My first was induced and I had some stupid idea about seeing how long I could go without an epidural. After about 8 hours of pitocin and stuck at 3 cm with the cx going off the charts, I finally gave in and got it. Best thing in the world. 40 minutes later and feeling waaaaay better, baby born with a couple pushes.
My second was natural labor, about 6 hours total, got the epi as soon as they said I could. Much more enjoyable. Pretty much talked through it.
The idea of an epi horrified me before I gave birth (okay, giving birth terrified me, too), but it was the.best.
