i notiticed your blinkie said natural birth. i had riley natural too! i LOVE talking to other women who did it. i tell my dh all the time i feel like one tough broad, i think i could fight a man if i had to...lol.
i had an epi with my first and just had the routine bad expirence..it was hard to push, they had to use forceps (this kid had a MAJOR conehead) i shook and puked..i just had a crummy time. i was in a lot of pain and for 5 yrs i said it had worn off and i felt everything...WRONG. not untill you do it w/out anything do you really know pain. i almost gave in with riley but everyone kept saying i wouldn't do it, i would get the epi. so just being hard headed kept me in line!
what was your expirence (if that's not too personal)? would you do it again? addi is GORGEOUS by the way.....

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