aiyo i tell u all hor, next time opt for epi... but don't opt for it right away cos if not, u won't get to experience the labour pain and all..... and although end up in epi, i'm glad to have gone thru contraction pain and now know how hellish our mums were last time. i hang on with no form of painkillers / gas till about noon and i started asking for gas, but my hb kept reminding me that our mums had nothing last time.... so i hang on again till about 1, i buay tahan ask for gas.... kept inhaling till i really high but i think i inhale too much and too fast so becomes giddy and nausous..... then i went thru a few contractions again without the gas.... then an hour later, the pain is peaking and i started telling myself, don't be a fool and hero lah..... opt for epi..... and seriously at that time, i felt like pushing liao.... so nurse check my dilation, still at 4 - 5cm at 2plus! apparently, the contraction pain is stressing me and not making me dilate.... so i just said the magic word "Epi PLS".... and then guess what? i gotta wait for at least an hour cos the doctor doing the epi is at another hospital and also having heavy rain so jam..... i was like, i want it NOW! so the nurse gave me a jab at the thigh but no use.... i hang on to my gas..... and finally at 4pm, the doctor came... and gave me the epi.... instant relief..... and within an hour, i dilated to 9 cm liao.... so finally gynae came in at 5.30 and asked me to push and finally after 30 mins andrea out liao.....