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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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