nina

I had Demerol with my first baby and an epidural with the next one. I vowed that I would never take Demerol again, it made my head feel weird. What drugs did you take during childbirth?

Seattle_mom

The only drugs I got during childbirth were the ones my body produced naturally! My kids were born at home, so no possibility of drugs, and I didn't want them anyway. I knew that if millions and billions and trillions of women had given birth before me without drugs, that I could do it too.

VTGal

I didn't use drugs with my first, either (though I had them in the hospital with a midwife delivering). My first was an unplanned drug-free since she came so fast. I asked (ie: screamed) for drugs, but I was already at 10cm so couldn't have them. When all was said and done, I realized it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (easy to say after the fact, right?), so I planned not to use drugs when I had my son, and didn't, and realized it was the biggest mistake I could have main. It was a bad delivery and I was at 10cm for 2 hours before they let me push because I had to wait for him to turn his head (the worse thing someone can tell a laboring mom at the pushing stage is not to push). I think if I have the 3rd I will reconsider an epidural.