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[quote=Anonymous][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. Not sure how lower body numbness can lead to an altered mental state. Epidurals are not supposed to alter your mental state the way IV and oral narcotics do.[/quote]

Not OP but had a similar experience. I have just never liked the feeling of opioids - everyone metabolizes that stuff differently, some people find it pleasant and other people find it unpleasantly disassociating. Still, I prefer that to the pain of labor! I do wish I had been more educated and prepared for what to expect with the epidural but I had been planning to go natural, doh.

[b]So does anyone know if it is possible to get an epidural sans narcotics?[/b]

As for nitrous, I have heard that is kind of trippy so I don't think it would be for me. [/quote]

I didn't receive narcotics with my epidural.  Is that common??

I'd planned to go unmedicated.  Then my water broke, labor didn't start, and I ended up on high doses of pitocin.  After 8 hours of non-stop pitocin contractions with only 1cm of dilation, I asked for an epidural.  Best decision I could have made.  I dilated rapidly after the epidural, and the dosing was light enough that I could still move my legs somewhat to shift around in bed for a more comfortable pushing position.  I had no pain during delivery, just the pressure to know when to push.
The only issue I had was that my blood pressure dropped quite a bit immediately after receiving the epi.  There was about a half hour worth of work to get my BP to stabilize.[/quote]

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