On my birth plan, I put that I didn't want the epidural until requested by me. I have a medium tolerance for pain (depending on the pain). I told my husband that the way I looked at it: if I make it far enough into labor without the epidural that I can't get it before I ask for it, then I can tough it out and bring my baby into the world drug free. If I ask for it before that limit, then I wouldn't have made it through it without it.... BUT this is my first baby... What's your opinion on this??
Location is South Carolina (Since some places have different limits of when you can/cant get it.)