Gas in labour: what was your experience?

[Lenny]

I used gas as my pain relief. So did DH. (lol). I think it gave me something to focus on. It seemed to hep with the pain, then it started to get in the way. I had been throwing up since i went into labour, so it made no difference to my nausea.

So, i would say positive/average.

[prama]

with DS, it just made me very woozy. I didn't have much time for anything else, walked into the hospital and I was 8-9cm. And I didn't want any other drugs.
With DD, they broke my waters at 2pm at 4cm and she was born at 2.28pm. Labour was so intense I couldn't even inhale the gas. But holding onto it, helped I think. Except DH yelling in my ear "BREATHE! BREATHE!" I should have used the gas to hit him. (He was so much better with DS, probably cos he was inexperienced!)