don't worry about labour pains inshallaah ...for the first baby i humbly suggest not to use epidural...i remember with my first child my hubby was unusually stubborn not have pain relief ..i was really mad at him at the time ..thinking he didnt care about the horrendous amounts of pain i would be in ...But Alhamdulillah he was stubborn because i was just able to have a normal delivery ......With each contraction your body works with you to help baby emerge naturally ...If you numb yourself to this feeling it is very difficult to know what signals your body is giving you ..maybe somebody can give you a counterview also ..congrats ..:)