https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:45:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epidural-vs-spinal#post-165319 Tue, 22 May 2012 12:50:45 +0000 LivsMama 165319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a spinal for my c section, but no itchies or shaking. I did get violently ill and vomited for like 7 hours, and needed a bear hugger because my body temperature dropped to 95, but that was a reaction to the morphine (thats what they say anyways, who knows.) But I could move my legs again pretty quickly and was up and walking around within 12 hours (my section was at 9pm, so they didnt want me out of bed in the middle of the night) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epidural-vs-spinal#post-165313 Tue, 22 May 2012 12:42:49 +0000 Pipers Mommy 165313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>epidural, and I had really bad headaches after- which they said may have been spinal fluid leaking, they offered a blood patch or to drink caffeinated soda, I opted for the soda; they were gone in a few days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epidural-vs-spinal#post-165310 Tue, 22 May 2012 12:37:55 +0000 loveisstrange 165310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the same thing with my spinal. I couldn't walk until the next day and was super shaky when I did get to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epidural-vs-spinal#post-165193 Tue, 22 May 2012 11:03:38 +0000 Mrsbells 165193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess the spinal is worse then because I wasnt able to walk until 24 hours after the surgery. and then i was so shaky on my feet </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epidural-vs-spinal#post-163899 Sun, 20 May 2012 13:54:11 +0000 heffalump 163899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an epidural and I didn't have any side effects. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epidural-vs-spinal#post-163068 Fri, 18 May 2012 15:04:22 +0000 purrpletulips 163068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an epidural and aside from the expected shivering (you supposedly can get that just from delivery) my back itched because of the tape they used to hold the epidural in place. They had me up and walking within about 2 hours of delivery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epidural-vs-spinal#post-163052 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:39:18 +0000 lemondrop 163052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I requested a light dose on my epidural, no reaction except for uncontrollable shivering. I loved it, it wore off quickly, and I was up and walking about an hour after delivering. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epidural-vs-spinal#post-163048 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:34:41 +0000 Mrsbells 163048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>for me the itching was unbearable!! especially since i was stuck lying on my back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epidural-vs-spinal#post-163029 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:13:44 +0000 loveisstrange 163029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had both. The spinal worked way quicker and numbed me from boobs down instead of waist down. I had a massively itchy back for a couple days, but I don't know which caused it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epidural-vs-spinal#post-162987 Fri, 18 May 2012 13:26:36 +0000 birdieputt 162987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a spinal for my section. Took about 8 hours for the numbness in my legs to go away. I delivered twins so i think I got a bigger dosage. No other reactions other than feeling cold in the OR. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epidural-vs-spinal#post-162824 Fri, 18 May 2012 11:00:05 +0000 mrstilly 162824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a spinal and had a similar itchy reaction. I didn't get nauseous with it, but I was cold. I had been in labor for about 24 hours after being induced and was having contractions with no break in between. I didn't even care that I was itchy; the relief was amazing. They piled warm blankets on me and that felt so good to. I think I had been trying to get away from the contractions, rather than giving in to them. I was tensing up and trying to push myself up and away (if that makes any sense). I think the spinal really helped relax me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epidural-vs-spinal#post-162792 Fri, 18 May 2012 10:41:42 +0000 Weagle 162792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had both. Not my preference, but spinals work faster than epidurals and we needed to something to make my body stop pushing for a time while my cervical lip cleared. But spinals don't last as long. So I got a spinal and once that kicked in (about 5 minutes later), they started a very slow epidural. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epidural-vs-spinal#post-161944 Thu, 17 May 2012 18:37:27 +0000 chopsuey 161944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an epidural and I didn't have a reaction. It felt sooooooo good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epidural-vs-spinal#post-161847 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:58:36 +0000 Mrsbells 161847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always thought they were the same thing, but when I had my c-section I was told I was given a spinal and not an epidural. I just wonder if I would have had the same nauseous itchy reaction if I had been given an epidural instead. Which did you have and how did you react to it? </p>