I did with them all lol

My 1 I had an epidural absolutely no pain which was great but 19 hour labor took several hours after to be able to move agian! I also have back pain now and started a week after I gave birth. My last 5 no epidural definitely painful but do able and I feel like I healed much faster pain was over as soon as baby came out I could immediately walk quicker labor and 3 pushes and done my first two I pushed for hours

Natural birth all the way, my first I had Pre-E and was medicated to high heaven (magnesium, epidural, etc) and I hated it. My son I went completely unmedicated, pain was over once he was born and I legit felt like I could give birth again right after. Second degree tear with him (8lbs 10oz) but I'd do it over again in a HEARTBEAT.

First I had an epidural, had back pain/problems after.

Didn't have an epidural this time and I'm honestly so happy, I felt fantastic afterwards. I did need stitches so they numbed me with a shot down there, sounds scary, but it doesn't hurt. I was pushing for no epidural because I didnt want to deal with that horrid back pain again, so I kept that in my mind during labor.

I tore second degree with my first (8lbs 11oz)
I tore 1st degree and in two other places with second baby (8lbs 15oz) but in all honesty, healing process was way worst with my first, pushing the baby out felt like nothing compared to the contractions lol

I’m glad you asked this bc I’m wondering the same. My sister had an epi with her first and she said it was wonderful. Pain was tolerable and delivery was easy. No tear. Her second they administered the epi but it didn’t work. She thinks anesthesiologist did it wrong somehow so she still felt everything as if it was a natural birth. She said the pain was so bad it raised her BP which caused her to bleed more and she lost a lot of blood...almost too much. Her babies were not big, 6 lbs and 5 lbs respectively.

My first was with and epidural and honestly it sucked and didn’t work right and I still basically felt it all. With my second I went all natural and everything went quick and easy and I was back up walking really soon and felt great! My girls were a bit complicated so I had to have epidurals with them also

First labor no epi, much faster. 3 pushes, not controlled and bad tear
Second labor got epi between 6 and 8cm. Longer labor but much more controlled delivery, minor tear.

If i could do it again Id get the epi. O could still feel it but it wasnt so painful I was vomiting as before

I had epi with my first I was 18 and totally clueless on a lot. I had my other 3 all natural. I preferred the natural births because the pain is over immediately after baby comes and there was no waiting to be able to move around and function normally after. I also only tore with my first and last I believe the first had to do with not being able to feel while I was pushing, the last my baby was almost 10 lbs so the tearing I feel was unavoidable lol.