as i my mother in law kept telling me. you got to think of the pain as good pain, without it your baby cant come out naturally.

the hospital offers pain relief, i also recommend trying to walk around as much as possible helps with the contractions, i asked them if they could and they set a seat up in the corridor and let me walk around for as long as i could.
as i said if u have any resquests just ask them, i found the nurses willing to help any way they can.
good luck.