Tips for unmedicated birth

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For those of you who have given birth without any medication, what helped you to prepare beforehand, and to manage during labor? My first pregnancy I had to be induced at 37 weeks. It was a very long process (52 hours), the pitocin on the lowest dose gave me one long contraction off the charts without any breaks, and I ended up getting the epidural which I did not want to get going in. (Absolutely nothing against getting one, I definitely needed it at that point, but it just was not what I had wanted) If all goes well, I plan on having my next baby at a birth center. I'd like to do everything I can to prepare myself both physically and mentally beforehand so any tips (pain management, books on natural birth, etc) would be greatly appreciated! ❤

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