For those who have had a vaginal delivery with their j pouch, who has had an epidural? I am being induced Friday (they want to make sure the entire medical team is there for my delivery). They have been strongly advocating that I have an epidural to reduce stress on my body and to control pushing (with the idea that they don't want me to push they want the baby to "slide out" slowly. I'm easy, I want to do what is best for my baby and protect my pouch. My concern is with an epidural (that I may have for hours on end) will I lose control of my bowels or will they shut down? I will he cathterized for my bladder. I understand that during pushing I won't have control over my bowels but I'm thinking about the hours before. Anyone have any experience /thoughts? I'm mainly worried about skin breakdown/ infection from incontinence.
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