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[quote=Anonymous]I did this.  First child unmedicated, second epidural.

My first child I went into labor on my own.  The second I needed to be induced at just past 41 weeks.  So that was a difference for me.  The first go around, I labored a long time at home and I just kept thinking - this isn't that bad, this isn't that bad, this isn't that bad.  And by the time I got to the hospital I was nearly fully dilated and it was pretty much too late to get the epidural.  They offered but at that point, I just declined.

Second one, things weren't progressing super fast with the pitocin.  I got the epidural and then things moved quickly.  The contractions definitely felt different than my first labor without pitocin and I wasn't in the comfort of my own home, etc.  So I got the epidural.  It was a much more pleasant experience with the epidural.

My general attitude both times was not to go in with a set plan but to see what happened and make the choices in the moment based on how I was feeling and what the doctors advised.  I was also with GW and trusted them.  But I didn't go in either time saying NO NEVER to any particular thing.  I was knowledgeable about all the different kinds of interventions and the pros/cons but had a pretty open mind. My only hard and fast goal was to end up with a healthy baby.[/quote]

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