I want to try labor without medication, I’ve gotten an epidural with all 3 pregnancy’s. I’m a little…

Walk, push, dance do anything to work past the pain.

I wish I could do it all natural again. My first was natural. My other 3 c-sections and I’m counting on a 4th. I was up 30 min after I had my first waling around feeling great. Prepare your body....you’ll do great!

Labor at home as long as you possibly can. Take a bath. Keep walking. The more you move the better. I honestly just kept moving. It was honestly no where near as painful as my first. When you don’t have the option of medicine you can mentally keep telling yourself your almost done. A few more minutes.

I waited too long to to go the hospital. I had to take an ambulance and i had my baby within 3 mins of getting to the hospital.

My recovery was 1000x easier than my first with an epidural. You can do it.

@kerstie14, I’m so scared I’m bad with pain, but this is my last pregnancy so I want to go out with a bang lol

You can do it! I remember swaying my hips really eased my pain.

@sarhof, will my water break sooner? It never broke with my others but I also went in as soon as I started having contractions lol then they had me bed ridden.

@ashleyp123, Alll depends. My water broke with my first before contractions even started. Ugh it was all over my bed and floor 🤦‍♀️

My second. My water never broke. I was at 10cm with my water bag bulging. The second they broke it in the hospital my son came out. I didn’t even really have to push. I think i pushed once.

Relax your body and you should do fine

try to remain calm and work in your breathing, it helped me a lot and also keep saying positive things in your head it also helps .

@sarhof, I’m gonna take your advice and try to stay at home for as long as possible

@ashleyp123, honestly when you know the medicine isn’t there your brain doesn’t even think about it. It like you go into “survival” mode in sense. If that makes sense.

When your contractions start, I suggest getting into a warm shower as it eases the pain and helps you relax (definitely helped me) unless of coarse you are really dilated and can’t wait to go to the hospital. I also suggest taking classes for natural birthing b/c they teach you breathing techniques and more :)

What I was told at my labor class helped me. "Focus on your breathing and after each contraction tell yourself you don't have to go through that contraction again and you're one step closer to meeting your baby." Best advice I got. I was Also told by a friend who has had 5 kids "not to tell yourself you won't do something to help the pain but tell yourself you will go as long as you can without anything."

I wanted to go natural and I did but I had just told my mom I needed something for the pain right before my Dr said I could push. Everyone has there pain limits and there is nothing wrong with that, but our body's can do amazing things when we are determined! ❤

Just remember to try and breathe through those contractions. Walk, the more you move the better.my two youngest boys I delivered naturally not by my own choice. My labors were just so quick but honestly I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

Get the epidural.

From a mom that’s done both 💕

Go for it! I would have been fine- it was the actual pushing and birth part I was terrified of. How far did you wait until you had the epidural? I got it when my water broke, because I was so far dilated- baby came not long after. The thing is though- I couldn’t feel my contractions- not sure why, I guess I’m just weird. However I tore so bad a lot of 2nd degree tears and had such a horrible time recovering I am glad I had the epidural- I am sure my pain would have been unimaginable. Did you tear a lot? If I hadn’t I would probably do a natural this time around, but I’m not risking it. Especially since I black out with significant pain. If you can do a water birth- I think that would be the best way!

@amysbabies, I had the epi as soon as I started feeling pain, around 6-7 cm dilated & I didn’t tear with any of my babies but that’s another thing I was nervous about but I’m sure I’ll be fine & I was told NJ doesn’t have water birth options.

@sarahgrace1977, thank you for your opinion but I really want to go through with this, it’s my last baby and I want to feel everything

I got an epidural when my doctor had to keep giving me more pitocin (I was induced for preeclampsia) because of my contractions not being regular and my baby had the cord wrapped around his neck and the contractions just got too intense for me and I was determined to have natural so I was so disappointed that I gave in. I wish I would have just pushed through though because after an hour the epidural wore off and I could feel everything again. I did tear and it was honestly the most crazy pain I’ve ever been through but oh my gosh I would do it a million times over again. It was so amazing and empowering to be able to feel your baby come out of you. I will try my best next time to go without it again and I tell everyone I know who is having a baby to just try. Plus the recovery seemed a lot better because I could immediately get up and walk and use the bathroom and what not. It was an amazing experience for me and wish I never got the epidural since pretty much all it did was cause a bunch of fear that I’d become paralyzed

@ashleyp123, more power to you, mama!! That’s amazing💕