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I refused an epidural with my first child because I was scared of a big needle being stuck in my spine. Every over-the-top-medical-horror-story went through my head. I was induced as my labor was progressing slow, but my water had been leaking. I went through 12 hours of hell, contractions 2-3 minutes apart (hard labor).
Knowing what I know now, I would have opted for the epidural. I would have enjoyed the experience more, and not been nearly so exhausted. ( I think the exhaustion is conductive to the feeling of pain. It can be handled better when one is refreshed enough to deal with it.)
My sister is a nurse and had an epidural. Seeing how she breezed through her 48 hour labor better off than I did with 12 hours sold me on it right then & there.
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