Did you have your children with or without pain medication?

**Mom23boys** · 12-06-2002, 12:09 AM

The first one I had, I had an epidural and it was wonderful. The second one I had demirol and was in and out alot. I prefer the epidural, but they said I didn't get there in time.

The last and final one was natural without meds. I remember it very vividly. I can still recall my oldest telling me before I left to the hospital to breath...phew, phew, phewwwww! He was too cute. I think he was 7. So, I took that pain and did as he said. I was proud of myself! But honestly the epidural was the better solution because I could rest while in labor. So, out of three, only one was "natural".

How about you?

**heaven** · 12-06-2002, 12:29 AM

Demerol here too all three of them. No epi, that spinal tap scares me. I wouldn't have had them any other way. but i remember all that pain too. it has been years, i think they are wrong when they said oh you will not remember it after. what a crock!!!!!!!!

**TheCottageRose** · 12-06-2002, 12:51 AM

Gosh, the memories!

The first (26 hours) I had with full strength pitocin and a doc that turned his pager off so he could have dinner with his family...I got an epi at 9 centimeters....the doc was a quack, the epi site still aches. He was later sued for malpractice in the death a mother.

The second one came in 45 minutes, I had a nice demeral drip and he stuck me repeatedly with a needle full of lydocaine or something to deaden the area, and I just prefered that to the epi and with moms fingernails digging into my arm during the hard labor, which was the only labor I had, I was quite happy with the experience.

**dz_blonde_girl** · 12-06-2002, 07:29 AM

I had nothing with ds 10 years ago, he came to fast. I tried a Demerol derivative with dd last January, but it just made me dizzy and more nauseous. I don't know what I'm going to do this time. I need to discuss it with my doctor though.

**lucy979** · 12-06-2002, 11:48 AM

I had an epidural and will again. If we have another one!

**MJsLady** · 12-06-2002, 11:56 AM

I had nothing with either.
With the first I asked for tylenol but the dr said it was too late.
I think I had easy labor, the DR says my pain threshhold is amzingly high.Who knows

**sixfreds** · 12-06-2002, 01:37 PM

First one I had no pain meds.... but the time I thought I might need something it was too late BUT wasn't too bad..

The triplets I had a c-section so I had meds with them...

Eileen

**wiseone418** · 12-06-2002, 01:41 PM

epi...dont know why anyone would go natural if they didnt have to....i was fully aware of everything going on and went through 13 hrs of labor before i was able to the epi so i know how painful it is and you couldnt pay me enough for me to go natural

**~Sherry~** · 12-06-2002, 01:41 PM

I wanted to do it without meds... until it started to hurt. LOL
I had an Epidural... pushed for hours, then had a C-Section. The Epi was wonderful for the pain, but I did NOT like the helpless feeling after of not being able to move.

**Michelle** · 12-06-2002, 03:01 PM

Same exact story here Sherry...was in labor for 22 hrs and then had C-section.

I had a planned C-section with my second dd, and they gave me a spinal for that. It was so painful when they gave it to me...they hit a nerve and sent the pain all the way from my toes to my head

**summercat** · 12-06-2002, 06:09 PM

I had C-sectiosn with both my girls because of my birthdefect so I felt NOTHING from the waist down

**doodlebug** · 12-06-2002, 07:50 PM

After about 10 hours of labor they gave me something to speed up the contractions, now that was really fun, NOT! They finally decided to give me some demerol after I begged and pleaded for what felt like forever. I have a very low pain threshold and I could have cheerfully strangled that doctor. I only have the one dd so that was thankfully my only experience. Wow, an epi would have been wonderful.