sugar coat it, please

I am watching ER reruns on TNT, and it is the episode where Carol gives birth to twins. This is sooooo not what I should be watching right now. They are not sugar coating anything, and by "anything", I mean the pain.

I had a taste of "real" contractions for a few hours last night, and they were not fun (for the last week or so, I have had contractions off and on, but they weren't too too bad). If art imitates life, I, personally, will be imitating her epidural. Here's hoping I can have one!