How do you ladies feel about natural birth vs. epidural?

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I didnt want the epidural with my son but after 12 hrs I gave in and got it but I was also induced and everybody I have talked to says being induced hurts way more than if you were to go into labor on your own and as far as ripping goes I think thats on you and your doctor. My doctor told me to stop pushing so I did and he cut me but my cousin when they told her to stop pushing because she was going to rip she continued to push and then of course ripped

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Im a big pussy but even i didnt need a epidrural. Mostly they cause more problems and lead to assisted deliverys. You can have other pain meds that dont carry as many risks, they will take the edge off everything. And i ripped down there but honestly it was just a big sharp stinging sensation, it was quickly over but in the midst of baby being born you wont really care about it xx

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I've had two natural planning third. It's not that bad the pain will end lol truthfully I'm more afraid of the epidural and you can tear so easily

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I think it depends on each person. Everyone has different pain tolerances, some people have shorter births, some have longer etc. 
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​My plan is to try without, but you never know! I've been told by a couple of friends that the epidural makes it so that you can't feel when you should be pushing and when you should not. Which made her rip bad with her first, her second was natural and she didn't rip

How do you ladies feel about natural birth vs. epidural?

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