Pros & Cons For Epidural ?

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This is something you need to read up on for youself. Research the crap out of it and make an educated decision. There's lots of pros and lots of cons, which are all going to be more/less important to you than they are to other people.

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Pros: once you receive it the pain goes away
Cons: longer labor , no getting up cause you have no feeling, you'll have a catheter

I enjoyed having the epidural over all cause I went through three an a half hours of painful contractions that had me in tears before I gave in. An I had no troubles with pushing or being able to feel while pushing soon after I was up off the bed walking an showering. Im up to do another one once this baby comes

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Con: mine failed so as far as I'm concerned there are no pros to it

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Pro -you can't feel anything expect pressure

Con-you can't feel anything so it can result in a longer labor,  difficulty pushing, or ultimately a C-section also in my experience it takes a lot longer to recover from giving birth if you have an epidural. They poked me about 18 times with each one before they finally got it in the right place and I had terrible spinal headaches for about a month afterward. I have had 3 children without an epidural and 2 with and my births without them were amazing compared to with one but it is different for everyone.

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Pros - no or little pain. Cons- may extend labor since you won't know when to push. You have to be constantly monitored because it Also comes medical risks. I'd Google for the full list. But I just heard about something called a walking epidural which numbs the pain but let's you feel enough to move and push.