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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Had an epidural with Fentanyl, legs completely numb, did not bother me one bit. A drug-free birth was not my goal, so there were no emotions involved in getting the epidural. I would bet that the mind-fuckiness and strange feelings you experienced were due to a bit of shock and exhaustion from labor. [b]Not sure how lower body numbness can lead to an altered mental state. [/b]Epidurals are not supposed to alter your mental state the way IV and oral narcotics do.[/quote]

I didn't read OPs post as altered, just disconnected.  I'm a PP who felt that way too.  The inability to actually feel what was happening with my body left me with a very 3rd party / observer perspective. It seemed like something happening to somebody else, not me.  Of course my epi was very strong and I could only tell I was contracting when my hands would feel my stomach tense.  I imagine it may have been different if I'd had one of these epis that others describe where it numbed the pain but they could still feel [i]something[/i].[/quote]

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