll just keep my options open.
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First off, I don't think that epidurals are bad, duh, I had one. I was pleased with the outcome of it and liked not having very much pain, but I did not like the numb legs as a side effect. Also, since I am paying 20% of the hospital bill plus $750, I am trying to financially eliminate anything that is not necessary and an epidural is sure one of them. I am also not using anything from the hosptial such as their pads and mesch underwear because they charge for that as well. Hospitals will gouge your wallet for any little thing that the can and I for one, don't want to pay any extra that I already have to.
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I had pethadine and gas with my first and hated them both, with my second i had a very quick but very painful labour, i recently had my third and while i was pregnant i knew i was going to have a natural child birth, so i did a lot of research on natural pain relief. I found that welcoming the pain instead of fearing it helped immensly, when a contraction hit, deep breathing and meditation helped me through it, and when i could movement helped aswell, but due to some complications i was strapped to the monitors most of the time. I was so calm the entire time that my midwife didnt believe i was in labour until she got the dr to "induce" me and found i was actually 8cm dilated
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