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[quote=Anonymous]Dilated less than 1cm with my first at 39 weeks when my water broke at 6:30am. Wen to hospital, they started pitocin. I waited as long as I could for the epi, because it can slow down labor. I didn't do any research before the delivery so I just laid in bed and tried to deal with the contractions (BAAAD IDEA!). Five hours later, and about 6 cm dilated, I got the epi when I was too exhausted. Got to sleep lightly for 1/2 hr after that. WIthin 2 hours I had dilated completely and pushed for literally 10 min to have my baby. Lessons learned: Tell them to go light on the epidural. I couldn't feel anything below the waist with baby #1. With baby #2 (no induction needed, 10 hrs of labor at home before hospital), my epi still allowed me to feel pressure and walk soon after, and it was much better. Wait as long as you can before getting the epi. If you do it too soon, it might slow down labor. STAND UP and MOVE AROUND. [/quote]
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