Epidural: yes or no ?

This is my first pregnancy and if possible, i would like to go for natural delivery with epidural. I have very low tolerance pain. However i heard epidural’s side effect can be brutal and most of the time you will tear and it can also slow down cervix opening. Those mummies who have taken epidural before, was it a good experience and do you recommend it ? And how was your experience. Im leaning towards taking it but im scared and want to know what to expect😣 For now i am 25 weeks and still under kkh subsidized. #advicepls #firsttimemom

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I gave birth twice with epidural, because I too have extreme low tolerance for pain. I used laughing gas to help me get through the pain when the needle was being poked in. First birth; I only used the epidural for 15min because I gave birth immediately after. Second birth I was on epidural for at least 1-2hr before I gave birth. It’s really your call if you’d like epidural or not. And for me, I knew I couldn’t take the pain so I just went for it.

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