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I had an epidural and a c-section and I don’t have pain from either one. Maybe I was just lucky?
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I had an epidural for surgery right after my daughter was born, it made me groggy also. But think of this the epidural relaxed you and after 20 hours of labor anybody who has been given a relaxent would be groggy.
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I’m not bragging just answering the message above. I sought out in my birthing plan to not have any drugs. I instructed my midwife that if I asked for anything to ignore me. She was great and listened to my every request. I made it through the labor without anything. However my dream was then shattered as I had to be rushed to surgery because of a retained placenta, and they were haveing trouble keeping my daughters temperature stable. I will tell you this though. Once I was able to walk again (4 hours later) I got myself to that nursery and held her until they discharged me 2 days later. My daughter is 17months old now and we couldn’t be closer. I contribute this closeness to the fact that when I was able to she was shown nothing but love and closeness for the most crutial days of her life. She was brought into this world knowing that feeling and not the feeling of a hospital bassinet. Maybe I am wrong, maybe I am right but this is how I feel. BrigidMom
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> Why did an epidural make you groggy? > Kerrie
i don’t know. :-/ I wasn’t expecting that at all. Cathy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –
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> > Why did an epidural make you groggy? > Kerrie > i don’t know. :-/ I wasn’t expecting that at all. > Cathy
I have done both ways, first daughter natural, second with epidural. No complications either time, so both of my daughters stayed with me immediately after birth, we nursed, etc. I have to say that I was way more tired after the first, natural delivery than the second withthe epidural. You spend a lot of energy working through contractions when you feel them 100% IMHO. If I have another, you can bet I will get an epidural. The only thing I didn’t like about the epidural was the numbness in my leg that meant I couldn’t get up by myself for a few hours. Michelle
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>I have done both ways, first daughter natural, second with epidural. No >complications either time, so both of my daughters stayed with me >immediately after birth, we nursed, etc. I have to say that I was way >more tired after the first, natural delivery than the second withthe >epidural. You spend a lot of energy working through contractions when you >feel them 100% IMHO. If I have another, you can bet I will get an >epidural. The only thing I didn’t like about the epidural was the >numbness in my leg that meant I couldn’t get up by myself for a few >hours.
Did you have any lasting effects?? My son is almost 2 and my wife’s back still hurts where they put it in. We’re not sure what to do. Z
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