After hearing from multiple women, whom I know personally, I am opting for a no epidural, not induced labor, unless of course it comes down to it due to health reasons. 4 had to have emergency C-sections done after being induced, and 3 (not the same group of women) the epidural failed and messed their back up. While the 4 women of the 7 who had natural births before the medicated ones all agreed with my mom they prefer birth over a toothache.

I'm not saying every birth is the same or the epidural and induction medicine will do the same thing to everyone, but this is just my choice based on my friends and my mother's stories of giving birth. Especially my mom because she had 12 kids, so I tend to trust her judgement more, especially since she's my mom and knows just how much pain I typically can handle.

I am also not posting this to make anyone scared or to make anyone feel bad or whatever about their choices, or to get told "you'll want the meds" if I do want them, then I'll take them, but if I can handle the pain then I will.