Everyone has a totally different birthing experience as we are all different!

My experience was not what I wanted! I had been going to yoga and learnig breathing techniques and meditation to prepare for a totally drug free natural birth!
I was never affraid of giving birth as I kept telling myself "its a good pain" and think of what it will bring you in the end!
When I went into labour it was the most intense pain I have ever felt! Now I am pretty tough and nothing really phases me but OMG wow this was something I was not expecting! I went for about 10 hours on my own, and then began screaming for the gas! Gas is the most useless thing in my opinion, it did absolutely nothing! The pain was getting worse and my waters hadnt even broken so they did that for me and I then asked for pethadine! Now this is happening while my beautiful mantra music is playing and my husband being so very supportive! After another couple of hours I had had enough! I am petrifed of needles in my spine and said no way am I having an epidurial! But I was giving up and my poor DH was so so upset seeing me in pain that he said do what you think is right! So I had the epidural! It was bliss! But I never got to feel the sensation of actually giving birth! Myles was born with an episotimy and forceps, which has traumatised me for a long time! But he was safe and I was safe and the bond we had when they put him on my chest was amazing! In that moment I forgot all the pain!

So the moral to my ridiculously long post is YOU have to decide what is right! Dont be affraid! And always have options!Dont feel pressured into doing a way you dont want, listen to your body and make sure your support person is prepared to see you in pain! Just remeber once that concraction is gone its one less you have to feel! I hope I helped a little! Good luck! You never know you may have a super easy birth *crosses fingers*!