The pain of giving birth is something one cannot imagine. I cannot imagine and don't want to experience it too. So I had always known that I need pain relief which drills down to the 2 most common ones - Epidural or laughing gas.
I have heard stories and direct from my cousin who used it, that laughing gas would make you too drowsy to be able to push properly so I cancelled that option out.
There has also been rumor that epidural would cause back pain since it is administered at your back (spine to be exact). But I did further research and confirmed that this is just a myth*.
It is normal to experience temporary backpain at the site of your epidural but it should go away after a few days. Backache is common after childbirth with or without epidural since you have to keep carrying your newborn and placing him/her down.
I did epidural for all my childbirths and I did not experience long term backache at all.
During my first epidural experience, I reckoned the nurse released a little too much of the epidural which caused my 2 legs to be pretty numb. This made me somewhat more difficult to push. In the end, I coughed my child out. During the childbirth process, I accidentally coughed and my gynae saw it worked and asked me to keep coughing lol
The subsequent experience had just right amount of dosage so I was still able to push.
Do note that at the stage when your cervix is fully dilated, you would still feel the pain. But with epidural, the pain will definitely be less intense than without.
Try not to drink too much water after having epidural as it may kick off one of the side effect - nauseas and vomitting. I had it the hard way during my first experience with epidural.
Do remember to let the delivery ward staff know that you want epidural the moment you reach the hospital as it would take time for the anaesthetist to arrive, especially in the middle of the night!
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