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First pregnancy

How painful is the epidural?
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Thanks ladies, still think I'm pretty nervous about it since I have a pretty low pain tolerance lol
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The epidural i herd hurts just a tad bit but later on in the future i herd it messes with you .. i did my first pregnancy all normal ..didnt hurt as much only afterward . But it all depends on your contractions...
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Felt normal to me lol .
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10025015 tn?1422498264
It didnt hurt i didnt even feel it sonce i was already scared and nervous about giving birth lol
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7136384 tn?1390142888
It felt like a normal needle to me
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9523089 tn?1414211966
Not that painful unless it hits a nerve that hurted me bad sent a shock through my whole right leg with my first epidural I got it due to emergency csection
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9797462 tn?1410751678
Well if you're having really painful contractions (which you should be if deciding to get epidural) then you won't really feel anything because the contractions will be so bad :)
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