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Anyone Had Side Effects From and Epidural.?

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With my second child I had an epidural it took the edge off the pain but I had a severe headache for a week immediately following the birth. They always induce my labor and I cannot take that pitocin without an epidural. The pain is just unbearable. I'm having another baby. Is there anything they can do to prevent that side effects or will I have to do it naturally?

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lovintnmomof3 January 30, 2009 at 9:37 pm: with my last baby, I was induced, but they didn't use pitocin. they used a small pill like form that was inserted into the vagina.
Dinoprostone (such as Cervidil or Prepidil Gel) can be inserted as a suppository into your vagina (intravaginally). It can also be given as a gel that is gently squirted into the opening of the cervix (intracervically). Once the cervix is ripe, labor may start on its own.
this is what was used on me with my last baby, and worked just as good as pitocin, even though I was induced about a week and a half early.
good luck.