At home I had Panadeine Forte as instructed by my midwife. She told me to go take it and try to sleep. I was having full on pain & uncontrollable shaking with every contraction so there was no way that was going to happen.

I got straight on the gas at hossy as I was 6cms. The midwives put it on its lowest setting & adjusted it up as the labour progressed.

I had a two or maybe three shots of peth but it made me feel a little sick so they gave me something to counteract that. It worked.

I had fully intended to get an epi if the subject came up but it never did and it never even entered my head once I got into the labour ward.

The 15 hour labour (2 of second stage) ended with a vac extraction & episiotomy but the peth & gas were enough to get me through it. There was also shoulder dystocia.

I remember feeling quite out of it by the time that all happened and for a little while afterwards.