Has anyone ever had a walking epidural?

Question

I'm 33 weeks pregnant and completely intend on getting an epidural. I was watching birth vlogs and one girl had gotten a low dose/walking epidural so she could still move her legs. I had only heard about a walking epidural once in the passed and now that I'm pregnant I'm just curious. Has anyone ever had it? How did it go?

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I got a low dose drip and could still feel contractions but they weren't painful, and could move my legs a little, but it's just the dosage of the medication, not a different type of epidural. But you can't walk around with it (nor would I have wanted to), so I think the term walking epidural is misleading.

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A lot of hospitals don't do them for safety.   The hospital I delivered at wouldn't. If you wanted to walk around they had other pain management options. They used to but said some women would have late effects and fall or as they got tired the epidural would effect them more and they has a few just collapse in the hallway saying they could barely stand. By the time I delivered there policy was if it was an epidural it meant bed for safety/liability reasons. If you wanted pain meds to to still walk they had labor safe pain pills to take the edge off, they had the gas you could use as needed or labor in the be, could labor in the jet tub, or could have the maternal massage therapist help. Some hospitals obviously still do them but you'd have to call and see if the place you will deliver does or not. I don't know of anyone who has been told they can do that though...I don't think it is super common.

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I live in ca i asked but they said they don't do that

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Had it twice - thought it was standard (this most likely differs from country to country) worked well, could move and stand and was up, walked, and showered afterwards with no problems.

Has anyone ever had a walking epidural?

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