anyone had the epidural?

[kayleeangel123]

Just wondering for those who have had the epidural what did it feel like and could you still feel the pain? X

[kayleeangel123]

How many cm dilated do you have to be before they can give you the epidural? X

[proudmommytobe15]

Now I have awful back pain where it was put in

[norahbee3]

I have had it twice..the second time it took them 4 times to stop hitting bone in my back :/ but feels better after getting for sure..my husband said it looks like they feed a wire into your back..gah good thing I didn't watch that!

[proudmommytobe15]

I hate the epidural more than anything. I had it 2 weeks ago when I had my daughter. (I'm a jumpy person ) and I was having really bad contractions when I got it along with my water leaking out by the gallons. The man couldn't get it in right and I could feel it scraping ny spine. Anyway long story short it took 30 minuets for it to be over and it didn't do anything but numb my legs.

[Maryrose519]

It wasn't that bad to get put in, they numb you first and it feels like a pinch. It worked immediately for me. You can sometimes feel the contractions but it's nothing like full on.

[susamor]

It felt like an electric shock at one point. I was mostly feeling the painful contractions and trying to breathe through them and not move. It was very painful when he was done and felt like I couldn't talk or move for a few minutes. I was induced though so my experience might be different. I still felt a lot of back pain even though my legs were very numb. It was still painful even with the epidural.

[Shayshay456]

It made it so my contractions weren't as painful but I still felt pretty much everything. It was like that with both of my labors. I couldn't have pushed with out it though.... I will be getting another this time around too! :)

[summerGrace27]

I had all good experiences with the epidural I had it 3 times I will do it again it's just a lot of pressure no pain and it's just uncomfortable during contractions and u will welcome the epidural compared to the pain of contractions anything is better than the contractions lol but it's a lot safer than taking drugs during ur labor because it doesn't puts ur baby at risk.

[SecondTimeMom15]

I think it worked pretty quickly from what I remember. Entirely oblivious to the contractions about 10-15 after insertion.

[kayleeangel123]

So does it instantly take the pain away after it being inserted or do you have to wait for it to kick in? X

[SecondTimeMom15]

It felt like a bizarre tapping inside my spine when the inserted the epidural for my first. They had to insert it between contractions and the heavs of me vomitting, so I barely noticed the insertion to be honest.

During labor, I didn't feel a single contraction. But by the time I pushed, it had worn off and I felt every stretch, pull, push of my daughter coming out. I also felt the sting of my tear and it was a horrible horrible pain. I can't imagine going natural though sometimes I wonder if it would have felt the same at that point bc it hurt so bad.

Hopefully, baby number two's exit will be smoother!!

[rabeccarice]

It ***** to get because you have to round out your back and when your having contractions and have to sit still it ***** but its a little pinch and about a min after they start the meds the pain starts to go away and as long as they do it right no no pain just pressure I have had three my last one I wish I dident because my labor was only two hours it was a waist I'm not planning on it with this one