Epidurals- useful or not?!


Question: Do these work? Many people I have asked give me wishy-washy answers. Some say they work like a dream, others say not at all! The part I am most worried about is labor, and I have a decent threshold for pain, but this is Baby #1 so I don't know what to expect.


Answers: Do these work? Many people I have asked give me wishy-washy answers. Some say they work like a dream, others say not at all! The part I am most worried about is labor, and I have a decent threshold for pain, but this is Baby #1 so I don't know what to expect.

The epidural is a fantastic thing. I've never heard of anyone not gaining major relief after having one, that makes no sense.

My wife and I went through ASPO Lamaze classes where they teach that anything other than natural childbirth is horrible and dangerous. These people are like nazis in their fanatisism against modern medicine. No meds, no medical devices, no hospital if you can help it,,, the list of garbage goes on and on. My wife was in hard labor for 26 hours before we finally called for the anesthesiologist. less than an hour after she was able to relax, the baby was born perfectly healthy as she is today, more than 9 years later.

Get the meds. They have zero affect on the baby and a wonderful affect on you.

I highly recommend them.They work wonderful!!!!!!!!

I think it depends on the person. With my first child I was stuck 3 times, only the bolus (initial dose) would work, none of the medicine after the initial dose woked (2 different md's stuck me). Then my second came along and was only numb on 1/2 my body (better than nothing, I guess). Both my babies were healthy Irish 10 pounders (I still cringe at the thought of them coming out, hello episiotomy!!)

I say go for it, get it as soom as you can, I have heard people who wanted it then the anesthesiologist got called to an emergency and then it was too late. You have to be comfortable!!





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