Please share your experience on labour without epidural.

For my 1st labour, I didn't opt for epidural and was induced because I was already 40+ weeks pregnant. I only had laughing gas like Diana, but my god, it was so extremely painful, it is true that no words can actually describe child birth. I rememebered cursing and swearing and pushing, and suddenly I heard my baby cry and it was all in a whirlwind afterwards. I was definitely too numb from the pain to feel any stitches hahaha.