How are you feeling?
I remember how I felt following the births of each of my 3 children - very different circumstances for each birth, and a LOT of emotions to sort through.
First: overdue, induction, epidural, vacuum extraction, nauseous & dopey post-birth, poor first feed, several weeks of painful breastfeeding. I am still left with a feeling of 'what if?'.
Second: natural onset, quick labour & delivery, superwoman hormones post-birth, great first feed, timely help with early latch difficulties, easy breastfeeding for entire infancy.
Third: overdue, induction, no epidural, very quick labour & delivery, superwoman hormones post-birth, great first feed, easy breastfeeding for entire infancy.
For me, the link between the epidural and poor post-birth experience, including breast feeding difficulties, was very clear, and my decision to avoid the epidural for the second and third babies was easy.
I'd love to hear your story.
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