I can't say yet, but I've had one recommended by two girlfriends and have borrowed one for my laborur. Both girls said it made a huge difference for them.
Yes I used one with my DD. I think it helped. My little girl was in a posterior position so it was pretty horrendous pain but seemed more manageable than with my DS who was aslo posterior. The labour was shorter (only 6 hours) and I coped with air and gas only until the end and had to have an epidural for a forceps delivery. I would recommend it, I think it helped me focus and also helped me acheive my VBAC.
Yes I had one for my labour which was induced. DS was posterior so it was pretty intense to say the least, but I found the TENS really helpful, pushing down on the button really does make it much easier to focus on getting through the contraction.
Just for the sake of balance, I used one and hated it! I put it on within 45mins of labour starting, so very early as they recommend and I could just never get comfy with it. I didn't like it on my back, I didn't like the sensation of it (once I accidently bumped it up too high and it hurt when I pressed the button at the start of a contraction), I didn't like having to think about when a contraction was coming, and pushing the button and all that mental stuff when I was trying to just "be" and deal with it all. I MUCH preferred being in a warm shower- worked really well for me.
I wont bother with one again as it didn't work for me BUT I would have it again for my first labour without a doubt. It gave me the option of something that MAY have worked for me and my sister had used one with fantastic success for her so I think if it works for you then it was worth having. Another thing in your bag of tricks is never a bad thing.
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