My birth wasn't 'natural' cos there was a whole lot of interventions, but the only pain relief i used was the gas even though i was inducedwith syntocin and bub was posterior and didn't turn during labour.

I was clear in my mind going into it that i didn't want an eidural or pethidine injections and had definite reasons for this. Therefore it was easy to say no (multiple times bc they had hearing impairments apparently) because i was clear in my decision and so they weren't even options for me.

Books i loved:
Ina May Gaskin - Spiritual Midwifery & Ina May's Guide
Henci Goer - Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
Janet Balaskas - Active Birth
Juju Sindin -