esta_837
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At first I was determined not to take epi too, after hearing all the bad things about it.
When my due date approached, it turns out that I needed to be induced as baby's head may be too big for me. On my induction day, I still refused epi initially. They put in the oxytocin drip to start the contractions and to start labour. The contractions came and they were terribly unbearable, I wasn't dilating, so I quickly had the gas. It felt good (really light-headed) BUT didn't help with the pain. Finally asked for the epi, and thank goodness I did, because in the end I had to have an emergency c-section as after the doc broke the water bag, he discovered baby had passed meconium.
I didn't feel a thing when the epi was put in place
When my due date approached, it turns out that I needed to be induced as baby's head may be too big for me. On my induction day, I still refused epi initially. They put in the oxytocin drip to start the contractions and to start labour. The contractions came and they were terribly unbearable, I wasn't dilating, so I quickly had the gas. It felt good (really light-headed) BUT didn't help with the pain. Finally asked for the epi, and thank goodness I did, because in the end I had to have an emergency c-section as after the doc broke the water bag, he discovered baby had passed meconium.
I didn't feel a thing when the epi was put in place