epidurals are awesome aren't they??

epidural needles ain't got nothing on those contractions for sure.

Mine wore off quickly though and in a sense, with my first delivery, made it more difficult to push out a 10 pound baby. He was stuck in my canal for a few minutes and losing oxygen, then the epidural wore off and I was able to push him out. It was a scary experience because they were preparing me for C-section when I begged them to give me another chance. We got lucky though and he was healthy...very healthy...odviously.