honestly the gas doesnt do much, try breathing through ur contractions and walk alot that helped me alot! my third pregnancy and im going all natural again! good luck mama!
I had both.
With my first i got the epidural. It sorta helped, the numbing wore off when my son's head started to crown.
With my second i got the gas. I was blessed to experience the delivery without Pain relievers.
Not sure. I don't hear of gas given very often. That is a question for your doctor. My mother in law (who might be a tad bit on the kookoo side) swears that when she had her twins--- my husband's brother came first with no issue, my husband wasn't coming as easy so they gave her the gas and she says that 'made him different'. LOL I have no idea what she is talking about but SHE says no gas.
(like I said, best to ask your doctor rather than people just saying things like that). good luck hon