https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:24:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-knew-your-epidural-was-going-to-fail#post-506937 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:23:42 +0000 sarac 506937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine failed for a long time, but it was still better than max pitocin contractions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-knew-your-epidural-was-going-to-fail#post-506924 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:13:29 +0000 mrs. wagon 506924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After 3 failed epidurals with my first delivery, I just KNEW I was cursed and it wouldn't work. But each failed epidural DID take full effect and gave me total pain relief for at least a couple of hours each, so the second time I decided to get as far along into labor as I could (and work with the anesthesiology team to have them at my beck and call) so that I'd have a chance of just the first epidural lasting long enough to take me to pushing. I'm glad I made that call (as soon as I felt like I was going to go out of my mind with pain the team was in and getting the epi into me) even though I ended up with a dural puncture and a blood patch two nights later. I delivered LMW completely pain-free and so so so happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-knew-your-epidural-was-going-to-fail#post-506847 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:46:00 +0000 pastemoo 506847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I didn't get any rest/sleep/time to relax even though it worked for a bit. And the side effects were awful. I wanted them to take it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-knew-your-epidural-was-going-to-fail#post-506818 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:35:46 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 506818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I knew it wouldn't work, I think I would have been torn between not getting it (and saving some money) and trying it anyway. I was getting so close to throwing up and freaking out from the pain (I'm a wuss) that I might just get it in hopes that it could ease the pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-knew-your-epidural-was-going-to-fail#post-506815 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:34:56 +0000 cascademom 506815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine lightened during labor. Once it was increased, it made delivery amazing with little pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-knew-your-epidural-was-going-to-fail#post-506811 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:32:32 +0000 prettylizy 506811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I would rather let my body produce the endorphin's to help cope with the pain all the way through. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-knew-your-epidural-was-going-to-fail#post-506809 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:31:13 +0000 Mrs.B 506809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I wanted an Epi SO badly when I hit transition but it was just to late. It was placed but during the placement I got the urge to push so I never actually got any meds. So I had to go threw getting it placed and having it removed for NO reason. If I could do it over again I would absolutly not ask for it since it did me no good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-knew-your-epidural-was-going-to-fail#post-506805 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:28:37 +0000 Bao 506805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, mine ended up not working the last 2 hours on my left side anyway so I could feel just about everything. If I had not had a break before then I think I would have went crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-knew-your-epidural-was-going-to-fail#post-506792 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:24:22 +0000 Minnie_Girl 506792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I would have stayed home and had a glass of wine instead, like my midwife suggested!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-knew-your-epidural-was-going-to-fail#post-506789 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:23:43 +0000 stargal 506789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yupit actually speeded u my labor BC it helped me relax </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-knew-your-epidural-was-going-to-fail#post-506784 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:22:01 +0000 lovehoneybee 506784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Would you have still gotten it? </p> <p>I would have. By the time he was born I'd been up nearly 36 hours, and I was exhausted. I was so grateful to have the little bit of pain relief I got from it, and more importantly the rest that it let me have. I believe I would have been too tired to push and would have ended up with a csec if I hadn't gotten the little rest I did. </p>