I had a sad experience when my son was born. It didn't help me at all because they gave it to me too…

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I had a sad experience when my son was born. It didn't help me at all because they gave it to me too late, when I was already pushing. I don't know why the doctor was so careless at the time. I want to hear your experiences with epidurals. I'm giving birth in a different hospital this time, so I'm wondering if I need one or not.
I spend most of the day lying down. My husband and son do the housework. In the morning, I walk arou…
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Nadezhda Zuevich
An epidural is the best thing scientists ever came up with!
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Leysan Borodulya
Nadezhda Zuevich I wasn't lucky the first time. I don't know why they didn't give it to me then
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Anita
It didn't help me much either
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zadra
I gave birth without an epidural the first time. The second time, I wanted one, but it was too late. They said it wasn't advisable to get one at 8 cm dilation, and I wouldn't feel the pushing stage. In the end, I'm even glad I managed without an epidural the second time too.
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Nadezhda Zuevich
Nadezhda Zuevich They didn't make it in time for my second birth; I arrived already 7 cm dilated. But in my third birth, I really enjoyed the process thanks to the epidural anesthesia!
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Mari
It helped me, I even managed to doze for a couple of hours. But as I understood it, they removed it too late for me, so I didn't feel the pushing urges and didn't understand at all if I was pushing or not. In the end, it wasn't painful, but it's hard to push when you don't feel anything
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Anna
I've never given birth with her, I don't see the need.
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Kristina
I had my first child without any pain relief, and everything was fine.
With my younger one, something was much more painful, so I asked for an epidural. They gave it to me. But in the end, I didn't feel the pushing stage and ended up delivering during contractions, following the midwife's instructions.
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Patritsiya
I gave birth the first time without it. The second time, I went in ahead of time to arrange for it. They put it in as soon as I arrived; I was 2 cm dilated, my water broke, and the contractions were already painful. If I had given birth the first time like this, I would have been ready for the second one sooner. Dilation happened quickly, and during pushing, the epidural hadn't worn off yet. I was so glad about that. I knew how to push, and had no problems with it. Towards the end, of course, its magic started to fade, and I felt a couple of pushes in all their glory. The only thing that bothered me a bit was that it only worked on one side; I felt pain on the left, which was tolerable but unpleasant. The anesthesiologist explained something to me about why, but I don't remember anymore. And I've read a lot that it didn't help some people at all. I wonder why that is.
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Tatyana K
both times without it
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Marina
For my first birth, I wanted to go without an epidural, but the contractions were very strong and lasted a long time, and my dilation wasn't progressing much. I was exhausted, so I asked for an epidural. They administered it really well, and I even fell asleep, I'd even say I passed out for a while. I woke up, they checked me, and I was fully dilated – it was amazing! The epidural was still working, so I didn't feel pain during pushing, but I could still feel the contractions. It helped me a lot. For my second birth, I asked for it again, but they administered it kind of crookedly; it only worked on one side and not for long
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Yuliya Zhukova
I remember they gave me oxytocin because dilation wasn't progressing; I was 1.5 cm dilated from 9 AM, and they gave it to me at 4:30 PM. Half an hour later, I had excruciating pain, 8 cm dilation, and the baby hadn't descended yet. They made me walk and endure the contractions, otherwise, I would have torn completely. And they were afraid to give me an epidural then, so I remember it all with a shudder 😬 I can't imagine how it will be this time
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Anastasiya Kiseleva
It helped me a lot. My dilation was small, but the contractions were very strong, lasting a minute every minute. I got an epidural for 2 hours. By the time it wore off, I was fully dilated and it was just ending as I started pushing. I'm very happy with it. However, I delivered under a contract and the head of the department administered the epidural. It's really important that the doctor has skilled hands.
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IRINA
Anna Because you don't know what it's like)
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Leysan Borodulya
Anastasiya Kiseleva About the hands, yes. If only I could find them. Otherwise, my anesthesiologist was definitely self-taught.
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Anna
Anna Yeah, and it's not interesting. I didn't have THAT unbearable pain during my labor.
Also, they gave me an epidural, but not for labor, and my back didn't thank me for it.
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