Prevention

By CalyenaL - 13/05/2012 01:35 - Mexico - Tijuana

Today, I'm found out I'm pregnant. My husband and I spoke at length about how we were going to handle things, which included him "forbidding" me from having an epidural, because he doesn't want our baby to "come out addicted to drugs." FML
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TheGewt 7

He will change his mind when you break his hand going into labor.

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batwomen_fml 7

He's not the one pushing a baby out of his vag. Tell him it's your choice. And, sometimes doctors really want people to get them, so that they don't pass out from pain.

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SammyS2012 21

My boyfriend is the opposite. I told him that when I have children, that I want to try natural birth. He thought I was crazy :/ Out of 3 childbirths, the only one my mom needed an epidural with was me B) I was one tough baby!

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IsThatAHorse 5

I pray for the baby and you if he turns out anything like his father..

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arw31089 2

Epidural isn't a drug. It's a needle that goes into the spine and blocks a nerve. By then when the baby is being delivered any drugs you are given won't make it past the placental barrier

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cinderella10383 6

You're an idiot. The Epidural is definitely a drug but it's not harmful to the baby. It's a syringe filled with medication that's given in the spinal area to numb your body's midsection all the way down!

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missalice0306 19

I don't think his opinion will really matter to you once you're in labor

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Nessco 36

It's not that bad. I had 2 kids and didn't have an epidural for either of them. My friend had an epidural for her first 2 but not her third and said it hurt more but wasn't as bad as she thought it would be.

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Nessco 36

Never said it wasn't painful. I know it's different for everyone and I was very lucky I think. I also had an agreement with my husband that whatever I wanted during the birthing process I got. I wanted C section and he didn't, so that was our compromise. I just think alot of people would be surprised what they can put their body through. I never thought I'd be able to do it as I generally have 0 tolerance to pain.

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cinderella10383 6

Excuse me? You wanted to do an elected c-section which is 10x worse on the mother and child? What is wrong with you?

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YaJustMe 2

Tell him when he can shit a watermelon without pharmaceutical intervention, then you will allow him to claim dictatorship over your body and allow his uneducated and archaic medical knowledge supercede modern science.

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vickym1 0

It not bad having a baby without and epidural

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lizard399 0

I've seen pictures of my mom about to have me and she looked so happy with the drugs they gave her.

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skyeyez9 24

Epidurals are safe and they are there for your comfort. Use it if you want! If your husband felt even 1/3 of labor pain, he'd be screaming for pain killing drugs.

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blj2975 2

Your husbands an idiot. You deserve it for being with a moron.

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THE_A_TEEN 27

Yes, blame the victim for everything, Captain Hindsight.

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skyeyez9 24

I had back labor pain, and my daughter was somehow wedged in my pelvis and stuck. The male nurse refused to give me an epidural prior and I was in tons of pain. His reason was "I need to feel myself push." he was an asshole. They used what looked like a large pair of garden shears to cut me down there.....no pain meds. I wanted to die it hurt so bad. An epidural would have helped me have an easier delivery and not vomit from the pain and hearing them snip my vag open with oversized scissors.

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GothicAngel17 24

I think you just elevated my fear of childbirth, which is only 4 months away for me :|

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xalerion 0

Just because you're ignorant of the purpose and necessity for doing something or not doing it doesn't mean you should call people idiots and hint that the cause was because he was male, thereby proving yourself a sexist, you can only have an epidural up to a certain point and in certain situations it is dangerous to give both for your health and the Childs, in that situation it may have been necessary to hold the epidural, if you didn't like him, you also have the right to request someone else, and generally during pregnancy you deal with more than 1 person, so to attribute the problem to a single male nurse.... Well... It's unrealistic

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mdoncses 8

I think she did the same to me. I'm due in October.

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cinderella10383 6

Never ever is an epidural denied. There are no circumstances that would warrant the delay/denial of an epidural. There are circumstances requiring an epidural be given but never ever a reason behind not giving one. And if she had a male nurse who denied her right to an epidural that's not sexist that's giving a full out honest scenario. And while you can force them to give you a different doctor a different nurse works a little differently. She was likely younger and didn't know to ask for the charge nurse and explain the issue. She could have sued that hospital for millions upon millions of dollars for denial of medical treatment. I would highly recommend an epidural to all pregnant mothers so they can enjoy the labor and birth.

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courtneyann211 10

216 there are times when an epidural is denied. You can only get one up to a certain point, after that you're SOL. You can ask any doctor and they will tell you the same thing.

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sulitak 27

#260 then explain to me how people can have emergency c-sections with epis. My doctor will tell you when its not optimal, and if the baby is crowning, he'll encourage me to NOT get it: then he will encourage me to just keep pushing

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