by Ashleigh Evans posted in Pregnancy

With my last pregnancy, I was determined to not have an epidural. Previously, I had one birth (twins) with an epidural and one without. Since it was my third birth, I figured it would be quick and easy-breezy.
Things didn't go quite as planned. I needed to be induced at 41 weeks and the birthing process took forever. At the 10-hour point, I had to have an epidural because the pain was so bad. I thought the rest would be smooth sailing...for a birth, at least.
Liam was born at the 22-hour mark and I actually was feeling pretty great afterwards. Obviously, I was in some pain, but I had quite a bit of energy for such a long birthing process. By my second day in the hospital, we were ready to head home and start our new routine as a family of 6 -- his sisters couldn't wait for him to be home!
The final day in the hospital, we had some visitors and I noticed when I stood up, I would get these awful headaches. I chalked it up to being tired and hormonal. I tried to clean up and take a shower, but it became almost impossible to stand. The moment I would sit on the hospital bed, the headache would vanish.
During my final checkups before leaving, I told the nurses and doctor about these headaches. They thought it might be a spinal headache from the epidural, but made it seem like it was no big deal. The anesthesiologist came to check the epidural entrance point and said I should probably be fine by the next day.
I left the hospital on a Thursd...