Would have been nice to have a massage/pressure!

I just remember, when I began sobbing at the pain of contractions, the midwife said I must have a very low pain threshold and if I can't handle the initial pain stage, then I should ask for pain relief as it will only feel 100 times worse as the labour progresses.... I had read about risks of epidurals before that labour and was against the idea, but the fear of giving birth for the first time took over and I just didn't want the pain.....