When i was pregnant, i wanted a natural water birth, that was THE plan, and as much as you hope everything will run the way you want it to.. it never does..
I was at home and my back was killing me.. and i knew something wasnt right, so i told my mom to take me to the hospital. We got to the hospital at 1am and the doctor told me i wasnt ready yet and i could go home (even if the date i went in was on my expected delivery date Oct 2, 2004) So i insisted to stay at the hospital anyway, because i knew something was up, besides i could hardly move... and 1 hour later my water broke.
After about 6 hours i was only about 2cm dialated (which is nothing) and the doctor was worried at how slow i was progressing and gave me pitocin, i only agreed because it wasnt good to put the baby under stress for this long. And oh my ffing god did the contractions finally started coming, i was throwing up and gagging, i was an absolute mess both physically and mentally, i really thought i was going to die. So i agreed for an epidural since my husband started crying seeing all of this, and well they missed my spinal fluid and it didnt work.
So now 2 more hours passed only 6cm dialated, then suddenly in 30 minutes i went from 6cm to 10cm and bam, i started pushing for 10 minutes. I had to have an episiotomy maybe 1/2 inch, my ahem was wayyy too tiny to be having a 8 pound 7ounce baby.. then finally she was out... and all the pain was gone, after that i felt like i could do anything in the god dam world.
Next time around i really want a natural water birth, in the hospital, drug free if possible.