jeannine_29
replied on September 2nd, 2006
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Justy
Awww! Congrats hon! Good luck with
your first baby! Do you know whether the
baby is a boy or girl yet?
To answer your question...Every woman's
labor is different from the next. All us
woman can do is give you our experiences!
My first labor I had an epi so didnt have
any pain. Took me a half hr to push her
out. Weirdly enough, I also had an outta
body experience with her! Ive never had
it since, either. With my second
daughter the nurse said I wasnt in labor
so I ended up delivering her natural.
She was my largest at just shy of 8 lbs.
It wasnt too bad, though. I did tear
while having her and got 2 sutures without
being numbed! (i was po'd at my doc for
this) with my son I also had an epi. I
had no pain with him and I had him in one
contraction. He was also my smallest at
about 6 1/2 lbs. After I had him, I had
no pain and didnt even feel like I had a
baby. One thing I will suggest is using
something as a visual point. With my
first, I had a mirror so I could watch
myself deliver. With my other 2 I just
focased on something in the room or my own
thoughts. I hope this helps alittle :)
once again, good luck! Jeannine
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