No med vs meds

First pregnancy he had an eviction notice, this one I am hoping for a VBAC with minimal meds (hopefully) but am at peace if I need another C-Section or need meds for labour

First pregnancy I had to be induced and caved into an epidural. Hoping for gas and air at most this time round but I'm ok if I need more or a C-section this time round

Honestly just see how you go - there’s no need to decide in advance whether you’ll have drugs or not. There are lots of things you can do to try and minimise the need i.e. tens machine, labour comb, counter pressure etc but ultimately if you decide on the day that you’re not coping you can see what your options are. Every woman has a different pain threshold and every labour / birth will progress in different stages.

For me the epidural didn’t really work, it was positioned in a way so that I still had pain on one side and was immobile on the other. I’ll try without pain medication (opting for a home birth) but definitely open to transferring to the hospital if it becomes too much :)