I know this is a tricky one, because it's a third hand (as opposed to second hand) account, but I am really curious. Someone was talking to me about a discussion he had about a friends birth. She said that she didn't have an epidural, but she had an injection in her upper thigh as a form of pain relief, that made her legs go numb. Aparently, she couldn't have an epi because she was having a c/section.

Now to me, it sounds like she did in fact have an epi, and the injection was the oxytocin that they give you after the birth of your baby to help get the placenta out (that is oxytocin isn't it? correct me if i'm wrong i'm not entirely sure). There isn't any form of pain relief that you get as an injection in the upper thigh is there?


I also know someone who said she had a c/section for no medical reason whatsoever. That doesn't happen, does it? I mean I know there are situations where you get to choose between vaginal and cesarian, but a woman isn't usually given that choice unless there's a reason why a vaginal birth might be complicated, right?

Sorry I know it's hard to comment on other people's experiences, I was just curious as to what you all make of this.