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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am in no way, shape, or form anti-epidural-- my dad is an anesthesiologist and spent 9 months telling me how great it would feel to have one.  My plan was the same as yours- get an epidural when I needed it.  Come labor time, I ended up going pretty fast for a FTM (total labor was about 4.5 hours), and by the time I got to the hospital and was begging for the epi, the anesthesiologist was busy with a C-section.  I was ready to push before he was done, so I did it all without an epi. . . without any plans for "going natural."  It was not nearly as bad as I would have thought (but I was lucky b/c it didn't last too long!).

It did leave me wishing I had done a little reading / prep for "natural birth"-- so, I tell you my story to recommend that, if you have time, you look over some "natural" pain management techniques & coping methods.

I'm planning on going "natural" this time IF labor is fast again, but if it gets unbearable or is slow, I definitely won't hesitate to ask for an epidural.  (My dad remains disappointed that I did not get to feel the wonder of the epidural and has high hopes that I will have a longer labor/get one. . . umm, not sure I share that hope!)

Good luck, OP![/quote]

OP here - thanks for sharing your story. It is good to hear going natural was not as bad as you thought. I have family members and friends who have had good natural childbirth experiences. [b]Knowing I will be induced (tomorrow!) [/b]and have the strong pitocin contractions, I am feeling extra wimpy and looking forward to the epi, though I know that is not guaranteed to work. That is pretty funny about your father hoping for a longer labor requiring an epidural - you would think that he had experienced the joy of one! Thanks again for sharing![/quote]

OP, I don't mean to be critical, but as you are being induced and planning to have an epidural immediately you will with almost 100 percent certainty have a C-section.  I would love for you to come back here in a few days and tell me that I am wrong, but I have seen this play out again and again in the DC area.  You will definitely have a C-section with that mind set.  You will probably also be convinced that it was necessary in your case (after all, the baby was in distress for example, but the baby will only have become distressed because of what has happened at the hospital).[/quote]

I am actually just weighing my options right now and wanting to hear everyone's experiences before I decide when to have the epidural. Two of my sisters were induced and had epidurals early into their labor and did not have c-sections. I understand epidurals can slow/stop labor especially during inductions. That is why I wanted to hear everyone's experiences. I will try to check back in and let everyone know how it went in a few days. [/quote]

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