Epidural: yes or no ?

For someone who cannot tolerate being poked and very low threshold for pain, my entire process was painless (induced). Hug the laughing gas when contractions start and you won’t even feel the pain or epidural needle 😅. I did have abit of tear but I was alive and kicking again within a week. I gave birth within 6 hours. Side effects were really bad, I was busy shivering like crazy and throwing up while my gynae is stitching me. I was very weak that I don’t even want to bother about my baby, I just wanted to rest. I gave birth at 6am, only felt like a human at 1pm. My advise is, don’t listen to any stories, don’t read too much online. Go with the flow, don’t scare yourself with stuffs ahead of you. Everyone’s experience is different. I read and hear so much (especially on the birth methods and epidural needle) that I scare myself and was crying while I’m waiting to transfer to delivery suite. Eg my friend told me she almost feel like dying while mine was nothing. I’m also thankful that the nurses were gentle and assuring.