When I had my first son, they instructed the epidural and it wore off within minutes. They put more fluids in, and it wore off again within minutes. I'm due in 11 days with my second, and was wondering what other ways & pain meds I could ask for. I had back labor and was screaming from pain with my first, and I'm hoping to make this time just a little more peaceful. They gave me Nubian last time, and it helped a lot so I was gonna ask for it again but wanted to see more options.