With my first daugter i didnt grt the epidural  so i felt everything ! But when i had my son last year i had the epidural i couldnt take the pain! So i heard the epidural makes life easier and less painful! So when i was in labor thy gave me the epidural it did hurt when they did it!! Until now it does! When they said "oh your not going to feel a thing!" Yea fckn right!!!!!! I felt the pressure of the contractions and it still hurt!!!! When i was pushing it didnt hurt only when the contractions would cum ! I still could feel my legs and move them . At first i thought i was gonna be paralized but i wasnt lol . Long story short.  The epidural does lower the pain of labor but u can still feel the pressure which still kinda hurts a lil especially when they get stronger !