My first labor took 24 hours -- almost to the minute -- and I wanted to tough it out. At hour 16, I finally asked for an epidural and it didn't take. I was miserable. I believed that the epidural would interfere with pushing and was afraid of the drugs.
Second pregnancy, my contractions were every two minutes but i was less than 3 centimeters dilated. I think I would have put the epidural in myself. It was a MUCH better labor and I really felt present the second time around. They took the epidural out about 20 minutes before I needed to push. I only had to push twice for the my second daughter to arrive and honestly, having been able to relax during labor was such a blessing because i have very clear memories of the birth of my second. The birth of my first is really a fog of pain and exhaustion.
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My first labor took 24 hours -- almost to the minute -- and I wanted to tough it out. At hour 16, I finally asked for an epidural and it didn't take. I was miserable. I believed that the epidural would interfere with pushing and was afraid of the drugs.
April 25, 2008 - 6:53pmSecond pregnancy, my contractions were every two minutes but i was less than 3 centimeters dilated. I think I would have put the epidural in myself. It was a MUCH better labor and I really felt present the second time around. They took the epidural out about 20 minutes before I needed to push. I only had to push twice for the my second daughter to arrive and honestly, having been able to relax during labor was such a blessing because i have very clear memories of the birth of my second. The birth of my first is really a fog of pain and exhaustion.
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