Hellobee Boards Topic: If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second

Hellobee Boards Topic: If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 08:18:46 +0000 mamabolt on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472948 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:21:06 +0000 mamabolt 472948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Maybe, I only had my epi for an hour before I started pushing last time. I had a lot of residual back pain from it, so I'd consider trying to go without, especially if my second labor was faster. lemondrop on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472943 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:15:42 +0000 lemondrop 472943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sure, I'm open to however it feels at the time. I expect it to be faster than the first, and that was less than 8 hours. I only got a small dose epidural the first time- I definitely would do that again, I could feel my legs just fine, and it wore off very fast, but most of the pain was gone and I could labor down with it for a while. StbHisMrs on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472876 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 19:06:04 +0000 StbHisMrs 472876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Absolutely not! Boogs on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472855 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:36:07 +0000 Boogs 472855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would consider it. My epi failed me twice as it was and I swear it slowed down my labor. Minnie_Girl on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472800 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:33:37 +0000 Minnie_Girl 472800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Definitely! The epidural was so weird. I'd much rather deal with contractions...they were tough but at least I could move around! sandy on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472786 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:57:24 +0000 sandy 472786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I didn't want any epidural at first but I ended up getting one (and eventually ended up with a csection bc LO was too big)...I would definitely get another one and probably would choose to have another csection (my recovery was a piece of cake) MsInformation on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472783 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:54:23 +0000 MsInformation 472783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @sorrycharlie I think we had similar experiences - I didn't get my epidural until 10 cm, either! I have mixed feelings about the epidural because it made me shake and itch, and it scared me a little to have the bottom half of my body be that numb. But I think I would get it again. After having labored for so long, I was grateful for the rest and ability to speak in complete sentences. And I didn't have problems pushing with the epidural. LuLu Mom on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472608 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:43:17 +0000 LuLu Mom 472608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope, I felt contractions and that was enough for me (I'll have to have a c-section anyways so that's not an option!) sorrycharlie on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472604 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:41:04 +0000 sorrycharlie 472604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ no freakin way!! I didn't get the epi til 10 cm so I felt all the pain of natural labor, and was in an absolute PANIC that they might make me deliver without it (they checked me before the epi and I was already bearing down). I didn't want to feel any of that thankyouverymuch. once i got the epi i was in 7th heaven. no pain, no problems pushing, wore off within an hour of delivery (I walked to the bathroom 2 hours later), no headaches..heaven! Also, sex after has been tough (really hurts) because of my tearing, and I can't imagine that pain 10x - her head is a lot bigger than a penis. Beehive on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472596 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:38:09 +0000 Beehive 472596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Definitely not! I loooved the epidural - no pain at all once it was put in, not even during the pushing, and I had no problem pushing even though there was no pain. Epidurals are awesome. Ree723 on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472588 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:34:37 +0000 Ree723 472588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No way - I loved my epidural and thought it was the most wonderful thing in the world! I will definitely have it with all future babies...I'm just trying to figure out how I can get it as soon as the contractions start, rather than waiting until labour is fully established! sarac on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472264 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:38:03 +0000 sarac 472264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. I only had an epidural because I needed a really difficult series of interventions. If I go natural next time (I hope I hope) I would be unlikely to have it. The pain from pitocin was horrible, and I'm glad I had an epi, but I hated the way it made me feel. keiki_mama on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472225 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:14:33 +0000 keiki_mama 472225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No way! The epidural is my best friend. lovehoneybee on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472211 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:10:05 +0000 lovehoneybee 472211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I can't imagine much more painful than the two hours of back labor during transition when my epidural stopped working and I got through that...I imagine that I could and there's even part of me that wants to...but then I remember the glorious (and much, much needed) rest the epidural let me have when it was working, and I think I'd probably end up getting it again. chopsuey on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472192 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:04:52 +0000 chopsuey 472192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Heck no! I feel like my 2nd time was more painful! I only had my epi in for 45 mins or so, but it was worth it! mrsjyw on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-472186 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:03:42 +0000 mrsjyw 472186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would! Only because the two hours of pushing (when my epi had worn off) was the hardest for me and I got through it; so I'd like to attempt it med-free! We'll see though! Weagle on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-471897 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 09:12:23 +0000 Weagle 471897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep! If I had not had a cervical lip and almost ruptured cervix I would have with LO. My labor was so fast. I'm just going to keep an open mind for #2. Mrs. Tricycle on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-471893 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 09:03:57 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 471893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I hadn't planned an epidural the first time around, but when I got it, it made my labor so much more enjoyable! The 24 hours pre-epidural were miserable and painful. I don't think I want to do that again. runsyellowlites on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-471869 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:39:37 +0000 runsyellowlites 471869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep & I did! My planned natural birth was WAY better from better from beginning to end. I'll be having planned homebirths from here on out. Rubies on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-471863 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:33:42 +0000 Rubies 471863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would definitely consider it since my labour with #1 was painful but not bad. mediagirl on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-471846 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:16:37 +0000 mediagirl 471846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My labor really wasn't that bad... If I had strong feelings against getting pain meds, I wouldn't but...I don't! I loved my epidural soooo much, I'd do it again in a second. :) SAHM0811 on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-471788 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:25:15 +0000 SAHM0811 471788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wanted and had the epidural the first time, but went for med-free the second time. The epidural experience was positive (very!), but something told me afterwards that I could do without it for the next baby. so, I wanted to experience that... but mostly, i wanted to try my best to not expose the baby or myself to any drugs. I was blessed to have a fast labor and good support team to make it happen though! heffalump on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-471785 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:17:38 +0000 heffalump 471785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No way. I asked for that epi so fast I was in so much pain! rachiecakes on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-471782 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:08:43 +0000 rachiecakes 471782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would! DS was in a bad position and I only experienced back labor & then trying to turn him, vacuum & episiotomy. If #2 was different, normal position, normal contractions, I'd definitely try to go without. MamaMoose on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-471772 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:35:51 +0000 MamaMoose 471772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Hell to the no for me as well. My epidural was amazing. It let me relax and enjoy the experience rather than dropping an F bomb and crying from the pain every two minutes. It didn't slow my labor at all (I went from 5 to 10 in two hours) and it allowed me to feel the pressure of every contraction with no pain. Andrea on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-471766 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:02:53 +0000 Andrea 471766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I just did! The epi the first time wasn't bad. It probably stalled my labor a bit and I didn't like how I could not feel when I needed to push. But the real reason is that I just wanted the no drug experience that so many women before me have had ... call me crazy. :-) Bao on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-471760 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 05:16:31 +0000 Bao 471760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No way in heck!!! immabeetoo on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-471759 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 04:55:49 +0000 immabeetoo 471759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope mine was perfect, got it At dilated to five and slept until I was a ten! No side effects really. hilsy85 on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-471738 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 03:12:56 +0000 hilsy85 471738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope my epi was awesome! Sweet T on "If you had an epidural with your first pregnancy, would you consider going med free with your second" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-an-epidural-with-your-first-pregnancy-would-you-consider-going-med-free-with-your-second#post-471737 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 03:03:12 +0000 Sweet T 471737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I plan on trying for a med-free birth with any future children. With DS, my water broke at 3am. I started pitocin around 8ish and labored until I reached the maximum allowance. I continued without any pain meds until 8pm, when I got the epidural, and ended up in the operating room around 9. I really hope I'm able to do it next time around!