Yes Epidural or no Epidural ?

[Jay_ariel]

I wanted to just plan on getting an epidural but nervous and wondering what are the negative Side effects from it? I know a lot of  women get one but I' don't want to put my baby at risk for anything bad....

[alice_cheshirecat]

My mother had two failed epidurals and my sister now has spinal problems and chronic back pain due to a bad epidural experience. Not to mention the epidural made her whole body uncontrollable and she almost lost her baby. I will not be getting one and have discussed alternative methods for pain relief with my doctor and done much research. I will be getting pain medicine in my iv to help with the pain and minimize any problems. Best of luck to you.

[DeseraeLea]

My son was born last week and I had a birth plan to not use the epidural. I had done a lot of research and practices breathing techniques. Then about half way thru, around 5cm dilated, the pain was overwhelming and I asked for the epidural. The doctor said my blood pressure was up and I couldn't get it. I ended up finishing without it.
To make a long story short...you can do it if you want to. But just have a back up plan. Have a plan b and c. So that you know everything will be ok.
Good luck to you mama, safe and healthy delivery!

[jennifire]

Its hard to say as so many women have different experiences. Best thing to do is wait until ur labor starts u might have a quick birth or a slow one once it starts you will know more and have more advice from midwife at the time. Good luck

[Dragonwings]

Epidural is not harmful to the baby at all. I got one with my 1st pregnancy, and unfortunately I had a bad experience with it. It was so strong that my legs were like jello and it took a very long time to wear off. My muscles where so weak that I couldn't push my son out and the Dr had to use forceps on me. I had a headache for a month straight afterwards. I want to avoid getting one this time, but I'm trying not to exclude it completely because you never know what will happen when hard labor starts.

[LaurenC86]

But definitely do your own research and choose what you think is best for you and babe. However, anytime you research some thing online you're obviously gonna get a lot of negative stuff, so talk to your doctor about it as well.

[LaurenC86]

I loved my epidural!! I didn't have any negative side effects from it whatsoever, and I honestly didn't feel a thing when it came to labor other than the pressure of pushing. The whole experience of labor and delivery was very relaxing and enjoyable and I owe it all to the epidural. I would recommend it to anyone. :-)

[CheyenneDayle1234567890]

Google risks of epidural there are 2 pgs full of risks