My legs were never numb to the point that I couldn't move them or walk, but I realized afterward that the skin must have been numb. About 2 weeks later the feeling still hasn't totally come back to part of my thigh. Is that how it always works?
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My numbness only lasted for the day....
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Within a few hours after my c-section I think I had full feeling, although they said the effects could last up to a day. I'd wonder if you got a little nerve damage or a pinched nerve? I had a pinched nerve during pregnancy (from week 6 through delivery!) that left part of my thigh numb.
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It was within 5 hours this past time.
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A few hours
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Within a few hours
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Within 1-2 hours. I don't think it's normal to still feel numb that long.
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Within a couple hours after my section, and my legs were claustrophobic lead bricks.
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@Mae: It's possible? I had some sciatic pain going on after doing progesterone injections.
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@spaniellove: I'd ask your doc! I got freaked because I rolled over in bed and had a sharp pain followed by numbness in my leg at 6 weeks pregnant. She said that with everything shifting around sometimes nerves just get pinched. Stayed that way my whole pregnancy and then just went away after delivery. Bodies are weird man.
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Within a couple hours I think! I'd definitely give the dr (nurse?) a call and see what they say.
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My right thigh was numb for about 6 weeks or so, I think. It was really weird it was numb just to touch it on the surface, it wasn't a very deep feeling, I guess you could say. My nurse said it was completely normal.
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My epidural failed, so zero numbness
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Only an hour or two. I'd give the nurse or doctor a call just to check!
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Within an hour, I'd get checked.
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Couple of hours.
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Within a few hours. That sounds really atypical to me.
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About 2-3 hours i had full feeling back.
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within 2 hours
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About 1-2 hours after delivery.
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I had 3 failed epidurals but they all took effect for a while, and each time I was numb to the point where I could not even move my legs at all. I had numb/tingling sensations in one part of one thigh for weeks afterwards. But it faded. The anesthesiologists kept an eye on it while I was in the hospital but they said it was common.
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My numbness was totally gone by the time skin to skin was over. But it was only ever effective on one side, so I was able to move me left leg around the whole time---I was up and walking to the bathroom within...1-2 hours? Never had any issues after that.
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i was completely numb and couldn't walk at all even a few hours after. however in 24 hours i was fine. it's worth a call and asking, just to be sure!
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Within an hour, I was up and in the shower.
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Not long after delivery I was walking around with feeling in my legs.
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Within a couple hours I had full motion again. They were a lil heavy and weak an hour after birth, but I was able to use the bathroom on my own a couple hours later.
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@spaniellove: I had a strip that ran down the top middle of my left thigh (from my leg crease to about a third of the way down my thigh, about 2 inches wide) that was numb for well over a year . . . in the beginning, I would have sharp burning pains when I would roll over to that side, and that spot would tingle . . . the burning sensations finally stopped (at about 4 months pp I think), but the numbness lasted until well after LO's first birthday.
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Once they removed it I had feeling back a couple hours. I slept right after and they removed it the next morning (I was in labor/recovery 20 hours.)
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Within a cpl hours. I could move my legs and felt pressure etc even with epidural though.
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Within an hour.
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I had total feeling back in my legs before delivering. My initial epidural didn't work and the second one helped but I had total control over my legs. Weirdly, I had a numb patch on my upper right hand side of my back until LO was 10- months old. My skin felt numb (just surface level) and sometimes I would get an electrical like sensation in that area. For this reason, I'm considering not getting an epidural with baby #2 (I'm due in 7 weeks).
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Actually! I remember something like this! I remember slapping my inner thigh on one leg and not having feeling. I think it lasted a 2-3weeks. I remember this because I kept tellin people (DH, mom...) and everyone seemed so child about it, while I was really worried.
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