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Originally Posted by ThePenguin
That does suck that they wouldn't reboost it.  I had 30 hrs of labor w/ my daughter  and and had the epidural only for the last 7 hrs. not fun. W/ my son, i asked for it right off the bat, but they put it in wrong at first and I had awful side effects-- pain, plus an intense itch that was all over my body. all while marty napped peacefully in the big ugly chair. lovely.
But I suppose the kids are worth it LOL.  And when those epidurals are workin', baby, you can't beat 'em!!
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I know a couple women who had problems with the epidural not being inserted correctly, or coming disconnected. Not fun at all!
I was well into labor as well (about 24 hours, I believe) when they gave me the epidural, because I wasn't dilating. (I actually punched my husband in the stomach at about hour 23, because he told me I was going to have to wait awhile for the epidural! I know, I'm a horrible person!) But once they gave me that epidural.... I felt wonderful! I was feeling no pain at all, until it started wearing off. They ended up inducing because I wasn't dilating fast enough, and I still couldn't feel a thing, even with the contractions intensifying. When I felt it wearing off, I kept telling the doctors and nurses I needed a reboost. But by the time the anesthesiologist got to me, I was too far along, and they wouldn't reboost. By that time, I could feel everything in my back again. And they didn't realize my son was coming out crooked... when I was making little progress with pushing, the nurse told me I was "pushing ineffectively". She thought it was because I was still pretty numb in my stomach and couldn't feel the contractions there, so she took it upon herself to remove the epidural drip altogether. I freaked out so bad that the doctor ordered her to reconnect it! My poor husband thought I was going to hurt someone... starting with him!
But you're right... when the epidural is working, it's a beautiful thing! If we do decide to have another child, I think my husband will request a "portable" epidural so he can connect it to me as soon as the first contraction hits!
