@JLeslie I think I can handle the no epidural part again if I’m not induced. But you don’t have much control over when your water breaks. :(
@Dutchess _III That’s crazy! Do you have that kind of intuition in other parts of your life?
@jca That’s what they tell me. Though actually hearing about personal experiences is more reassuring.
@wilma 33 hours is a fabulous answer. Did the c-section catch you off guard (after having two vaginally)?
@Jeruba I loved hearing everyone’s stories because I felt like there was sooo much that no one ever told me about. I can definitely relate to the desire for a pause button. I would describe labor as being temporally claustrophobic. All the pain wouldn’t be so terrible if I could just step out of the experience for a second. Also, knowing how much longer it would last would have helped a lot mentally. Not knowing when it would end really messes with your head.
@Neizvetnaya
[signs up for Lamaze classes]
@Sunny2 Were the recovery times comparable?
@Akua My water broke early too. Did you get induced after 24 hours? Were you falling asleep because of an epidural or because your labour was so crazy long? I had complete trust in my uterus to do its thing. But once I was artificially-induced, I felt a lot less confident about how much my body was built to handle.
@wundayatta Ha. Too bad “not have my water break early” isn’t much of a birth plan.
@gailcalled
[trying really hard not to ask about those last ten minutes]
@SuperMouse Two and a half hours! Holy cow. My labor was way worse than the pushing at the end. Though I’d probably sing a different tune if it took me that long. Yeow.
@WillWorkForChocolate Why were you induced the second time? I wonder if temperament is related labor. That’d be an interesting study.