Re: To all ladies who have had a normal or 'walking' epidural

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I was planning on not having an epidural with my second because it didn't seem to do any good anyway. But he was born by c-section. Thankfully that epidural worked much better the second time.

Happy birthing!

--
Linda

At Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Kristy wrote:
>
>I had my first two children naturally, but the second birth was so
>painful that I thought I'd die.  So this time I'm having a "walking"
>epidural.  To those of you who have had any kind of epidural, I am
>curious as to what sensations you experienced *vaginally* and in the
>perenium during the actual pushing stage? Did you feel pressure? Pain of
>any kind? Stinging? Anything? Please let me know, and also how intense
>any discomfort may have been.  How tolerable? Also, were you relaxed
>enough that the pushing stage was shortened? I am terrified.
>Thank you in advance...Kristy B.

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