Comments on: Childbirth still very painful with epidural?

By: peyton31602

peyton31602 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:33:43 +0000

I had natural labor with my first 2 and the labor were 24 hrs for my first and 28 hrs for my second. I was so scared that my third would be the same if not longer so I opted for the epidural. this is how it went, my water broke at home, no previous signs of labor, or contractions, just stood up off the couch and my water broke, contactions started about 10 minutes later and were about 2 minutes apart when they started this was the same for my first two, got to the hospital I was 3 centimeters dialated, contractions were piggyback and excruciating, I got an epi, and exactly 5 hours from the time my water broke I had my son. I felt nothing but tightening in my uterus, and when it came time to push, I was so numb from the waist down I couldn’t feel a thing, just lots of pressure, I couldn’t even lift my legs up by myself, needless to say I had to lay in bed for 8 hours after I had him because my legs were so numb I couldn’t even move them…. That was the only downfall, not sure what the heck size dose I got of the epi, but I wish I would have gotten it with my first 2 !!!!!

By: casey b

casey b — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:51:55 +0000

no it isnt painful unless for some reason it didnt take then it would be like natural

By: Kitty

Kitty — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:47:50 +0000

I had epidural, but mine was not installed correctly (unfortunately). My right side was totally painless (I still felt lots of pressure, but trust me, it is nothing and you would not be concerned), but the left side was 100% in pain (and that was really bad). Based on that I can only tell you that epidural is amazing when installed properly. I would definitely use it again hoping that it would work this time.
Now, my baby is already 6 months old and I remember only good things about his birth. You may be scared right now, but when the time comes you will have lots of people helping you. You will do your best to deliver a healthy child and even all this pain will not ruin that.

By: tr7869_farmer

tr7869_farmer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:28:13 +0000

I had my first two children without any pain medication whatsoever. I was going to try the third time without it as well and decided to go ahead and get the epidural. What a God sent. I didn’t feel a thing. When it was time to push, the doctor had to tell me when I was having contraction. It doesn’t take the pain away afterwards though. But the pain afterwards is not excruciating as it is during labor.

By: Lana

Lana — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:01:10 +0000

I have 4 month old son. And I had epiurial. First I thought i will try to go without any pain killers but after 3 hours of pain i changed my mind (it was not really that bad but it is really hard to cope with that) And after that moment no pain at ALL. I was just waching TV until the very end And next day I was already in great shape and left hospital.

By: Traci

Traci — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:48:07 +0000

I don’t know. I have 3 kids and never had a epidural.

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:26:11 +0000

I had NO pain with an epidural. It was amazing! I could withstand the pain without, but I was actually able to rest after I got the epidural. I would highly recommend it!

By: mexiawatson3

mexiawatson3 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:14:28 +0000

if it is placed in your back correctly it will be just pressure and maybe some pain still far less painful than natural and safer then Demerol.

By: lisaannemarie312

lisaannemarie312 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:53:51 +0000

well, let’s see, i gave birth two months ago. my contractions were hurting so bad, i finally decided to get an epidural at 7centimeters. FIRST OF ALL, putting the epidural into my spine was painful. i kept moving, and crying, the guy had to stick it in my back like six times, it was horrible. once the epidural kicked in, i couldn’t feel the contractions any longer, and i started to relax. i started to fall asleep, & out of nowhere, my contractions started coming really strong again, and i felt like i had to push. i kept screaming, it was the worst pain i felt in my entire life & i thought i was going to DIE. they injected more epidural in me like three more times, but it had no effect, and it was a HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE.

but two months later, i totally forget what the pain even felt like, i just knew at the time, i was going to faint because it hurt that bad. but it’s worth everything.

By: tattooed mama

tattooed mama — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:48:53 +0000

An epidural numbs you from the waist down. You don’t feel anything, except when I was about to push I could feel pressure down there. I had one with my son. With my daughter I had nothing and it hurt like hell, it feels like really really bad period cramps. But it is so worth it in the end.