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Apple you are welcome here anytime you need advice or support :) Teddy I had an epidural with Ellie, but next time I want to go all natural too. Tell me how it goes hahaha.

apple tree: well i have big b___bies so maybe i'd be alright feeding twins...I'M TERRIBLE! heehee! newbaby: you're hardcore lol. i'm actually pretty scared but my mom told me it was more like mild cramps with the urge to poo to her. and i didn't take any pain meds after my d&c so maybe i'd be a little bit ok. not sure lol. we'll just have to see =P amanda: lol i'm sure it will be embara__sing for me. if we can have a camera in the room there will be many times during the movie that you'll hear me say "ok turn off the camera for like 30 seconds while i scream". i dunno, though. my husband's friend's wife did it naturally and she was all >.< scrunchy faced when she was getting a tattoo on her back and i didn't make any faces when i got the one on the back of my neck. i was actually falling asleep lol. oooo i miss my tattoos (or getting them, rather). i'm planning out my new one after the baby lol.

teddy i am planning on going natrual, i just have this theory that if i do it natrual and feel all the pain i,ll bond with my bbay better rather than not feel and then be like where did that baby come from!! it didnt come from me i didnt feel it lol! i plan on having gas and air if need be lol i like to have a back up pain for when i screaming oh god give me an epidural lol!! i also have tatoos and a few pericing and tbh some of my pericings hurt more than my tatoo lol its also on my thigh so its different to say having it on my bone lol! i plan on having stars going from my neck down my spine and little stars behind my ear lol! and of course my daughters name i was thinking of getting it on the side of my hane like where cheral cole has one (not sure if thats spelt right) she,s in girls aloud married to ashley cole and is currently a judge in x factor incase you didnt know who she was

Hey, sweetie, I'm glad to hear that everything is working out. Keep your head up, and I promise, when you see that little one at your scan.....ahhh gettin sentimental...it changes everything! Just remember, don't be afraid to come on here to b___h, cry, ask questions about the simplest things, etc.

Teddy-- Ugh my mom was taking pictures the whole time and it's like a murder scene in there! I was making stupid faces and for some reason in every picture I have 5 chins hahaha. It ruins the mood too... When my contractions started getting intense, I started bawling my eyes out because it was starting to get real... I was going to see my daughter for the first time in just a few hours!! Then my mom rubs my shoulder, I look up at her, and she says "CHEESE!" and snaps a picture. There goes that moment hahaha

angel: not sure i agree with that theory. a lot of young girls who go for no meds for that reason end up resenting their child for the pain they were put through. but i doubt you'd have that problem because you were trying for the baby and it's something you wanted. not that all surprise babies are resented, but some kids are just like that. my tattoos aren't exactly all on fleshy parts which is probably why some of the piercings hurt more for you. i have one on my left shoulder of a phoenix that is a cover up of my ex-husband's name (it was actually 2 covers and once they tattoo inked skin, then it hurts), one is on my right forearm at my wrist that extends halfway up my forearm (fyi inside of your forearm is tender), and my other one is on the back of my neck, which people say hurts like hell. it actually solved a nerve problem i had in my neck and shoulders lol. for my next one, i'm thinking of going for an almost somoan tattoo, but i'm not somoan, so i might just get a lot of tribal. i love tattoos!! screw piercings. when i ripped my tongue, the magic was gone for me. amanda: lol nice. i can imagine my husband taking the "best" pictures of me during labor. he's good like that lol. and it seems like every picture i have of me i see at least 3 or 4 chins so this should be GOLDEN!

Before I went into labor I was talking to this nurse who was doing my NST test, she asked me if I wanted to do a natural childbirth and I told her I hadn't really decided yet. She went on to say that epidurals were amazing, she'd worked in Labor and Delivery for like 45 years or something like that and she'd never seen anything go wrong with the baby due to it, and the worst she'd seen happen to the mom is it just not working. So there I was on delivery day thinking about that and went for it, I didn't know what to expect so I didn't want to be overwhelmed...now that I do I feel more confident going natural.

well, i want to start off natural and see how far i get. i don't want to deal with the pain if it's too much for me and then remember how much i hated the whole childbirth part of it, so i'm totally open to drugs. i'd just prefer to see how far i can go. we'll see =P

Well... I mean it's your decision but usually when things start to go bad it's too late for the epidural. Maybe you should talk to your doctor about it? I mean I was 4cm dilated when I got the epidural and I really didn't feel like I needed it, but once I was fully dilated I felt worse with the epidural then before I got it... So I imagine it hurt pretty bad for me to still be uncomfortable whilst completely numb.

Well, I went through nearly the entire thing without my epi working. They had to re-do it 3 times and I was finally fully numb an hour before Addy was born. Now, having dealt with HORRIBLE cramps for all of my life, it wasn't 'too' big of a deal. It hurt yes like a MOFO but my cramps put me to a point of puking and tears. Contractions.. not so much. I think I might be going 100% natural this time. Not sure yet.

With me, i hadnt intended on going natural. I kept asking when i could have an epidural and they said when i got to 4 cm. Well i got the epidural and it didnt work. At all. By the time they realized what was wrong it was too late. Theres a certain point you pa__s and you cant have one. I had back labor which is known to be more painful. Ive never felt a cramp or contraction in the front. Dont know why, but it sure sucks. But now that ive done natural labor and know i CAN do it, i plan to again.

teddy i see your point i could go wither way i supose i think that it would help me bond but your right some women resent there child the more tramatic childbirth was for them............... i didnt really think it matters if your baby was planned or not? i dont know?...............i just think if i went in and straight away opted for an epidural and not really felt anythign i would be bumped and for me i think i would find it harder to bond.............where as i want to try with just gas and air i supose people look at childbirth differently some women look at it as this beautiful natrual non painfull thing and other women (including me) look at it as a really painfull ripping experiance lol! with obviouisly something beautiful at the end........also i have an addiction to watchign women giving birth atm on utube i cant help it i want to be so prepared lol.... teddy thats what i plan on doing..............im going to ask if the epi can be there waiting as it takes 20mins for them to sort it and then like 20mins for it work so if its there that cuts of 2mins lol! i just feel better knowing i tried lol........also im scared i,d never feel my legs again lol!! as it still carried risks

Well hopefully he is arrested and can't cause you anymore problems, and that everything else goes well. Have fun at your scan :)

Aw Apple Tree it's great that you're excited! That first scan will change your life :) When I had mine I just started bursting out crying and became an entirely different person. It was amazing! UGH your ex is just a jerk! That made me so mad... I hope he gets what's coming to him. Just tell him it's not his or something. Make him go away! That kind of stress is really bad for you :(