Is there an epidural in DU?

[Teddy_Salad]

I hope not! I hate needles. :scared:

[k in IA]

1. God, I hope so if I have to give birth here for some reason.

[tigereye]

2. I'm afraid that an epidural does involve a needle, friend,

at least at first. After that you can't feel much at all and laugh a lot. At least I did.

[k in IA]

3. I know. I've had three. I'm not afraid of needles. Teddy_Salad

is afraid. I don't think "he" has given birth too often.

[tigereye]

5. that's funny

I heard the woman screaming the next suite ( better soundproofing woul have been good) and said yup, Doc, give me an epidural. So much for the vanilla candle and bird songs. Just me. I spent several hours raving about how everyone should take drugs. Anyway.

[k in IA]

6. My sister in-law was telling everyone she wanted an epidural

on her way into the hospital - the janitor, the secretary, anyone who would listen. It was baby #3 and she had had one kid with an epidural and one without. When they finally got her into a room and checked her, she was too far gone - no epidural. She was soo pissed.

[tigereye]

7. a close freind of mine had the same experience

she badly wanted the epidural, but she was too fast. They referred to her as "speedy." Looking back, I wonder if my labor would have been shorter, though, and less complicated if I hadn't had the epidural. My son didn't want to come out and they had to go after him with the "salad tongs!"

[Misunderestimator]

9. Yikes... Salad Tongs... That hurts just reading it. n/t

[tigereye]

10. well forceps, technically

I was so medicated I couldn't feel a thing. Hubby didn't care for the view as I recall.

sorry didn't mean to freak you out. Birth humor.

[Misunderestimator]

11. I figured forceps.... still .... yikes n/t

[kitkatrose]

12. I was a 'salad tong' baby.

Apparently if you look close enough, you can still see the dent it left, even though I'm 19! Still smart as hell tho. :P

[AwakeAtLast]

13. Don't look back!

When I was in labor, they had to pump me so full of pitocin, and she still wouldn't come! I think I would have had a C-section if they had not given me an epidural. Man, she was stubborn!

[PurityOfEssence]

4. No, and we are NOT Eskimos

More fish!

[MissMillie]

8. I had a spinal

Baby's heartrate dropped and they wanted him out fast. They were doing a forcep delivery. After the spinal, they kept saying "push" and I kept saying "make me!"