Labor hurts, horribly but if you think you can do it I say go for it. I was in labor for two days before I went to the hospital and spent 15 hours and 35 minutes in labor in the hospital. After the long labor and two hours of pushing they told me that my son was far to big for me to push him out. I was trying to go completely natural too, they made me get an epidural and have a c-section. My hips wasn't wide enough, if you have small hips you would probably be better off having a c-section. The pain from a c-section after you go home is bad, but nothing compared to labor. They give you pain medicine to help the pain and it works. Good luck.