Epidural Q

[LizLemon]

An epidural for a vaginal delivery? How weird that they would try to force that on you.

I may be completely missing the point of your question, but I had similar BP throughout my preg (90/60) and was worried about the epi for my c-section. Strangely, the stress of the procedure meant that my BP even after the epi was higher than any other point in the pregnancy, so it was fine. Maybe the same thing happens during a vaginal delivery?

In any case they pump you up with lots of fluid to counteract any drop in blood pressure. My anaesthetist wasn't at all concerned when I said my BP was usually low.

I'm sorry if I've misunderstood your question - please feel free to disregard my response if I have!

[Aligater]

no thats fine but yes for a normal Vaginal birth but I was wondering why he wanted to in the 1st place