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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did. I had pitocin but not epidural with DC1. Getting the pitocin was not a good experience and I was pressured by an older physician who has since retired and just wanted to get on with it. Well, that’s what happened! I was given pitocin when I was admitted around 6am when I was maybe 3 cm, and gave birth at 9. No pain medication, it was massively painful and scary, partly because it went so quickly. I also had no idea what was happening in the room. I couldn’t really hear what people were saying to me. I didn’t see DH cut the cord. I felt very disconnected from him to some extent DC because of the pain.

DC2 was induced because I was over 40. I was in decided on an epidural, but once my contractions started to get pretty intense (which was 36 hours after starting the induction), I decided to go ahead and get it. I hated it. I completely lost feeling in my legs and couldn’t move them.  I had breakthrough pain in one specific area but I couldn’t move or shift position to relieve it in any way. I vomited. But, I was able to have a conversation with the doctors who delivered. I was able to make eye contact with my husband and hold his hand. I was able to watch him cut the cord. I heard him when he told me the baby’s sex. All things I felt I missed with DC1. I think for that reason - the connection with DH - if I was going to do it again (I’m not!) I’d probably take the pain medication again.

My physical recovery was actually worse after the epidural, but no way to know if that was related. My emotional recovery was harder after DC1. I got totally lost in that pain and it took me some time to get over it. [/quote]

NP. Thank you for sharing your experience. I am mad at that sucky first OB and the anesthesiologist the second time who overdid it. I hope you‘ve been listened to by family and friends and have been able to retell your experience. It’s so intense no matter what and retelling is such an important piece of processing everything. Hugs. [/quote]

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