nothing wrong with it at all - but I do feel most HBers get epidurals 
I feel pretty lonely haha I survived an induction with no pain meds.
Anyone else?
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Me!! I also survived an induction without pain meds:) The bath tub was my best friend during labor.
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I had a planned section so didn't even go into labour but huge respect to all of you who didn't take meds - I was terrified of labour let alone an unmedicated one!
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Induced with no meds! Holla!
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Completely unmedicated!
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I had half a dose of Nubain (spelling?) but no epidural and I definitely still felt everything. I definitely wanted the epidural though, I just went too fast.
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@bpcmarj: woohoo!! I SO wanted to labor in water, but if you remember, I had to labor completely still laying on one side. It was horrid!! Sometimes I look back and think I'm CRAZY for not getting an epi but then I feel so proud
@travelgirl1: haha thank you
@plaidpants: @Zuzu2and11: woohoo awesome!!@mandb36: I had a friend who wanted an epi but was already at 10 so she had to go without one!
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Unmedicated but definitely not induced!
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@Mrs. Pen: I had originally wanted to go completely natural but it hurt so bad that I couldn't relax so I decided to get one. I had the IV in place already for antibiotics and fluids (the fluids because I was stressing out about the pain). She was about to call to get them to come place the epidural when I was at an 8 and she noticed I was involuntarily pushing so the doctor told me he would strongly suggest going with the Nubain to relax in between contractions.
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I had pitocin but no pain meds with the first. I actually did ask fkr the epi at some point but was ready to deliver by the time the anesthesiologist came. The second time I had nothing.
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Unmedicated but I wasn't induced. Major props to you for doing it with an induction.
It's funny how right afterwards I never wanted to do it again but now that time has passed I feel like I could totally go thru it all again... In a couple years tho. I also found it interesting how quickly you forget about the pain. You know it was painful but it's not traumatizing. Our bodies are truly amazing!
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Induced with no epidural. My midwife suggested some fentanyl after the 2nd hour of pushing so I could relax between pushes. I remember that I felt more relaxed but I don't remember it numbing any of the sensation!
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my first baby was delivered with an epidural but my second baby was without any meds...
I was very happy with both births
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I was terrified of the pitocin so I got an epidural... which didn't work. Like, didn't work AT ALL. So, I feel like I still dealt with all the pain without help.
I wanted a med-free birth. When we go to have another baby, I want to try for it again.
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@mrskc: hahaha speak for yourself!! My sister said the same thing, she pretty much forget the pain after just a couple weeks and was fine to do it again sometime... It took me 6 months to get over the trauma of birth and feel like I could even potentially begin to think about having another one 5 years down the road. He is 9 months old now and I know I want another baby but the part that scares me the most is going through birth again.
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No meds for me
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@mrskc: I agree - I thought it would be more awful. I remember thinking right after "that wasn't too bad."
BUT, I'm so not ready to do it again. LO is 2 months & I've only just conceded that maybe, in the far future, I MIGHT want to have another. Mostly, I'm dreading the last 3 weeks of pregnancy more so than birth. -
I had a med free birth, but went from 4 to 10 cm in 1.5 hours, so I wasn't in pain for very long! I also forgot the pain pretty fast and was ready to do it all again by the time LO was 2 months old!
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Med free for me! I'm so proud since I'm a wimp.
Pathetic part- I went to my friend's work today (she's a RN) and had some tears when her co-worker had to use a needle to remove a splinter. Oy.
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no meds here! my water broke on it's own at home, and I was hold DS less than 3 hours after it broke! They didn't even have time to put in an IV or finish my admission paper work at the hospital.
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Me! I did hypnobabies.
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@Mrs. Pen: Unmedicated almost homebirth here!!! After learning even more about myself & labor this time we're really believing next time I won't "need" to transfer. I LOVED my unmedicated birth & don't think I could ever go back to the traditional medicated way.... Thinking about actually birthing our future children is was kept me open to even having more kids through P's colic & tummy issues! Lol
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For my first birth I had no meds and it was awesome even though I was in labor for 48 hours! With my second I had to have a c-section since she was breech and no one will do breech births around here, so yea I was totally drugged up
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@cyndistar3: I have a friend that was forced into a cesarean for the same reason. She's considered an unassisted hbac if she can't find a pro-hbac provider as the whole experience was incredibly traumatic for her.
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I also birthed unmedicated but at 9cm I wanted an epi but it was to late.
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@cyndistar3: when I had to be transferred to the hospital, my midwife had a partnership with a hospital a half hour away (over an hour away for me) and the reason they chose that hospital is because its the only hospital in our area/state that delivers breeched babies! I had a friend who delivered her breech baby there.
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Med free here! Although I feel kinda guilty cause I'd caved and asked for an epi. My OB kept telling me I wasn't progressing and I was in unimaginable pain so I chickened out not wanting to experience transition. Turns out... I went from 4-10 in a VERY short time and was in fact transitioning when they said I'd stalled. In the end, due to some other complications, they held off on getting me an epi and before I knew it I was ready to push and made it through without anything.
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@LAGS: that's awesome! Do you think you'll do med free with #2?
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@Mrs. Pen: also had a med-free birth. you're not alone!!
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@Mrs. Pen: Absolutely! If I had of known what I was feeling was as bad as it was going to get, I wouldn't have wanted the epi. I was terrified it was supposed to get worse lol... I wasn't about to go there!
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All of your posts are all so encouraging and inspiring. I'm really hoping for a med-free birth and knowing you ladies went through it gives me hope.
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I was hoping for a med free birth and actually labored until I was completely with no pain meds but was rushed into a c section since DS was breech! I was disappointed, but like @cyndistar3, no hospital around here really delivers breech. I sometimes wish that i could have delivered breech but I actually met a girl in our youth group that has had serious hip problems due to being delivered breech, multiple surgeries, and uses crutches. I just had to trust that God was protecting our little family and knew what was best.
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Big props to all of you who had unmedicated births -- especially those who were induced. I made it through 3 days of labor with no epidural, but then wound up getting one only 1 hour before my daughter was born. The only reason I got the epidural then was that I was on a pitocin drip at that point and the pitocin contractions are *horrible*, and then the doctor checked me and told me it would be at least 2 more hours until I would be ready to push. So I caved and got the epidural, and then 30 minutes later was ready to push the baby out. My epidural was great though, so no real complaints here. I would like to try again for an unmedicated birth next time!
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