When I look back at my 3 labors the 2 that I did without the epidural went so much more smoothly and was much faster and the 3rd one I had no meds not even iv fluids, although while it was happening I wouldn't have said it was easy. The one with the epidural wasn't even less painful except for when it came time to push but I still went through hours of contractions before I could even get it. I'm definitely going for natural again but I'm not set on doing it one way or another because a lot of times women end up being very disappointed with the way things turn out if they don't keep an open mind :)

3 days no meds. It wasnt painful to me lol. Just felt like period cramps coming and going. They asked you want a epidural and my answer was for what lol

@michellevaldez4750, I hope it'll be a breeze just like my pregnancy lol

@cubanese, I type a p instead of a b so it didn't tag you lol

to be honest I never did quite wrap my head around it but your body just does what it's supposed to do at that point so you really don't have to think about it.

@4loves, I'm going to try 😊 she's my first so I really don't know what to expect. @cupanese, same ❤️ I might have a medicine to ease the pain but I'm definitely not going full epidural, nothing's wrong with it ofc it's just my choice 😊 @lashellg, 3 days?!?! And no meds?

I was ready to push my first one out after 3 days of labor lol