I did it unmedicated. It was rough. Definitely not an easy day and I nearly got the epidural but luckily labor progressed quickly enough that I was able to not get it. I really wanted to go unmedicated but that was how I felt and literally none of my friends who had babies were unmedicated so it’s totally OK whatever you choose.

It took me months to heal, which is normal but then you hear about the women who took 4 weeks and feel like you’ll never get there. You do! Just trust your body and get a physical therapy referral as soon as you can and do your PT consistently. Getting those lower and upper abs to work in tandem again takes time! And who knows you might be one of the women who dont tear at all and are good to go in six weeks.

If you haven’t taken a class or looked into pre labor stretches, I’d do that. It’s nothing strenuous just things to stretch your hips and lower body. The Bradley method has some if you need help getting started.