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Sharon @simone10 (54180) • Louisville, Kentucky 5 Jan 17

Good morning everyone! We are currently anticipating some snow today. There is a front that will be coming through within the next hour or two and then another front will come through this afternoon. I am so excited and can't...

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News on my sister

ShannyBananny @shaggin (74988) • United States 5 Jul 16

This morning at 8 am my sister had an appointment with the doctor about her migranes. It was very far away so my mother, father, sister and the baby left at 4:30 am to get there on time. I took my children and two if her...

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~Epidural Or Natural/IV Meds?~

Jennifer @LovingMyBabies (85923) • Valdosta, Georgia 14 Jan 16

So, as labor comes closer to being a reality for me this is something I have been wondering about what other women have done. The doctor asked if I was going to get the epidural for labor. That was a big fat NO. I have never...

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How naturally did you give birth?

tangleddreams84 @tangleddreams84 (581) • United States 26 Aug 12

I had an epidural but everything natural. In terrified of a fully natural birth. I had the epidural because the contractions were too close together and not letting me have a break for four hours before a succumbed to the shot! I...

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Update on my back and toes situation

Charlene Sally C. @PointlessQuestions (15397) • United States 5 Nov 11

Hi folks.. I told you I had the MRI I think.. well the results were called to me yesterday that I have 2 bulging discs pressing into the nerve roots. The doc had suggested physical therapy, but then decided it probably wouldn't do...

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Did you get an epidural in labor?

mermaidivy @mermaidivy (15394) • United States 31 Jan 11

When I first got pregnant, I was worried abuot the serious intense pain that I was going to have. Then I was considering I might get an epidural when I go into labor. But somehow, I picked a midwife that doesn't provide epidural...

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Childbirth - Natural or Epidural

kayla_7602 @kayla_7602 (704) • Canada 20 Nov 10

I have had 2 babies. Both were natural, uncomplicated deliveries. I choose not to have an epidural for personal reasons the first time. That gave me confidence to commit to not having an epidural the second time. I have been told...

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birthing experience

homeshoppers @homeshoppers (6166) • Philippines 1 Sep 10

i just give birth last august 7 to a healthy baby girl via normal delivery with epidural(painless) its actually twilight as what they called since i was awake during delivery but i didnt feel any pain(of course since its...

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Demoral or epidural??

Rebeccarogers2010 @Rebeccarogers2010 (269) • United States 17 May 10

When your child/children were born did you chose natural birth with pain medication such as demoral or did you chose to have an epidural? I just had demoral and I was great, I felt no pain, plus there is all the risks with the...

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What are the positive and negative effects of using an epidural for labor?

kjess77 @kjess77 (40) • United States 19 Nov 09

I am 5 months pregnant, and am planning on using an epidural for my first delivery. Some women I know said that they were able to give birth without an epidural and they preferred to "feel" the experience of having a child. I feel...

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Natural birth vs epidural

nagikka @nagikka (407) • Italy 9 Oct 09

I don't have a child and I'm not pregnant but I'm really curious for what concerns this topic. How many of you tried natural childbirth and epidural? does epidural really makes birth almost painless? and is childbirth really so...

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Pain from epidural injectoin.

desteny114 @desteny114 (886) • United States 25 Sep 09

Hi I hope that someone out there can shine a little light on this subject because I am having back pain and I think that it might be from the last epidural I had when I was giving birth to my baby. When the lady was putting the...

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Update - After the big needle in my spine

AngryKittyMSV @AngryKittyMSV (4317) • United States 15 Sep 09

Hi everybody! Yesterday I posted a few minutes before I had to leave my house to get a painful procedure done to help with the agony I live in. I am not up to responding to all your thoughtful replies in that discussion today but...

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Did you use epidural during labor?

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 12 Jan 09

My gynae has advised me to think about this, whether I am going to apply epidural during my labor. I have heard about some side effects of applying epidural, and I also heard that it's 99.9% safe. I almost decided not to apply...

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Ever had an epidural go wrong?

jessiesuniverse @jessiesuniverse (16) • United States 18 Nov 08

I don't mean to scare anyone but I was wondering how many other women have had this happen. I was delivering (trying to deliver) my last baby a year ago. I needed an epidural. When I finally got it, it was done wrong! I ended up...

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Your feelings on pain relief during labour......

ph419always @ph419always (19) • Australia 14 Sep 08

Was on another website where some women were discussing the pros and cons of pain relief during labour and thought I'd post a discussion here. Did you use any pain relief during labour? What were your experiences? What pro's and...

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Getting the Needle Again

mummymo @mummymo (23706) 18 May 08

Ok I really have to go to sleep in a minute but I wanted to make sure I posted this tonight in case I don't get a chance in the morning. Some of my friends will remember that I had a therapeutic lumbar epidural a few months ago...

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Getting the Needle!

mummymo @mummymo (23706) 14 Mar 08

Ok I have been very remiss and not starting any discussions for the last few weeks! The reason is simple I had a very busy week last week and was extremely tired, then I had fallen behind in answering my friends discussions so i...

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epidural - during labour

kiran1978 @kiran1978 (4134) • Australia 25 Jan 08

I am 8 months pregnant, this will be my third child. My frist labour was very long, 17 hours long. I had panadeine and gas to help relieve the pain. However this did very little for me. My second labour was only 3 hours long,...

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Spinal or Epidural question

kangel48446 @kangel48446 (507) • United States 4 Nov 07

Every since I had an epidural in 2006, I've had back problems and since I had a spinal in 2007 it has gotten worse. My question is.. how long does this usually last? Or is it something that I'll have to deal with for the rest of...

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