I had both of my children by c-section. They were too large to pass thru the birth canal.
I made the decision to stay awake, so I had an epidural with my son. With my daughter though, they said a spinal would be easier ( thats when they inject the medicine directly to your spinal cord, instead of putting in the catheter from the epidural ). I found it to be much more painful than the epidural. And I also found that the medication wore off much quicker. My surgery with her was about 1 hour, and the spinal was already wearing off in the recovery room. With my son, I had stayed numb for about 3 hours afterward.
No matter how you end up giving birth Anne, I promise you the pain will be well worth the end result. No doubt about it.
You will do fine.
I made the decision to stay awake, so I had an epidural with my son. With my daughter though, they said a spinal would be easier ( thats when they inject the medicine directly to your spinal cord, instead of putting in the catheter from the epidural ). I found it to be much more painful than the epidural. And I also found that the medication wore off much quicker. My surgery with her was about 1 hour, and the spinal was already wearing off in the recovery room. With my son, I had stayed numb for about 3 hours afterward.
No matter how you end up giving birth Anne, I promise you the pain will be well worth the end result. No doubt about it.
You will do fine.