Epidural Reviews

I was terrified of having an epidural and was determined to have a natural water birth... the best laid plans and all that. I had to be induced and so the contractions came on strong and quickly and I wasn't even 3cm dilated before I was screaming out and my husband begged them to do something. Bring on the epidural! I had ...  Read the complete review

I have had two epidurals in my three labours. The last one was just over 3 months ago so still fresh in my mind. My first epidural was perfect. I arrived at the hospital at 12pm that day, by 2pm i was pain free. I felt no needles, though it was a bit uncomfortable with the amount of pushing on my back to get it in. The IV drip wasn't ...  Read the complete review

I consider myself to have a fairly high pain threshold, but by the time I was about 20 weeks pregnant with my first, I knew that I wanted pain relief during the birth. Although I knew it would be nice to say that I had got through with just gas and air and a lot of gritting of teeth, I wasn't at all sure that, actually, that was what I wanted. ...  Read the complete review

An epidural is a form of anestetic primarly used during child birth to reduce sensation from the stomach down, it is also used as an alternative to general anestetic for certain operations and as a form of pain relief for chronic pain. This review is based on my opinion and own personal experience and the reason I had an epidural. I am ...  Read the complete review

An epidural is an injection into your spine which numbs the whole bottom half of your body so you feel no pain. It is slightly different from a spinal tap because the dosage can be adjusted and it will last as long as you need it to whereas a spinal tap only lasts for a certain amount of time. When you ask for an epidural the staff get ...  Read the complete review

If you are pregnant and are rubbish with pain, definitely consider an epidural. Even if you are ok it is definitely worth thinking about when and if you would have one before you go in to labour. My experience was really good when I had one and if I have baby number two I will be having one as soon as I can! First things ...  Read the complete review

During my pregnancy I never worried about pain relief I knew I was open to everything, except maybe Pethadine but my midwife talked me into it during my labour. I was induced on the Syntocin drip so therefore had a more painful labour than a natural one. I managed to start off on Gas and Air, pethadine and 7 hours in finally asked for ...  Read the complete review

We talked throuhg pain relief with my consultant however i was told regardless of choice unless i didnt an anastheatic to go to sleep i would have to have the epidural as i was giving birth to twins, and there can be many complications. Complications can result in you having to be sent for an emergency c section so it was my safest choice although ...  Read the complete review

I knew from the beginning I was going to have an epidural as the midwife explained to be that this would be the safest and less painful pain relief for me as I was expecting twins. They said I should have an epidural as there can be lots of complications when you're giving birth to more then one baby so if anything happened then they would need to ...  Read the complete review

After being told about the epidural in antenatal class I decided that I would not add it to my birth plan as I wanted a natural birth, with just Gas and Air for pain relief. My son was due on 27th March, that date soon passed, mothers day soon passed, did all the usual, walking, curry etc etc to bring on the labour but I was ...  Read the complete review

I have recently written a review on my hospital birth, where I briefly mentioned my epidural experience. Here is my experience in full. During an ante-natal class, the midwife spoke about the epidural as a method of pain relief. She told us the facts, that the needle goes between the vertebrae of your back, and into the space ...  Read the complete review

An epidural is a local anaesthetic delivered into one of the sapces between your vertebrae to numb your pain receptors from that level of your body and below, if done correctly it should completely remove the pains associated with labour but the downside tot his is it can also completely remove the sensation to push the baby out. A fery fine tube ...  Read the complete review

When a woman falls pregnant she has a great many things to consider, not least the labour and delivery and how she would like it to go, pain relief is a large part of this and few people will claim that labour is a pain free experience, there are many options available to women from natural pain relief methods such as the birthing pool full of ...  Read the complete review

I have to say I am a scaredy cat. I'm so squeemish and afraid of needles and blood. A great combination! When I found out that I was pregnant I realised I had a lot to think about and started reading up on what lay ahead. I soon started to get excited but there was one thing I was apprehensive about - The Epidural. I watched all the baby ...  Read the complete review

This is my experience of an epidural alog with some important information about epidurals. I feel its really important for expectant parents to read up about epidural because everyone seems to know the good part - it stops pain , but too many people do not know enough about it and its side effects meaning thet are unable to make an informed ...  Read the complete review

At 5 days overdue I was becoming very impatient and desperately trying all the old tricks to bring on labour...curry (nope), hot bath (not even a twinge), a quick ‘fumble’ with a reluctant hubby (nothing). Last on the list was castor oil which I wasn’t really sure about. After some persuasion from my mother-in-law who went and bought me a bottle ...  Read the complete review

when i was pregnant i'd decided from day 1 i was going to have a epidural if i felt the pain was too much. well after being in labour with my first (and last!!) baby, for 21 hrs it was a absolute godsend. there was no pain whilst they set it up, and it stopped my agony immiediately. i had to have it topped up a couple of more times, but ...  Read the complete review

I have had 2 children, both were quite long and awkward labors. Having strong continuous contractions for many hours certainly takes it out of you!! Both times, after many hours, i opted for epidurals. The procedure is quite straight forward and can be done quite quickly. I did find it uneasing as it is really stressed to you how still you must ...  Read the complete review

I had an epidural with my first baby. I had planned to have one all along as i had heard many good things about them. To perform the epidural first of all you are given a small numbing injection in your back where the epidural is going to be inserted. To be quite honest i thought this was the worst part of the whole procedure. It's ...  Read the complete review

Throughout my pregnancy I was very determined not to have an epidural when I gave birth to my baby. I wanted a natural birth and hoped the most I would need was gas and air. Unfortunatly things didnt work that way. Due to pre-eclampsia during my pregnancy , I was induced at 38 weeks, this was the first downfall to my plans-medical ...  Read the complete review