https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:05:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-207277 Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:20:28 +0000 littlek 207277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Actually less than 30 mins.. I was dilated to 9 when I got my epidural. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-207236 Sat, 30 Jun 2012 08:13:09 +0000 lavender 207236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Less than an hour for me. I was discharged and my water broke an hour later so I went back in and the nurse remembered my request and got right on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-207218 Sat, 30 Jun 2012 07:21:53 +0000 MsMamaBear 207218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: LOL! It was rough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-206353 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:26:40 +0000 Maysprout 206353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>An hour to an hour an a half. I'm not sure. I was hoping I would just have the baby since it took so long and I was at like 7-1/2 cm but an hour and a half I was at maybe 8 so I was pretty happy to have it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-206348 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:23:29 +0000 pastemoo 206348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMamaBear: LOL nice </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-205459 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:21:36 +0000 MsMamaBear 205459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No idea. I was crying and cussing, so it's a blur.LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-205304 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:33:06 +0000 chopsuey 205304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got one almost immediately. Within 10 mins? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-205215 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:54:05 +0000 SAHM0811 205215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 hours with my first baby. no epi for #2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-205074 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:04:35 +0000 pastemoo 205074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish they had been busy and I could have waited longer--then I might have turned it down.<br /> I voted 30 min, but it could have been an hour or more--my labor was 29 hours, so... I lost track of time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204953 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:57:12 +0000 purrpletulips 204953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted for 30 min but mine was actually less than that. My hospital has an anesthesiologist assigned to just the Labor and Delivery floor so they are pretty quick once you request them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204840 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:21:31 +0000 kakimochi 204840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'd say it was close to an hour and he did a great job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204638 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:32:02 +0000 Honeybee 204638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About an hour each time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204279 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:20:41 +0000 SugarplumsMom 204279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You mean rice bags won't be enough? ;D Our birth class kept talking about rice bags ... about how they don't provide rice bags anymore, but we're welcome to bring our own and heat it up in the microwave. Lol!</p> <p>I needed to read this thread to knock some sense back into me =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204230 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:59:31 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 204230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got mine in 20 minutes by the most amazing anesthesiologist! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204229 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:59:27 +0000 volksgirl64 204229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I waited about an hour. It probably would have been faster but there was a girl ahead of me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204220 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:56:31 +0000 chopsuey 204220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8 hours into Labor. 4 hours later she was born! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204201 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:49:26 +0000 mamimami 204201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, I am shocked by some of these answers! I got my epidural within minutes of requesting it. I guess it helped that it was like 5 a.m. on a weekday over Christmas vacation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204192 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:44:50 +0000 winniebee 204192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow that is such a long time!!</p> <p>The anesthesia team was in my room within 5 mins of me requesting the epidural! They were awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204183 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:41:03 +0000 regberadaisy 204183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: ohmygosh!!!</p> <p>The hospital was crazy busy too when I delivered! We actually had to wait 4 hours or so for the recovery room after delivery.</p> <p>For the epidural I waited about 30-45 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204181 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:39:54 +0000 Rubies 204181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably less than 10 minutes. The anesthesiologist was on the floor as I was requesting and she showed up immediately after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204179 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:39:12 +0000 GrapeCrush 204179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1 1/2 and i was miserable and almost in tears because they came in every 10 mins saying about 10 more minutes!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204175 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:36:56 +0000 Andrea 204175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I requested it as soon as I got to the hospital and got it an hour later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204174 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:36:09 +0000 loveisstrange 204174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first one was immediate because the guy came in and was like "Hey, we're going to start your pitocin so we're going to do the epidural first."</p> <p>When the first one failed and wore off, it took probably at least a half an hour if not an hour to get them in to try again. I don't really remember because I was in so much pain at that point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204166 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:32:35 +0000 autumnlove 204166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1 1/2 hour! :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204165 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:32:12 +0000 mrs. wagon 204165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I requested it as soon as I got there, and it took about an hour before it was in. The next two were in pretty quickly since they were already there to adjust or pull it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-wait-for-your-epidural-after-you-requested-one#post-204161 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:30:40 +0000 Mrs. Bee 204161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The hospital was crazy busy on the night I went into labor with Charlie, so I waited 4 hours for my epidural! By the time I requested one, I was already in so much pain too.</p> <p>With Olive I requested it as soon as I got to the hospital, and I got it within the hour. My labor experiences with Charlie and Olive were truly night and day. </p>