Pregnant!

Hey, that is wonderful, congratulations! I am pregnant too and I'm due in April. I have already told my doctor I would like an epidural and he thought that was a good idea.

Well I can answer yes t both of your questions. I do have kids & I am pregnant. I will have a baby any time in th enext 10 days. I had to be induced with my first child. I had an emergency c-section after 23 hours of labor. I had a c-section with my 2nd & will again this time. With my second baby I went into hard labor & let me tell you it hurt. Everyone has their own experiences though. Birth is not one of those cookie cutter type of experiences. I have nevr had my water break, lost my mucus plug or any of those things. I have had both a spinal & an epidural. Best of luck on the rest of your pregnancy. Chances are once it is all done you will forget all of the pain. If we didn't then we would never have more than 1 child.

Congrats Amber...Actually my sister is pregnant now with her 4th kid and I myself have 5, I can't tell you about labor but I've seen my wife go through it and it's not that bad. My wife has always taken the epidural and other meds to help with the pain, and she's not shed a tear once..hehe. So I'm sure you'll make through it fine :-) Do you know what you're having yet? I've got 3 girls and two boys and I can tell you that the girls are the easiest to take care of and are less of a headache...at least that's been the case for us...hehe. Chris

Congratulations

Hi! Congratulations on your pregnancy.... it's such an amazing time! My son is 9 months old and being pregnant with him was the most incredible time in my life. He was also born in February, it's a great month to have a baby! :) I wanted to let you know that I have a website that's ALL about pregnancy. I created it in hopes of helping pregnant women get information they want while they prepare for the birth of their child. I try and update it daily, but I've been lacking a little bit this week due to my son keeping me VERY busy. ;) Please feel free to check it out, and I hope the rest of your pregnancy is wonderful! http://pregnancy-and-motherhood.blogspot.com/

Congrats! I have two kids. I have a four year old daughter and a 11 month old son. I had an emergancy c-section with my daughter. I tried to have a natural labor, but I went into shock and they had no other choice. Yes it was painful pushing and I just couldn't do it. But all pregnant women are different. Some can, some can't. With my son, I had a set time and date c-section. So I knew when he was going to be here right on the dot. Labor, from what I did experience with my first, was painful, but that is labor. That is why it's called labor. You will do fine. You will forget about the pain right after you see your baby for the first time. Good luck and be strong.

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I have 4 kids.My youngest is 9mths old. I am very excited for you. I had 3 of mine with an epidural and 1 with no meds. I would advise the epidural.

well, ever women is different and hanfles pain differently. I can tell you what i went through. With my first (i was only 16) i was induced and it was really painful, I was biting my mom :-). I did get some stadol, which seemed to help. My second it wasnt to bad, i was in labor for 8 hours, and went med free untill the last hour. with my third, i was hardly in any pain, just felt like menstal cramps. I didnt even think i was in hard labor, went to the hospital anyway to find out i was fully dilated. was such an easy birth. no matter what happens for you, i can tell you that as soon as you lay your eyes on your child, the pain will b gone and it will be so worth it.

Congratulations! As long as you do everything the doctor or midwife tells you to do you will be ok. It is also very important to be as relaxed as possible. You can also consider an epidural if you are really frightened. Some hospitals also provide a little gas & air between labour pains. Remember, try to relax and do your breathing. All the best for you and your baby.

nope im not yet married..so i have no idea..

If you think that you will be feeling bad, you will ... dont be scared and think about the pain, think of your delivery as the chance to finally see your kid. Be more excited than scared. I enjoyed my delivery, I had a normal delivery and it was amazing... think positive. other tips would be, when you are on your 9th month, start to walk as often as possible, drink a lot of water, dont take too much sweet, and walk, walk, and walk..... practice breathing and walk ... at least thats what I did.

I have two kids. With my first, I had her in a Naval hospital. That was a nightmare but only cost me 7 bucks. The person giving the epidural needle put it in wrong. Nothing like having your right side numb while still able to feel your left. Well after getting that fixed, it only lasted for 20 mins. So I got to feel the last 20 mins of labor. It took them forever to give me the epidural and then more to get it right. Then the nurse freaked out when I told her I felt the baby coming. She actually told me, Can you hold the baby in til the doctor arrives. Luckily dear hubby came back after a food run to get the doctor for me. My 2nd and last. I had the drip with the epidural. It caused mine and the babies blood pressure to drop really low. They gave me oxygen. Overheard the doctor that gave me something twice to raise my bp to a nurse, that this was the last time he could do it, and if the baby isn't here in 20 mins get her in a emergency room. Luckily, I got to 10 dilated and was able to have her. If your wondering would you have epidural again, I would have to say yes. My first weighed 7 lbs and I felt every bit of those 7 lbs. With my last she was only 5 lbs and some oz's and I only felt her head. She was born on the last day of Feb not on leap year. Almost forgot, Congratulations. Pink and more pink.

I have 4 girls and even though all the deliveries were different, it's really true what they say, once it's over you don't really remember the pain. My advice is to ask for a epidural, you won't regret it. Also try to keep walking for as long as possible. If in the worst case scenario you have to have a c-section the best advice I can give is to get up and move a soon as possible. They should give you a squirt bottle to help clean yourself in the bathroom, fill it with warm water and squirt yourself while u urinate, it will stop any pain. On the second night when you go to bed make sure your slippers and housecoat are within reach, and make sure you wear your bra to bed. When your milk comes in you really want to avoid getting a chill.

Well first of all congratulations to you on your pregnancy! I know that can be very exciting (and scarey!).. I have 3 children, with my first one I went 2 weeks past my due date so they had to induce me. I will not lie, labor pains hurt really bad. but I got the epidural and was completely fine after that. the epidural wasn't bad either. it didn't hurt when they did it. after the epidural I didn't feel really anything. I was just fine. with my 2nd baby, I didnt have any pain meds at all. he came before the doc could come in with the epidural. he actually came before the doc was even there to deliver him, it was just me and my husband and my nurse..lol.. then with the third I had the epidural 2 times cuz the 1st didnt work.. after they finally got it right everything was fine. I just remember that before it worked I was doing a lot of praying and breathing and just keeping myself calm. taking the deep breaths really helped me.

Have no worries, women every minute give birth. Communicate your worries and concerns with your doctor, before labor so you have a labor plan. Sadly, I haven't had a natural birth, so I can't tell you about the pain. But, I can tell you that when you hold your little baby in your arms you forget about everything.

I had my son in December of '05. I was really nervous about giving birth. He is my first and only baby so far. I didn't know what to expect. When I went into labor, at 4 in the morning, it was painful. I think what made it worse was that I was really nervous. I was actually shaking, they had to put me on a medicine to lower my high blood pressure because you could actually have a seizure from that. My advice is not to worry about it. I won't lie, yes, it is painful. I had an epidural and it was great. It took a lot of the pain away if you ignore the fact that they have to put a needle in your spine. But trust me you'll be in pain and you won't even notice it. It really does help, it numbs you body from your back down. You will still feel a lot of pressure but it will all be worth it. If it was really that bad women wouldn't have more than one baby. You'll be fine just remember to relax and don't worry about it. Congrats.

Labor is not as bad as everyone makes it out to be your are going to get yourself more stressed out in the long run if you continue to stress about it. Just relax and know that your body is made to do this. No it doesnt make the pain any better and yes it hurts, but so does breaking your arm! Listen to what your doctors tell you and research all your pain relief options just because everyone is telling you to take the epidural doesnt mean you have to. There are tons of different pain relief options out there and you just need to find the one that suits you best. I did take the epidural and found it to be the best option for me.

Well, my labor wasn't great but I had an epidural and it was much better. If you plan on having the medication, my advice is don't wait too long. You might not be able to have it.

My youngest son was born Feb. 3 last year. Keep this in mind, you CAN HANDLE IT!!! Repeat that in your mind the whole time because you will be more scared than anything I was. I had c=sections though and there are different pain issues I suppose from natural birth. Don't fear the eppidural too bad if you need it take it. I had spinal blocks with the c-sections and that was the worse part because I was so scared I nearly hyperventilated. The pain was not as bad as just being afraid. LOL! Relax and sleep until the baby is born. Trust me...I didn't and wish I had. I haven't slept in a year now!