The nearest train station from my house is about 2KM from my house. Hope that's enough of walking. I swim every week too.
I read the "Idiots Guide to Natural Birth" Yes!! there is such a book!! It really motivates me alot and make me believe in Natural Birth.
Here's what you can do and tell yourself:
1. Believe in yourself. God make us this way, we can do it w/o the help of medication.
2. Jasmine Essential Oil helps to reduce labour pain (Do stock up a bottle early, a lot of shop doesn't sell it).
3. Swimming! Breast Stoke.
4. Yoga. If you guys are keen I can send you a few links on simple moves which would help.
5. Play your favourite music, bring in your MP3.
6. Stand and walk around, don't be tied down by the various machines. "Gravity"
7. Prenatal massages helps.
8. When you have epidural, it will be harder for you to feel and muscles, which makes it difficult for you to push.
9. Most of our mum did it w/o any medical intervention too. If you mum can do it, you can too!
10. And lastly, to further motivate myself, I asked my hubby to get me a watch if I give birth naturally, drug free.
Can up with a birth list and discuss with your gynae.
Kiddos to the mums in their active pregnancy and those who are aiming for a natural, drug free labour