ST/Anne
I've experienced both types of water bag leak - the "drip drip" kind (hindwater leak) and the "burst" kind when the whole bag bursts. For the "drip drip", you can use panty liner or slim pad. For the "burst" kind, I was wearing a maxi pad (like the sort you use for heavy flow days), and it was enough to keep it all in for about 30 mins before I got home to change.
Moon
Don't talk nonsense lah! You where got fat? I've seen your pics on FB. For some women, the epidural slows progress down, which is why pitocin becomes necessary. One way to help avoid that is to only take the epidural when you are in advance labour, beyond 4-5cm. For my friend, she was so tense after many hours of labouring without epidural that she could not progress; once she had the epidural, she dilated very quickly. Guess it's hard to say. Yes, that needle is BIG!
PrayHard and Applenut: I will try and add you in FB later, not good access right now.
Tweety
Nowadays I look more auntie cos no more shape! Tummy so huge. But of course I will keep my glam profile pic up on FB hor? *wink*