first time contractions came on really quick and hard and lasted about 16 hours i was stuffed at about 12 hours got a peth shot i would not recommend it i couldnt get the gas to work
second time contractions were bareable untill my waters broke hot water helped heaps and when i had a contraction i would stare at something stationary and that helped a bit sorta like a distraction DD came about 4 hours after the doc broke my waters and when i needed to push i had to walk from my room to L&D lucky it was right next to it but the middie copped a serve lol

i wana go and apologise to her coz she was really nice and helped me so much but i think the relaxed environment helped first time i was on ABs with a cannula and it was all rushed and impersonal the environment helped a lot