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Were there epidurals involved in either?

man you couldn't pay me to stick one of those needles in the spine i'm not needle phobic but that shit looks terrifying

Damn chaka, that's hardcore, a broken collar bone.... now that's a clamp down! My first son was 36 hours of labor, no grass breaks. She could have used one to relax, she couldn't dilate. Second was a c-section so it was more of a surgery, I was allowed to be in there but it was gnarly and not fun to watch.

Don Gin and Ton said:

man you couldn't pay me to stick one of those needles in the spine i'm not needle phobic but that shit looks terrifying

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Shit was ridiculous when we did it. The person missed a couple times, then finally 'got it'. However, they didn't actually get it because it didn't do anything to numb pain. Just fucked her back up for a few weeks and cost us a couple hundred bucks. There's a possibility they paralyze you as well. Most annoying part of our delivery a couple years back, was the doctors repeatedly asking "Can you feel that?" To which wife responded "Yes" To which they responded "Huh, you shouldn't feel anything".

Yes... we know... we've been through this series many many times before folks. I guess they thought it would kick in at some point. Let me save you the time and effort. IT Aint never kicking in.

jigfresh said:

Were there epidurals involved in either?

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My wife got induced the night before but couldn't really feel the contractions till the next morning. They broke her water around 1030 am and by noon the contractions were so strong she was ready for an epidural. Our birth plan was that we were open to the epidural, but that SHE wanted to try it without one first. Like a said a few hours of hard contrations and she wanted it. The rest of the afternoon, she was thankfully able to rest a bit, since we didn't sleep well the night before. Total of about 8-10 hours of labor, and then a whopping 15 minutes of pushing and our little girl came right out! I will say my wife wouldn't look at the needle for the epidural, she just wanted it done, and didn't want to see it, but was sooo happy she got it afterwards.

Edit: just read your last post. That sucks she had such a rough experiance man. I bet everything this time will be much smoother(not the epidural thing specifically) with the high risk unit this time. They should all be much better at their jobs I would think, and really have some concern for the patients.

Argh, Yeah the epidural doesn't do a lot of shit... when my wife had hers it worked probably 80% of the way... the rest just wasn't numb. Many of the nerves that are down there don't get affected by it, but are heavily affected by the pressure and whatnot going on. So not fun. We had a c-section in the end, too, fwiw. No bueno!

i heard it makes the baby sluggish for the first few days, obviously your lady is connected to the baby and if they're numbing one it has a knock on. my pal n his missus had a child a month or so back and she didn't have one. it was too late by the time she asked for it, looking back she said she's glad she didn't.

jig that ish sounds fucked up man. guess asking for a refund cos they 'missed' isn't on your mind at the time but damn.

Wife #1 had no epidurals for 2 kids. Second wife did for 2. She gives me shit about it, yeah yeah your x was a real toughie, well fuck her! Although I still believe my current wife to the tougher of the 2 lol

Man if I havn't said so this week, I love being able to just talk about shit with you guys! Its really great, cus I know for most of us we have to keep our circles small.

Thanks for all the info guys. Makes the whole thing a lot less nerve racking. And that's for the text chaka.

Don Gin and Ton said:

guess asking for a refund cos they 'missed' isn't on your mind at the time but damn.

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Trust me... it was on our mind lol. Was probably the second most upsetting part of the whole experience... wife was quite messed up in the aftermath from it. It's crazy what they have to do with that needle. Get it between vertebrae, and they aren't aiming for the spinal cord, that would be relatively easy. They are aiming for the lining of the spinal cord. Freaks me the fuck out just thinking about it.

I've heard that one a lot. If you don't ask for it by a certain point, you ain't gettin' it, lol.

We wanted the natural birth, but the baby had other plans. My wife pushed for 9 hours on pitocin without an epidural. She pretty much attained god like status in my book after that. Even the nurses were like, "Damn girl, whatchu doing?! Don't you want the pain to stop?"

strong genes in: strong genes out

jig. i had no idea they were trying to hit a sweet spot like the lining. margin for error must be fucking tiny.

Yeah, seriously. I didn't know that, either.

They wouldn't even let me watch their guy give my wife her shot. I'm not sure if it was a liability issue, of if they just didn't want me being all, "ewwww grrosss..." I'm sure they must deal with some real dumbshits in these hospitals. I can only imagine all the stupid stuff that gets uttered in Labor and Delivery. Makes me feel more normal, lol.

Epidurals and Cement Mixers FTW!

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flatpack cement mixers wtf?!?

You would faint if you walked in a Harbor Freight. If you like machines and tools and such like. Every time I go in it makes me want a machine shop.

Only $150 !

i'm more a use what i have kinda guy. i use full beer cans as a spirit level for putting shelves up. usually pretty accurate ish lol

You'd fit in up here in the mountains. It's a whole community like that. Nothing up here is square or level. I think there's a motto like "Why do it right, when you can do it cheap."

Thundercat said:

Until my accident I've worked my whole life. Started when I was 14 and there has only been about 5 months total over the years that I havn't had a job. With that said I've really been enjoying this time at home with my daughter, and wife. My daughter is at a point where she is learning so much and changing so much its awesome to be home getting to be part of it rather then working 45 hours a week.

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I worked my whole life since my paper route at 13.
I payed rent to my mom since 13 till I moved on my own.
Stopped working when I wasnt able to anymore.

I worked summers at my dad's auto shop in high school. Didn't do much aside have a bad attitude. In college I started cleaning labs and loved that. No one telling me what to do. Around age 22 I started tutoring and working at dodger stadium. Eventually I got sick and quit everything. I got quite used to staying home, especially since I discovered I can earn money staying home. I am not against the idea of a job again... but I definitely think it would take some getting used to.

However, after doing my own work for people as an independent contractor, I don't think I'd do well in a controlled environment. I do miss all the people I talk to at Dodger stadium though.