With my first son I was on petition the whole time but With my second son they started with the petition and my contractions started coming very close and I was dilating quickly then they decided to stop it to see if my body would continue on it own like that and my contractions started furthering apart and I stopped dilating more so they started it again... My pain wasn't any more or less it just sped the process along which I was very thankful for labor is very hard but also very worth it ☺️
Oh don't worry I was the sameway and I was so scared that I wouldn't know I was in labor but man the pain was so serious plus I kept feeling like I had to poop that's how I knew I was in labor. @daylasalas