Hey, it's completely okay if you disagree with my post - to make an informed decision people need to hear both the pro's and the con's, and then some will find they share your experience and some will find they share mine.
There are plenty of tools you can use in labour to manage pain, people choose different things and we get different results. A TENS may have been what worked for you, some people find other things. An example I know well, a doula results in 60% less epidurals and 30% less pain relief usage. So some will find that sufficient. Some find Hypnobirthing or Calmbirthing to be the only thing they need. Lots of things, depending what you are open to and are comfortable with. And as I mentioned, there is no studies over safety of it's use in labour.
No I haven't used one, I didn't need it, but I trust my teacher's 26 years of birth experience and a few of my own to know some basic pro's and con's. There are lots of pro's here, which is great, but none of you have presented cons, so as a birth attendant I am sharing what I have seen and learnt. I think this is a good thing - nothing will work for everyone and there will be people who disagree with your post too. It's important to give balance as no-one will have exactly the same one experience you have had. I strongly believe it's important that early labour be played down and not focused on, and if the pain is intense, working with the reason this may be so - is the baby posterior? Do some OFP. Is mum frightened? Do some work with her. Is her labour progressing fast? etc etc... I work with lots of women who don't choose pain relief too, and they get through with great support and informed, balanced choices.
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