Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but a woman will kill for an epidural!Cristine's been such a champ. "There is nothing new under the sun," I recall from Ecclesiastes, and women have been experiencing labor pains since Adam dropped the ball in the garden. But, when you're going through the sudden SLAM! of a major contraction, somehow I doubt the banality of the history of contraction is much comfort.
On the other hand, a five inch long, 18 guage needle in the spine is not a delight, unless accompanied by the understanding that it is inextricably linked to the relief that comes from the meds flowing therethrough. (Did I just make up a preposition?)
Cristine is now floating in the blissful clouds of anesthesia while the contractions continue to register as mere background music. Really, she feels the pressure of the contractions, but not the pain, which leads me to believe the Brian Regan may be wrong about the relationship between pain and pressure. Speaking of Brian Regan, I could really go for two boxen of donuts right now. I'm heading down to the lobby to find some breakfast.
3 comments:
Yay for modern medicine. Cristine you are beautiful :)
I was bracing my sister when she had her epidural - such relief. I'm just glad I did not have to watch them do it! My tummy is not that strong! LOL!!
Love to Cristine! It's all good from here!
Okay how is it that she looks fabulous giving birth and I'm sitting behind a desk looking like I just went through labor? Miss Cristine does NOT have a bad hair/face day. :)
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