What pain?

A miracle, having a baby… Those first 5 days were hell on me. I had pains that were worse than the hardest labor contractions. It was agonizing. All due to my pelvis trying to contract back. A condition called SPD- where your pelvis loosens too much during pregnancy. I should have never been put in stirrups, because that only made it worse. I had pains starting at my lower back and traveling all the way down to my feet. I had to stand to breastfeed, and sometimes, I couldn’t take it anymore, I would almost lose control and have to put Isaiah down. I didn’t think I could get through it. But I did(thanks to lots of Vicodin and Motrin). I do now understand why people totally forget the pain altogether because you are so engrossed in your sweet little miracle.

Speaking of pain, everyone is asking. And the answer is YES, I DID HAVE THE EPIDURAL. The invention of the Epidural is the greatest invention to womankind EVER! And boy am I so glad I did it. I got it at 7-8 cm, and I felt like I could do without. But then the nurse told me, that if I was going to do it at all, now would be a really good time. And I was getting so tense in my legs and back, that I told them to do it. The nurse told me after I got it that I had an extremely narrow pelvic canal, and that if I hadn’t gotten the epidural, that labor would have been extremely painful (although I couldn’t imagine that it could be more painful than it was!).

Check out these pictures of the procedure...

This was a little scary, but neither Dave or I passed out. My nurse was awesome, and the Anesthegeologist, Dr. Dang became my best friend.


I'm not gonna lie, just seeing this picture makes me feel warm and fuzzy all over again! Forget alcohal. I'll take an epidural any day!