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Originally Posted by Flamesoholic
Yeah I did the same thing. We had been going to some classes before our son was born and had decided between the 2 of us that I would try (try) to go as long as possible without meds as I could (silly broad). Well I ended up being 10 days overdue and had to be induced. Well that crap makes labour hit you like a fricking freight train to your tender bits and after 5 hours of constant 30 second contractions with 30 second breaks and no gas (cause they ran out with the patient before me), I was BEGGING for the drugs.
Once that doctor rushed in and spoke those beautiful words, "I'm here to give you your epidural" and had it done mere minutes later, it was relief I didn't know was even possible. After another 18 hours of labour with no results, my boy was delivered by emerg c-section (had the cord wrapped 2x around both legs). I'm not sure how I would have been able to get through that without the epidural. Marvellous things they are. I completely admire women who can go through labour and delivery without any drugs by choice, but I'm happy with the choice I made.
TL;DR epidurals are awesome. Support your wife if she asks for one.
Skip forward 5 months and now my little man is teething. Does anyone have any good advice for that? We've got Camilia Teething Liquid, but does anyone have better suggestions? We've been told he's still a little young to give ibuprofen which they say would work better than tylenol.
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Keep a supply of clean damp to wet facecloths in the freezer, the kid gets to gumb the hell out of it, they like the cold on their teeth and the texture seems to help as well.