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Epidural
Just curious who is considering a epidural?
Speak sweetly so that if you ever have to eat your words, they don't taste bad.
~Unknown~
Lesson learned!!
Re: Epidural
I had one with both of my children. With my DD I actually was managing the pain quite well and did not get the epi until I was about to transition, but was scared because it was night that the anesthesiologist would go to dinner or home for the night and I'm scared to death of the transitional phase. lol My birth was awesome.
I also had one with DS. I was in pain for days and when I was finally admitted I was in the hospital for 5 hours before the anesthesiologist finally came in to administer my epi. She had a hard time placing it because my discs are close together but I didn't care, I was so tired and DS was pushing on my rectal area and it hurt terribly, I still wanted it.. This epi did not work so well. It barely took the edge off. I still felt all the pressure and pain and was trying to pull myself up to get the pressure off my rectum.
All that said, I'll still get one the third time.
ETA: Typo's
Speak sweetly so that if you ever have to eat your words, they don't taste bad.
~Unknown~
Lesson learned!!
To make you feel my love.
If it's bad enough I will. I'm only opposed to narcotics and major pain meds after birth.
I'm allergic to NSAIDs so I'm pretty much terrified of pain killers. For everyday pain I can only take acetaminophen (Tylenol).
From my BFP I always said I wanted an epi (I mean I told my Dr that I def wanted the epi) then thinking about it I told them I want to have the option if I wanted it. But I'm such a little cry baby that I am almost certain that I'll get it.
Yep ladies! I agree both ways. I managed the second time even though the epi wasn't working so well. but I'd still get it again even though I survived that pain. I'm just too terrified of the last phase, well and the actually exit.
although it is definitely true what they say. When they come out, the relief you feel is amazing like you didn't just spend 30+ hours in labor..
Speak sweetly so that if you ever have to eat your words, they don't taste bad.
~Unknown~
Lesson learned!!
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4/11- 12/11 Provera, 3 cycles clomid 50mg, all BFN (HSG-all clear)
Dec 2011 DH S/A shows zero count - dx Azoo
TESE 4/13/12 - Sperm found!! 5 viles frozen
IVF ICSI #1- (Lupron protocol) 5R 2F 2dt- 2DP & 4CF - BFFN
IVF ICSI #2- (Antagonist protocol) Started stims 7/26
ER 8/8 11R 9F 3dt - 9BF & 7BF (+HPT 8dp3dt)beta 1-184 beta 2- 1699 TWINS! EDD 5/1/13
LAP Transabdominal Cerclage - 4/15/13 only possibility of carrying my children to term
IVF ICSI #3.2- (Antagonist Protocol) 7/26 start stims (same day, a year later from J & Z's stim start date!)
ER - 8/7 19R 9F 3dt of 2 8BF embryos. (+ HPT 7dp3dt) Beta #1- 82.8 Beta #2- 821 Beta 3-7254
Colin born via c/s 4/7/14 (36w5d) 6lbs 14oz - 8 days in the NICU
TTC #2 - IVF 4 - July 2015 (Antagonist Protocol) 7/10 start stims
15R 8F 5dt of 1E blast grade BA & 1 blast to freeze!! (+hpt 6dp5dt)
beta #1-52 beta #2-62 Beta #3-6.5 - CP
FET - 9/18/15 (+hpt 5dp5dt) beta #1 -225.1 beta #2-2468 beta #3-21,352
10/29 - U/S shows 1 bean! HR 151 EDD 6/7/16 It's a BOY!
5/18/16 Jacob born via c/s (37w 1d) 9lbs .8oz 19in - 6 days in the NICU
Speak sweetly so that if you ever have to eat your words, they don't taste bad.
~Unknown~
Lesson learned!!
When you've been married this long, you need a ticker to remind you.
Baby Boy M - 08/01/2013
...hello out there!
dx with anovulatory PCOS 2005
off bcp 11/11
a few rounds of clomid and femara... no response.
injectables/IUI 12/12... BFN
Feb 13 IVF cycle converted down to IUI due to low follicle response... BFFN
one last IVF attempt April/May 2013: 19 retrieved. 10 fertilized. 2 transferred in a 3dt. 4 frosties... BFP!!
EDD: 1/21/14... Induced early at 36+6. Our LO was born 12/30/13
me too. Then they gave me an IM shot of morphine in my leg for pain control after it wore off, and I didn't even feel it bc the spinal was still working. Fantastic!
For our next, if I decide to do a VBAC, I will still opt for the epi.
You've heard what I've done, not what I've been through.
If you were in my shoes, you'd fall the first step."
B Born 6.27.13
When you've been married this long, you need a ticker to remind you.
Baby Boy M - 08/01/2013
This is me too.
4/11- 12/11 Provera, 3 cycles clomid 50mg, all BFN (HSG-all clear)
Dec 2011 DH S/A shows zero count - dx Azoo
TESE 4/13/12 - Sperm found!! 5 viles frozen
IVF ICSI #1- (Lupron protocol) 5R 2F 2dt- 2DP & 4CF - BFFN
IVF ICSI #2- (Antagonist protocol) Started stims 7/26
ER 8/8 11R 9F 3dt - 9BF & 7BF (+HPT 8dp3dt)beta 1-184 beta 2- 1699 TWINS! EDD 5/1/13
LAP Transabdominal Cerclage - 4/15/13 only possibility of carrying my children to term
IVF ICSI #3.2- (Antagonist Protocol) 7/26 start stims (same day, a year later from J & Z's stim start date!)
ER - 8/7 19R 9F 3dt of 2 8BF embryos. (+ HPT 7dp3dt) Beta #1- 82.8 Beta #2- 821 Beta 3-7254
Colin born via c/s 4/7/14 (36w5d) 6lbs 14oz - 8 days in the NICU
TTC #2 - IVF 4 - July 2015 (Antagonist Protocol) 7/10 start stims
15R 8F 5dt of 1E blast grade BA & 1 blast to freeze!! (+hpt 6dp5dt)
beta #1-52 beta #2-62 Beta #3-6.5 - CP
FET - 9/18/15 (+hpt 5dp5dt) beta #1 -225.1 beta #2-2468 beta #3-21,352
10/29 - U/S shows 1 bean! HR 151 EDD 6/7/16 It's a BOY!
5/18/16 Jacob born via c/s (37w 1d) 9lbs .8oz 19in - 6 days in the NICU
However, I'm going to hold off as long as possible before getting one.
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* After 22 months and 2 failed IUIs, we finally got our BFP *
DS delivered naturally at 41w6d on 4/18/14
No, not snarky at all!
Oh yea. They have me some kind of IV drug, bc it was taking an absurdly long time for me to get my epidural. I have no idea what it was and it made me loopy for a bit. I just remember when the dr asked me if I knew what I was getting before administering the epi,I had to focus really hard on saying "epidural shot." If I wasn't coherent enough to say epidural I wouldn't have been able to get one. I was given a really low dose-just enough to take off the edge until I got the epi. But I was way more loopy with that than the epi, which didnt change my mental capacity or ability to know when to push at all.
B Born 6.27.13
Congrats to both my TTC buddies, Amberley18 and sb2006 on their beautiful babies!
I got an epidural. My plan from BFP was to go until I felt I needed one. Well, I was in pre term labor for 6 weeks, had SPD and they were giving me a dose of pitocin. I sent out for my epidural when they came in with the pitocin. Those contractions were awful and on top of each other so no break. They gave me the epi at like 1030pm I think and I didn't have her until 3pm the next day. I don't think I could have dealt with 15 hours of those pitocin contractions and then had the energy to push. Honestly I had contractions for 6 weeks and she was 0 station that whole time ago I feel like I got to feel what labor was likeeven if it was in a non traditional way. Also, it was the first time I had slept for real in over 6 weeks.
Our Little Raspberry-Born 3/27/12
We Said I Do 09/06/09
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* After 22 months and 2 failed IUIs, we finally got our BFP *
DS delivered naturally at 41w6d on 4/18/14
This is odd to me. I was not out of it at all with either of my epi's? I never heard of that as a side effect either because it basically is intended to numb you from a certain point down. The weird side effect I did have was my left leg was inoperable the second time for a few hours.
I did however have them give me something in my IV to take the edge off the second time and all it did was make me feel like I'd just taken a crap load of drugs. Hated that feeling.
Speak sweetly so that if you ever have to eat your words, they don't taste bad.
~Unknown~
Lesson learned!!