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Asked by momtobe1992

Q: do you feel baby coming out with epidural?

I heard that after you get an epidural, you don't feel anything , even when baby is crowning. is that true? you don't even feel the burning sensation when the baby is crowning?

This question was asked Jan. 4, 2013 4:24pm
Category: Labour & Delivery

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Answered by dawgs727 - Jan. 6, 2013 8:59pm
Ummm and FYI to the lady saying that getting an epidural is selfish and drugs your baby... you could not be more wrong. My husband and I are DOCTORS... the infusion from the epidural does not cross the blood brain barrier therefor it is not absorbed into the blood stream, therefor your baby gets NONE of the medication through this route. Not to mention that studies in the New England Journal of Medicine have shown that often times, having an epidural is not only better for the mother but also for the baby as your body is not as stressed in turn causing less stress on the infant... NOT to mention the mental and psychological benefits for a mother. So please, please educate yourselves before you make a choice on what is best for you by speaking to your OB or a reliable source, this is a personal decision that everyone should make FOR THEMSELVES without shame from others!!! (PS I had an epidural and will be doing it again!!!!! LOVED IT)

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Answered by dawgs727 - Jan. 6, 2013 8:52pm
I LOVED my epidural the first time around and will be doing it again this time. It is hard to describe, I could "feel" the contractions like an intense pressure but not really pain. Same for when the baby was actually born. I was unable to lift or control my legs which was weird (the nurses and my husband had to hold them until they pulled out the lovely stir-ups). I could feel things but it was more a pressure than any type of pain.... They pulled my epidural within fifteen minutes of the completion of the birthing process and I walked to the bathroom twenty minutes later on my own..... Amazing and made the process so much more relaxing ( I was induced with pitocin so the contractions were pretty rough for awhile). BUT to each their own!!!!

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Answered by kCharleneS - Jan. 5, 2013 8:31pm
I had an epidural with my first and I plan on getting one again with this one. They let me control how much I needed, but when the time came I could just FEEL that it was time to push and they let me go by my body's wishes. I didn't feel much, but I felt a little which was weird. It didn't hurt, it just felt really funny. I had a headache later on but that may have been because I was so scared of needles that I kept tensing up when they gave me the epidural. Personally, I loved it. I got the epidural at 10 am and I was 6 cm dilated, and my son was out by 12:35 that afternoon with zero complications.

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Answered by firecracker11 - Jan. 4, 2013 11:45pm
Oh, I must add that my contractions SLOWED WAY down after I got the epidural! Not everybody... but there is a chance... :)

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Answered by firecracker11 - Jan. 4, 2013 11:43pm
I got an epidural, and I absoultly hated it... I hated that I couldnt get up and move around, and I hated not being able to feel my legs... all though it did help with the pain of the contractions. But by the time I actually got to push the baby out, the epidural wore off (they wouldnt give me any more) and I could feel everything. I had to have a vacume assistaded birth at the end, and that was more painful having that thing stuck up me, then it was to push the baby out. but after I got to hold my bundle of joy the pain I had went away! This pregnancy, I am not going to get a epidural, I want to be able to walk around and sit in different positions during contractions. Getting an epidural is totaly your decison, and dont let anyone presuade you to do anything you dont want to do! I just want you to know that there is still a chance of being able to feel things, if you have a long labor or not. Do your reshearch, and make the decison that you think will help you the best!

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Answered by lavena3 - Jan. 4, 2013 8:46pm
i have it done 2 time first it did not do nothing 2 it jst made my body relex to push my son out i belive me i felt everything good luck to you

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Answered by a member - Jan. 4, 2013 8:27pm
I loved my epidural - it got me through the worst of the contractions, but I could still feel my legs and I could feel when it was time to push - I thought the doctor was going to tell me when it was time, but I ended up telling him! I just felt the pressure, though, not any pain or burning sensation. It was also nice to have because my baby's heart rate dropped and the doctor needed to do an episiotomy quickly to get her out, and I of course didn't feel a thing when he was cutting and then stitching me back up. I had no problems with recovery from the epidural or episiotomy either. I know some people tell horror stories about botched epidurals and episiotomies, and I'm sure it does happen sometimes, but I am living proof it is not always so!

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Answered by momtobe1992 - Jan. 4, 2013 7:02pm
Thanks Ladies for the answers!

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Answered by kelsamagoo - Jan. 4, 2013 7:01pm
Reading these posts makes me not want an epidural when my time comes. It just seems unnatural that you can't feel something like that! Maybe I'll change my mind after the first baby, but I've been doing some reading and some people say labor goes faster without the epidural because you can feel what your body needs to do and what position you need to be in to speed up the process. However, I can understand doing it if you need sleep to keep pushing--the baby must be born!!

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Answered by Razzle_ - Jan. 4, 2013 6:27pm
To the be really negative post: I can only assume you have yet to feel labour pain or you wouldn't be so narrow minded.
Anyway, i had an epidural after 27 hours of intense contractions which help me sleep a little to get the energy to push and couldn't feel anything which for me made pushing tricky. It wasn't controllable though so that probably would helped in that respect.

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