Epidural wearing off?!

Question

I have always been told 2 things:
1. If you take the epidural too soon, it’ll wear off
2. You can take it as early as you’d like and it won’t wear off, they have a button next to you to where you can give yourself more if you need. 
What’s the truth?! I don’t want to take my epidural too late and now I don’t know if it’s possible to take it too early , it’s my first time going into labor and I’m terrified of the pain when I push , I don’t want to feel anything but the apparent pressure you feel. 😣 did any of yours wear off? And if it did , how bad was the pain for you personally?

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It shouldn't wear off because it stays in your back. It's not one shot and then you have a limited time.

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It won’t wear off. It is a continuous infusion, similar to an IV just in your back. Some hospitals may have a patient controlled device, but mine did not. I didn’t need to ask for more though.

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I had a button I could press to get more meds. The anesthesiologists came in and checked the bag every hour or so to make sure it didn’t wear off. When the bag got low they replaced it. It only had to be replaced once and I had it for about 18 hours.

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I got my epidural 3 to 4 cm i tried to wait but the contractions were coming fast cuz of the pictocin. They did an awesome job getting it in and they give you a button to push when you feel it wearing off and you can start to feel it wear off.

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Mine was a continuous “IV”.  I was told it used to be a certain amount you were given which is why it would wear off but that isn’t the case anymore.

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My epidural did wear off while pushing. Maybe it was because I was pushing for hours and never hit he button...but I will say it’s better to let wear of because you can feel how hard you are pushing.

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It completely depends on you, your hospital, and the staff. I had full control over how much of the epidural I got. It was like an IV. We had it in at full dosage for a couple of hours to allow me to nap (I went into labor in the middle of the night and our daughter was kind of just hanging out at 9 cm). She then gave me another good dose when I woke up and as we were nearing time to push, she started slowly decreasing it. That way I wasn't necessarily in excruciating pain, but I could feel just enough to help push our daughter out without issues or tearing. It allowed me to better feel when contractions were coming without being in tears over the pain (I had back labor and I also have scoliosis so it was literally excruciating for me). This also allowed me to get up and walk around and shower about 2 hours after delivering because it had 100% worn off by then. So I really liked the way they did it.

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I didn't have a button, but SIL had one. We went to the same hospital so 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️. Didn't really matter because my epidural didn't work anyway.

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I had the little button. It was awesome. No issues with it wearing off.

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It can wear off they can turn it up whenever you ask, however if you have low iron it sometimes doesnt take or if they dont get it in your spine correctly.

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