Britney has given birth to . . .

[stargazer99]

Originally Posted by LuckyCharms

The epideral didn't work for me, for my first baby the labor was induced because of toxemia. 38.5 hours of labor + 3 hours of pushing! It was all worth it though, the thing is no matter how much it hurts you're willing to fight, and a few months later I started thinking about having another one

Sounds similar to my experience, although I didn't have toxemia. But I had excrutiating back labor almost from the beginning, and was in labor for about 35 hours. The epidural was wonderful while it lasted, but wore off right before I was ready to push! 3 hours for me as well, before they whipped out the forceps. Unlike you, though, I already had declared there would be no more children for me when I reached about hour 18 of back labor. And I've stuck to it!

But you are right, it is worth it! I couldn't imagine life without my little one... he's my pride & joy!