for those of you who went natural during labor how was it?? Like my friend said it's super painful…

I'm sure I may be one of the few, but my labor was completely natural and it was actually a very calming experience. It was fairly quick and although I did feel some pain it was nothing close to as bad as I imagined. The worst thing for me was I didn't even have an IV in for fluids so I felt extremely dehydrated the whole time. I really wanted ice cold water because I was so hot, but honestly that was the worst part. I can tell you the sense of accomplishment I felt afterwards is indescribable.

@emily526 wow. you see I don't feel that accomplishment I've always had the epidural because I chicken out because I don't wanna feel the pain 😔

I almost took it but I had my mom there for support and she had my brother and I naturally so she said no come on you can do this and so I turned it down.

@emily526 wow that's amazing my mom was with me but she had to come later because she had my daughter's but my bd was there with me the whole time

I would say if you do ever decide to do it naturally let whoever is there with you know and maybe talk with them before so they know you need that extra support to do it. Also just to add, you should feel accomplished no matter what, giving birth no matter how you do it is an amazing accomplishment so always be proud of yourself!

I didn't have any pain meds for any of mine. The first time was the scariest and hardest to deal with cuz I was clueless with it being my first. It keeps getting easier with every kid though cuz I know what to expect and how to handle things and luckily the extreme pain part for me never lasts more than an hr so I was blessed in that part lol

@emily526 okay will do if i ever do decide to have another baby. I know i should feel accomplished but it's hard when people like family says you should do it naturally

@mathews132 wow well with my 2nd and 3rd I didn't have any pains after giving birth just with my 1st it was horrible but in all 3 I had the epidural

Mine was really easy.... had contractions for 2 hours then went to the hospital and I was fully dilated and pushed for an hour and out he came. I didn't even feel the dr cut me or his head come out.. I had back labor.. everyone's pain tolerance is diff, with this one I'm not going to get the epidural either if it's bad I'll just get pain meds. Oh and wait it out.. I did till my contractions were 5 mins apart

Everyone is always going to have your own opinions, but it doesn't really matter what they all think because none of them have to go through it, you do.

@kaela3 wow lucky you. I waited out until they were 2-3 mins apart I was induced

@emily526 yeah you're right well hopefully I do go natural

If you nail the breathing then its cake. I did natural four times. Three of those times I didn't do the breathing right and started to freak out. But this time I had my aunt and MIL in the room reminding me to breathe slowly in and out through each contraction and rubbing my feet for pain relieving pressure points. it was cake this time compared. sincerely. ANYONE can do it

@ilovemychildren really? well Then I guess I did it right during the contractions YAY

I did natural and I'm a baby when it comes to pain. I did natural because I'm more scared of needles. Lol The worst part for me was I became very dehydrated in the middle of pushing and couldn't focus. That caused some extra pain but no more then what we can handle naturally. My ex, bf at the time, had to rub ice on my lips and give me small bites just so I could keep pushing. The pain is really all in your head and if you can keep calm and keep your breathing steady, you cab handle it. 😊

@isabellesmomma212 girl I hate needles too I don't think I could do it again I have very bad back pains because of it