I did two things that helped me. The first was to find something to focus on visually (mine was a powerpoint for DS2 and everyone learnt very quickly NOT to walk in front of it!) and I had my MP4 player loaded with rhythmic acoustic songs (mainly from movie soundtracks I like from The Labrinth & The Lion King but also some classical music).

I suggest you find something that helps you relax and try to incorporate it into your labour. Some other possible things are heat packs if you get back pain or aromatherapy. I even had a friend that took stressballs in to labour and crushed them with her hand with every contraction. It worked really well for her.

HTH.