Thanks mommies, I will go natural until I can't take no more. This just my first & I'm kind of scared lol.

keep a open mind. I wanted to go natural but kept my options open and tried not to have high expectations. good thing I didn't I had a 4 day labor and 2 failed epidurals only thing that help manage the pain was a hot shower and narcotics so I could sleep for a hr at least. for sure practice breathing. I didn't know how and my Dr showed me and eventually I zoned out till I had to push.

I'd suggest keeping your mind open instead of deciding beforehand. Just go as long as you can naturally and then let your body decide what you need. Everyone is different but in my experience, epidurals can slow down your labor especially if you get it too early. I've done both and there's good and bad with both. Research natural labor and practice breathing, it helps a ton just to prepare to get as far as you can. Good luck! :)

mannnn... that pain was soo bad. i had to get the epidural. gave me the shivers after my baby came out but I'm glad I got it.

I had an epidural with my oldest but didn't even make it to the hospital with my second son since he was born in the back of the ambulance lol

I went 27 hours completely natural and never even felt a thing, I had to be told that I was contracting. you may not even need an epidural girl, some women get lucky and don't have a painful labor at all

I'm so undecided & scared lol

I preferred an epidural but after a while of labor I started getting back labor so it didn't matter if I had an epidural or not I was in pain just not having contractions

I did both. I prefer epidural , natural hurt so badly I couldn't enjoy my labor at all.