Benefits of not having an epidural? I’m terrified of going completely natural, but my fiancé loves…

I’m gonna be honest it does hurt but it’s totally worth it, it for me went by quicker then when I was induced and had an epidural. Like @bamber, said our bodies are made for this.

Benefits: you can move around and do whatever you want, including eat. Another benefit is lower risk of csection and faster recovery.

It ain't shit. Do your breathing, pop a squat and there ya are.

I so wanted to do it natural but the contractions just scared the s*** out of me it felt like if somebody was trying to crush your pelvic bone to me. But good luck honey, you can do it, I heard that if you just put your mentality to thinking that there is no such medicine to take that pain away and you have to do it natural just like back in the day that it should go well.

I got the epidural but it didn't work so I did it natural. The only benefit I could think of is no serious back pain because I know a lot of women who get the epidural often have back problems after Labor like 5 months postpartum.

Even though it didn't work for me the spot where they poked me with the needle often hurts like a shooting pain in that specific spot when I make certain movements. But with physical therapy I've been able to maintain it

Thank you all. ❤️