https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:30:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-827134 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:11:56 +0000 lamariniere 827134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They lowered mine several times when it was time to start pushing because I couldn't feel the contractions. However, it did not dull the actual pain of childbirth/baby coming out. I remember being able to feel everything just fine after the delivery was over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826770 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:28:55 +0000 KT326 826770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine didn't wear off. They took it out before I was moved to my recovery room and within a couple of hours I could feel everything again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826758 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:26:19 +0000 rachiecakes 826758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had awful back labor and felt so out of control until I was given an epidural. I could them feel contractions, felt when I needed to push but when they used the vacuum and did the episiotomy, I didn't feel any pain.<br /> My left leg felt weird the next day but they said that was because DS was in a bad position (posterior and crooked) and was putting a lot of pressure on that side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826746 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:23:40 +0000 LuLu Mom 826746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They turned it down when I was ready to push so I could feel better, so felt the pressure but it wasn't as painful as doing it without! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826741 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:20:28 +0000 sera_87 826741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine didn't wear off but I could still stand/walk and feel pressure to push. The nurse called it a "textbook" epidural. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826723 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:15:35 +0000 lovehoneybee 826723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine stopped working twice, the second time not long after I started pushing. I got no relief from pushing, either, but it was a great motivator to push as effectively as possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826722 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:15:22 +0000 rawrasaur 826722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: I never understood how it could! </p> <p>Mine stayed nice and strong, I couldn't even pee after they took it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826714 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:13:27 +0000 sorrycharlie 826714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: haha same here! I said I was afraid of it running out in our birth class and the nurse was like "why would it run out??" I think they turned mine off as I was pushing, cause I was almost done anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826698 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:10:23 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 826698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pepper: no, I was in labor for 6h after I got my epi and it was a little strong. I actually had it turned off while I pushed but none of the numbness went away because it takes awhile for it to wear off and it only took me 15mins of pushing. It did allow me to feel enough to push, but it didn't allow for much pain at all, whatsoever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826684 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:07:11 +0000 kiddosc 826684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was super happy with my epi once it was placed correctly (took two tries). I could feel my legs, pressure when it was time to push, and I could feel the contractions enough to know when to push. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826678 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:06:08 +0000 ladyfingers 826678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine never wore off. I made the nurse promise it wouldn't lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826673 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:04:30 +0000 mrsjyw 826673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>got my epi at 3am, didnt feel a thing until the following morning. </p> <p>all morning, the epi machine was beeping on/off... i think it malfunctioned, even tho the nurses said that it was on. by the time i was pushing at 10am, i felt every contraction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826665 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:02:28 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 826665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had epidural placed three times and not one of them worked!<br /> So I felt everything when it was time to push! So glad I did, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826338 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:36:25 +0000 PrincessBaby 826338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I told my anesthesiologist that I didnt want my epi too soon bc I was scared of it wearing off when I needed it most and she was like, "Why does everyone think that?? It's an IV, it can't 'run out.' We wouldnt let that happen...If you're going to get one, just go ahead and get it and don't hurt. The epi cannot run out."</p> <p>So I was confused bc I see it all the time on here, but I went ahead and got one at her insistence (I was only 3.5 cm but those pit contractions were starting to really suck), and it definitely did not run out! I was so comfortable that I slept most of the tome. They woke me up to check me, I was at a 10, then I fell asleep while the dr came over, and they woke me up again when she arrived and told me to push. Ha! My parents and husband were like,"Glad YOU got so much sleep!" Bc they had to wait it out in chairs and a pullout, lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826318 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:31:08 +0000 Lindsay05 826318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nurse turned mine off once and I went straight back to feeling pure hell then my doctor came in and said you poor girl and gave me back my button. Im sure I must have pushed it 20 times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826311 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:29:41 +0000 jennylynn 826311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a super good epidural, and didn't feel A THING the entire time. I wish I would've felt a little bit though, because I had a really difficult time knowing when I was having a contraction and knowing if I pushing or not! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826280 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:21:14 +0000 immabeetoo 826280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was still 100% working, I felt some pressure but zero pain and could feel my legs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826270 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:19:13 +0000 jmarionsmith 826270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i got 2 re doses before pushing but it wore off during pushing. it was hell. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826256 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:13:19 +0000 anbanan15 826256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine had worn off I believe. I had a lot of pressure and full ability to move and apply weight to my lower limbs and feel that I was doing so. When the doc came in I was going to mention that I thought my epi needed turned up, but to everyone's surprise I was ready to push (induction not progressing. Doc was getting ready to move to c-section and reluctantly said he would check one more time) so I did not ask it to be adjusted. The nurse may have been told to turn it down without telling me because I was having trouble with it and the needed to give me medicine to raise my bp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826250 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:11:01 +0000 MrsF 826250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was great and apparently I pushed very effectively even with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826248 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:10:23 +0000 Honeybee 826248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The nurses turned mine off in anticipation of pushing both times. With DD, they turned it off when I was fully dialated, and I was comfortable enough to labor down for about half an hour. I could feel her while pushing, and it was kinda painful, but nothing I couldn't handle.</p> <p>With DS, they turned it off at 9 cms (probably because he was my second and I was dilating quickly) but he had such a big head, it took almost two hours to go from 9 to 10 cms. I could feel everything pushing with him, and it was pretty painful. The worst part was after his delivery when the doctor had to manually remove the placenta due to cord issues. I thought I was going to pass out from that pain! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826238 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:06:01 +0000 aprk 826238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine wore off even after two extra boosters. They wouldn't give me any more and pushing was fresh hell. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826231 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:02:18 +0000 Mrs. Bee 826231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the nurse shut mine off with charlie and i was in so much pain i couldn't even focus. they turned it back on.</p> <p>with olive i was in no pain at all with my epi the entire time and had no problems pushing.</p> <p>viva la epidural! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826228 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:01:33 +0000 MsLipGloss 826228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, it wore off right before I started pushing (during my laboring down time). . . I had had 2 boluses (additional doses . . . it was a long induction), but it wore off at the end, and I pushed for 2 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826226 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:01:29 +0000 ALV91711 826226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It didn't wear off but they turned it down so I would be as to push better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826225 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:01:06 +0000 Bao 826225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine wore off and I kept saying it wore off but they just encouraged me to keep pushing. That was the worst part of the whole experience. It wasn't really working on my left side a lot of the time anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826219 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:58:07 +0000 Crisark 826219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No mind didn't wear off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826218 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:58:02 +0000 lavender 826218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They turned my epi off about 10 mins before I started pushing- I pushed for 2 hours- had a vacuum assisted delivery, episiotomy, and stitches. Wasn't the most pleasant thing in the world - but at the point where I just wanted the baby out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826217 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:57:48 +0000 sorrycharlie 826217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got it right before I started pushing, I was already fully dilated. So it definitely did not wear off before I pushed - but wore off pretty quickly after! I pushed for around 15 minutes, maybe? It felt like my legs were asleep - with effort, I could move them, but it felt weird. I had no pain, only some pressure when (I think) she was actually coming out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-got-an-epidural#post-826215 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:56:57 +0000 DillonLion 826215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a re dose once. It started wearing off a second time right before I was complete, so I just rolled with it. I was still mostly numb but could feel pressure. </p>