This actually happened to my friend Kelsey. She joked about going into labor on Labor Day and lo and behold, she did. She is now a proud mom to son Nolen.
John and I Skyped with her and her husband Scott the other night and she regaled us with her terrifying labor story, which consisted of several failed epidurals and an emergency c-section. So today at my appointment, I asked my doctor about the possibility of the epidural not working. I told him about Kelsey and how the epidural only worked on one side of her body. He said it is possible, but it's very rare. So rare, in fact, that I shouldn't even be worrying about it at all. Well, that makes me feel somewhat better, but let's face it - I'm a first-time mom, I have no idea what to expect, and I tend to rely on stories that I hear from my family, friends, and the Internet. Although every woman's story is different, there is one piece of advice that is consistent - go into labor completely open-minded and be prepared for your birthing experience to be different from what you had originally planned. Ok, I can do that. And regardless of how crazy or painful or eventful my labor may be, in the end I'm getting a beautiful baby boy - I'm so excited!
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