Natural birth !

[Lunyy]

My plan is to have my son natural , NO epidural. No one thinks I'm able to do it. Have any of you mothers had a natural birth?

[Lunyy]

Your riqhh but im going to try my best to stick to my plan, I will have an open mind , all I want is for my son to be healthy. Just have to wait and see.

[red_neck_momma]

I did it with my son an he was my 2nd my 1st birth I had drugs cuz being induced hurt way more than natural labor. I kept telling myself I couldnt do it an I DID!!! SO CAN U GOOD LUCK

[Lunyy]

Thank you , thats true when people tell me I'm not going to stick with it just makes me want to try harder. I feel much better knowing that someone succeeded with there plan. Now I know I can do it.

[mamaoftwo8310]

I was induced with my son I went completely natural no medication at all it wasn't vad the contractions are what kicked my  bum

[sorenr]

You absolutely can do it!! I had just gas and air with my last delivery (just as well I hadnt planned anything else as there was no time anyway!!) and it was a wonderful experience. I'm planning to stay at home this time for delivery, lots of folk are quite surprised by my choice, but I dont want to be in hospital with midwives I've never met and who dont know my history other than whats written in my notes. My local midwives who have seen me throughout will be with me and I will have my gas and air like last time, and best of all, when I've had baby, I can be tucked up in my own bed and all the kids (I have 2, my partner has 1) can come to see their baby brother and spend as much time as they want with him. As someone else mentioned though, an open mind is a must when it comes to childbirth, my first didnt go well at all, I am fully prepared that I may have to go to the hospital and if I have to then I have to, I'll be a wee bit sad about it, but everyone being healthy is the most important thing. Dont listen to anyone who says you cant, thats not fair, you have every right to try, and so what if you cave in and have an epidural, thats your choice too! Read up on all your options and be prepared for anything to happen during labour :)

[smiley_one]

I said I didn't want any medication either and no one believed in me that I could do it. I was induced earlier in this week and I held out as long as I could without any medication, and eventually caved in to them (I felt bad because I wanted it naturally so bad, but I was in so much pain and stress I didn't want to have the baby feeling stressed either). I had to have this pill inserted in me to soften and do something to my cervix then on tuesday I was induced with pitocin. The doctor said that it would make me contract really bad because it would make my body start producing the hormone on its own plus with the two other types if inducing meds they gave me was like big contraction bomb went off inside me. And when people asked me or not if I got pain relief I said yes, and they all said "I told you you couldn't do it". It made me feel terrible, but then again I had all that inducing stuff that caused the contractions to be bad.

Don't let anyone discourage you about any decisions you make. Just keep up with your breathing and if they hurt too much try to put focus one something else like counting things on the ceiling or something.  Good luck with everything and I wish you and you baby a safe delivery :)