4:30am and I'm still awake. Here with my love discussing birthing plans. How'd all you ladies go about this?! We're…

I'm "planning" to go all natural. This is my first as well. But I will have to keep an open mind in case things change which I've heard always do with labor. No epidural only because I've read that it slows labor down and increases pushing for a longer amount of time. I don't have a midwife. Just my mom and my fiancés mom. Me and my mom will have a pain level every hour. If I get past an 8 on a 1-10 scale and I'm only dilated to a 3/4/5 I'll have to get something. If I'm already at an 6/7/8/9 I'll suck it up. You know? Everyone is different. We all have our opinions.

We're "planning" on going all natural too. We have every right to refuse absolutely EVERYTHING unless it is an extreme case of emergency. Even pushing, due to its harmful effects. The position in which we lay in, because the two traditional ways are helpful for the doctor, but really causes more stress on you and your baby. When the umbilical cord gets cut. Skin to skin contact. Having your baby with you in the room as much as possible. No medicine. The refusal of any unnecessary cutting. Breastfeeding immediately afterwards. There's so much! That pain level idea is a really great plan! I really like that. I didn't even think of doing that. it's a great way to verbally express and come to a clear idea of what's needed. Which can be surely hectic at such a high energy time. @katietay34

The only thing I'm afraid of is not being in pain until it's too late to get anything for it... Also, my mom doesn't want me to try and be a hard ass which I do for everything anyways and ignore the pain and then end up balling my eyes out for 24 hours. I'm extremely nervous about the pain the most only because everyone is different and I have a high pain tolerance so we'll see.

I planned on going natural, no pain meds. Managed to go natural, with some forced forceps help when she got stuck, and no pain meds. I have a high pain tolerance and, honestly....the worst part for me was those damned contractions.

@katietay34, I completely understand. I'm really stubborn and my entire life I've just lived through the pain. My mom has always called me her flower child. I've always been the no medicine, all natural kinda person. I have three highest pain tolerance of all her four kids. I think I can do it because she did it all natural with all four of us! But like you said we're all different! Good luck lovely lady!!:)

@s_r_z_15, that's really good to know. In my birth plan I have that even in a case if emergency and assistance is needed I would like at least half an hour to try natural and spiritual methods to continue on the process on my own. However, things change. I'm hoping I don't need any assistance.