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06.23.08, 19:49 PM Expecting
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Moms who delivered at Cornell - did they push an epidural? Did you ever consider going natural? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Expecting 06.23.08, 07:49 PM Flag
 

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didn't push it but didn't consider natural. I asked for the epi the moment I walked in the door. literally. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:53 PM Flag
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who is your ob? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:54 PM Flag
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sylvestre, but he didn't deliver db. I like him very much, and I like the other docs I've met there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:57 PM Flag
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I was just like you. I was begging for the epi while I was checking in. BTW, I love Sylvestre. He was not my OB but delivered my db. He was amazing that day. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.03.08, 02:14 PM Flag
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did not deliver at Cornell, but would not consider going natural -unnecessary suffering. besides, I know 2 moms who had plans to go natural but ended up with general anesthesia because they needed emergent c-sections, and because they had not had an epidural placed before, had no other option except to have a general. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.23.08, 07:57 PM Flag
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Delivered at Cornell (my OB was Kalish but she wasn't there - I had Zervoudakis, Grunebaum, and Lee respectively, and liked them in ascending order from worst to best). I wanted natural - told Kalish in one of my last visits I wanted to "try for natural, but see how it goes." Yes, they pushed an epidural - hard - but it wasn't the docs, it was my second L&D nurse. I consented to Pitocin after 9 hours at the hospital (water broke at home), held on another 4 hours (trying to make it to a certain dilation) before getting the epidural. Maybe it's just me, or maybe it was the quality of the epidural itself (seemed to range between being ineffective, and totally knocking me out), but I'd almost rather go through the Pitocin labor without an epidural. Which won't be an issue, though, since I had a c-section 27 hours in and hence will either have a repeat c or sure as hell won't be getting Pitocin with a VBAC. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.03.08, 01:49 PM Flag
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I had the same experience. The L&D nurse was asking every 5 minutes when I wanted it. I accepted Pitcoin because dr. was worried about infection due to water breaking 12 hours earlier, but thought I could deliver w/o the epidural. Finally gave in and it didn't seem to do much, but my delivery was a snap - 4 pushes and done, so I wasn't traumatized by any of it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.03.08, 02:03 PM Flag
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delivered at cornell, too. ob was leonard but he didn't make it to the hospital for my emergency c-section. grunebaum literally saved my life and that of my ds. we will be forever grateful [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.03.08, 02:06 PM Flag
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or: btw, i was pleading for an epidural but grunebaum said no way ... didn't have time. had a spinal in the o/r but they would have done general otherwise [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.03.08, 02:07 PM Flag
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I had complications after the epidural, and even w/ the army of anest. staff in the room, it was Dr. Leonard who saved the day and prevented an emergency c-secion. He's incredible and so quiet and kind. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.03.08, 02:07 PM Flag
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or: i love leonard, too (he delivered first ds). and i don't blame him at all for not being there. i arrived at the hospital at 4:45am and was in surgery at 5:00am [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.03.08, 02:09 PM Flag
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