I didn't want any anesthesia. At the first birth I was very late in going to the hospital, I already had contacts of less than 10 minutes, but the midwife turned me on in tones and said "these are just preparatory contractions", when I heard it, I said I wanted anesthesia. I had an epidural. After a while my gynecologist appeared, it turned out that I already have 10 cm. revelation, they were told that they had put me under anesthesia so late, they took me immediately to the maternity hospital. I didn't feel anything, I didn't know when I had contact to push and I think that's why I got a lot of tears. I had stitches and a month after the birth I was still in pain and tight. The second birth was without anesthesia, then I felt when, what I should do and passed without damage and without stitches. True, the pain was great, but the next day I was like new. Talking to other women who have given birth under epidural anesthesia, they wondered how I didn't feel anything like that. I guess it happened because this anesthetic is given when the revelation is small and more time passes until the birth, and for me there was no such time.
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Epidural.