epidural or natural?

[Cassie19957]

From the beginning I've been saying I'm going to get the epidural. But lately I've been thinking I don't want to be stuck in the hospital bed, I'd like to be able to walk around. Any advice or suggestions? Or even stories  because I'm so unsure

[Mamabadge]

Honestly I wanted to go all natural with my first and when the time came and they offered the epidural I took it I couldn't bare the pain anymore and in was so worn out from the contractions and 12 hrs I had already been in labor I did it to help me rest because it wasn't until almost 10 hrs later she was born. I guess my point is you may want not to have it but yu may change your mind when the time doea come

[vbaal]

So the epidural also can have side affects after giving birth right?. My friends and my nephews mothers all got it and they cant stand the cold

[Zahra147]

I had with my first and it was amazing, but i had emergency c section bc my daughter heart beat was so high..
I'll go with epidural this time as well..

[Cassie19957]

Hearing alot of bad things about the epidural :/

[cocob13]

I got the epidural but it only worked on my right side. I could still feel everything on my left side and then when I had my daughter they realized they didn't give me all of it and they left the needle still in my spine.  It was awful

[xxXxshannon23xx]

Well, I just had my baby 3 days ago and I ended up doing it without the epidural but not by choice lol.  I was at a 6 and my contractions started to get unbearable after I was checked so I requested the epidural and the lady came in right away and my contractions started piggy backing like not even 30 seconds in between and I felt like I had to push really bad  and I guess I held my breath trying not to so she trued lecturing me on how bad it was when I yelled I was trying not ti push so she panicked and got my midwife to check me again, mind you she just checked not even 2 mins before and I was at an 8 and she could feel the head when I yelled I had to push and her head was coming out not even 5 seconds after I was an 8 so there was no time for the epidural and I went natural, it hurt like hell but not too unbearable.  The worst part was trying not to push since my body was already doing enough pushing on its own. Lol