Advice
Have your partner act as your “advocate” questioning what is being done, and speaking up if there is an issue. Someone needs to do this and you have enough to focus on.
At the point you know you are ready for an epidural, SPEAK UP right away, because you will have to get the anesthesiologist off the floor and if you wait too long, the opportunity to get an epidural might pass.
Stories
Labor/Delivery
The only uncomfortable part at this stage was after Baby A had been delivered and the doctors pressed against my belly to make sure Baby B didn’t flip and position himself in the wrong way for delivery. Read More
Jessica, female, 31, California
Labor/Delivery
I saw my OB throughout my pregnancy, had regular checkups and sonograms. This was my third childbirth, after a healthy low risk pregnancy. I am a die-hard “go natural”. Read More
Jen, female, 33, Massachusetts
