Ok here’s the deal. I have been an internet junkie now a days checking on ANYTHING that has to do with natural birth….Googling "Pain free birth" , "hypnosis birth", unassisted (out of curiosity), birthing in water, at home births, natural birth at the hospital with a doula, lamaze, yoga and ANY kind of techniques that would enable me to have a less complicated birth. I want to do a natural birth without the drugs but here’s the kicker….I’M A BIG SCAREDY CAT!!! So I’ve looked into the epidural as well. I just need advice on what women have used that really helped them through labor and birth…And believe me when I say I’ve been researching EVERYTHING…I want to be calm as possible because I really do feel that fear plays a big role when it comes to dealing with the pain of labor and birth….Right now I’m concentrating on walking and doing my prenatal yoga DVD to help me with a keen concentration on breathing. Any advice about women who’ve tried techniques that worked.

anxiety will make things worse so try to relax a little.. first off there is no such thing as a pain free birth without drugs that is. I am all for home births but I feel a professional of some sort needs to be there incase there are any complications with mom or baby, so i do not agree with unassisted births infact i feel those people should be charged with neglagence and endangering the welfare of a child. Now if your not good with pain you should have your baby in the hosp because if you decide at any point you can’t take the pain you have options there. You can have a doula there to couch you and keep you calm, use your breathing techniques. I had an epidural because the pain was so intense that i was vomiting the entire time, and I had a good experience with the epidural. It allowed my body to relax and i dilated much faster and only pushed for 1/2 hour. good luck