Good morning all,
I wanted to ask the experienced ones as I have not been through the process of child birth as yet.
I often hear labour described as starting like very bad period pains, would this be right, if this is fact how long usually does that very bad period type pain last before it changes?

Why am I asking, well... I hope that when I become pregnant to have something close to a drug free birth time however I already suffer terrible period pain that puts me on the edge of wanting to vomit as well as that pain in your gut that feels as if your been kicked pretty hard by someone. I try to get through it with breathing and all that business but I end up taking Naprogesic for it, just cant handle it.
If Labour is anything like this then I just cant see myself getting through it without and Epidural, thats fine is thats the case as ill just lean towards that when the time is here.
I know everyone is different with what they feel, im just trying to see how I can cope if I cant cope with monthly pains as it is.
thanks everyone, any honest words would help.