epidural or no epidural?

[chimpkin]

since you brought it up...are you equipped with both kinds of bits?

No, the weirdness is all between the ears...ATM. Other than the whole thing about having the male finger pattern...apparently if your ring fingers are significantly longer than your index fingers it *may* indicate prenatal testosterone exposure in a female...as it's more typical of a male hand. My ring fingers appear to be a good quarter-inch longer than my indexii.

And Fwiw, my hands and feet are huge.
:shrug: Not that there's any statistical connection to anything.

Sadly, had I been ambiguous, they would have any nonstandard naughty bits off when I was a baby. Doctors do that then, and still. I don't even approve of male circumcision for babies...if they want that off, let them wait until they are old enough to make an informed decision about it.

The problem with altering genitally ambiguous babies? wrong guesses.

 

[scheherazade]

i think that's my problem more than anything is fear. i'm really terrified of physical pain, and i just think i would be a nervous wreck.

i remember one time i got out of bed in the morning and was walking downstairs, and i guess i was still a little groggy because i missed the last step. kind of grazed it and lost it for a sec and then recovered. and it scared me so bad i cried. i didn't even hurt myself and i cried, just at the thought of hurting myself.

Been catching up on this thread......

You have just identified a very valid point, Lori, in admitting your fear of pain, as being very definitive, almost to the point of terror.

Based on that single honest comment, I would continue to do the research on the various types of pain control available to women during the birthing process in order to be very well informed of the benefits and potential risks of each.

As you sound to be cognizant of the importance of a good diet and exercise, I expect you will be in very respectable form come the time of birthing.

Promise yourself to utilize the best available technology to mitigate your discomfort, based on your research AND WHERE YOUR HEAD IS AT, at that time.

Making babies is a natural process and we are living in a very advanced day and age, compared to even a few decades ago.

Grandfather taught me that there is nothing to fear but the fear itself.

It is natural to be afraid of pain......and lots of other things.

Bravery is not about absence of fear.....it is about acknowledging your fear and doing whatever needs doing in spite of it.

You are pregnant. The baby will need to be birthed. You have natural and assisted options available.

Regarding female participation at forums, I am on one other science forum and females are in the minority, for a fact. I suspect that may be for the reason that women network in a variety of other ways, such as shopping, and various community organizations. Likely doesn't leave much time for the internet......

 

[chimpkin]

Asgard said:
Well when your getting you're teeth drilled you don't have a natural system.designed to supress the pain, that's what the g-spot is actually there for.

Yes, heard natural childbirth does indeed involve a giant orgasm at the end.

Lori said:
i remember one time i got out of bed in the morning and was walking downstairs, and i guess i was still a little groggy because i missed the last step. kind of grazed it and lost it for a sec and then recovered. and it scared me so bad i cried. i didn't even hurt myself and i cried, just at the thought of hurting myself.

Yeah, scheherazade had it...I think you should use pain control too.

 

[Lori_7]

No, the weirdness is all between the ears...ATM. Other than the whole thing about having the male finger pattern...apparently if your ring fingers are significantly longer than your index fingers it *may* indicate prenatal testosterone exposure in a female...as it's more typical of a male hand. My ring fingers appear to be a good quarter-inch longer than my indexii.

And Fwiw, my hands and feet are huge.
:shrug: Not that there's any statistical connection to anything.

Sadly, had I been ambiguous, they would have any nonstandard naughty bits off when I was a baby. Doctors do that then, and still. I don't even approve of male circumcision for babies...if they want that off, let them wait until they are old enough to make an informed decision about it.

The problem with altering genitally ambiguous babies? wrong guesses.

atm? what's that mean? i thought you were a guy. my bad.

and yes i agree, unless it's to eliminate some kind of a health threat, i don't think forcing surgery on a child just so you can easily shove them into some gender roll is legit. pretty horrifying actually.

 

[Anouk]

i think that's my problem more than anything is fear. i'm really terrified of physical pain, and i just think i would be a nervous wreck.

i remember one time i got out of bed in the morning and was walking downstairs, and i guess i was still a little groggy because i missed the last step. kind of grazed it and lost it for a sec and then recovered. and it scared me so bad i cried. i didn't even hurt myself and i cried, just at the thought of hurting myself.

Hmm, but you are going to experience pain anyhow..epidural or not. The contractions do hurt too, even (long) before the labour itself.
Why are you so scared, I wonder? Your body is in full control. Just follow it.

 

[Lori_7]

Hmm, but you are going to experience pain anyhow..epidural or not. The contractions do hurt too, even (long) before the labour itself.
Why are you so scared, I wonder? Your body is in full control. Just follow it.

i don't know. it bothers me that i am though. maybe it's because i really haven't experienced a lot of physical pain in my life. a few fractured bones but, they only hurt for a minute. i had a cramp in my leg not too long ago that hurt so bad that the color drained out of my face and i thought i was going to pass out. i'd surely never want to feel anything like that again. but that's about it.

 

[chimpkin]

So, no compound fractures then.
I could do just about anything on codeine. That is some seriously happy stuff.
When they plated my arm back together I saved half a bottle for migraines. Yay.
Have a whole bottle left from my sinus op. Woot.

 

[Lori_7]

So, no compound fractures then.
I could do just about anything on codeine. That is some seriously happy stuff.
When they plated my arm back together I saved half a bottle for migraines. Yay.
Have a whole bottle left from my sinus op. Woot.

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