Hi how is everyone?

As a first time expectant mother I have a lot of questions.

As far as labour goes I really want to avoid assisted delivery c-section, forceps, vaccum extraction, episiotomy, being induced etc. I also want to avoid pain relief as i want to be able to push, not be drowsy and I have heard many kinds of pain relief can make baby drowsy for a few days. I will consider pain relief preferrably only gas and oxygen though but I want to speak to a midwife about all options when I start going to prenatal visits. The fact that I have never been in labour however makes unsure (for obvious reasons) if I will be able to handle labour with no pain relief medication.

So I am just wondering if you guys could tell me how bad is labour really? Also just wondering if any of you have any stories of pain relief (whether or not you would use it again and why), or if you have had medication free births or plan on giving birth this way???