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Originally Posted by ISUKappa
That may be true (and oh my GOD I loved my epidurals!) but there are other options to pain relief that may have an effect on the baby. Some smaller hospitals don't have an anesthesiologist on staff and can't give epidurals. They can only offer narcotics through the IV - nubain, stadol, morphine, etc...
There is also always some small risk with an epidural, too. But that goes back to researching and the level of risk you accept with the choice you make. I will probably have an epidural for any more kids I have - I know my body and my pain tolerance is low (and if my kids keep going the way they are, my next one will come out the size of a toddler). And I will share my experiences with people who ask.
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I was watching a woman give birth on one of those health channels and she had an epidural. She couldn't walk for two months afterwards and it was because of the epidural. She was temporarily paralyzed from the waist down. I don't know how often that happens, but it was enough to frighten me.