I got all the way to a 9 1/2 and he wouldn't fit in the birth canal and was also not rotating right. I felt no labor pain at all. I had to have an emergency c- section. The epidural I got only numbed one side so I felt all the pain during the section. It was the worst pain I every experienced. In the end it was all worth it. My baby boy is perfect. Mommy and Daddy love you Knox Walter Kayne Sheffield!