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[quote=Anonymous]i planned on having an epidural as soon as i felt like i needed it.  i had thought i could maybe wait until close to transition but i have little tolerance for pain.

i had been having contractions for nearly 12 hours and was doing okay when i went to the hospital because they were averaging about 5 minutes apart.  but they weren't terribly regular.   my water had broken long before i got there, labor wasn't progressing (less than 1 centimeter dialated!), they let me walk it out for a few more hours and then recommended the pitocin.  OW.  even at the lowest dose, that shit hurt and i could no longer move around because they needed to keep me on the monitor.  so, yeah, i got the epidural about an hour after they started the pitocin and i was less than 2 centimeters dialated.   not as planned and labor was pretty protracted.  from the early contractions to delivery about 38 hours, with 2 hours of pushing.  it's not painless even with an epidural but it was a LOT more manageable.

i'm not sure what i would do differently next time.  i could maybe have lasted a little longer even with the pitocin if i could have moved around.  so, maybe if i had chosen a hospital that had a wireless monitoring option?  but i got a healthy girl out of it.  so . . . some months later, i am happy.
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