My DD has three children - she is 5ft 4in (162.56cm)
baby 1 was 4.280kg (9lb 7oz) - normal birth with tearing and stitches. He is adult now and 6ft4in (193.04) large build
baby 2 was 3.714kg (8lb 3oz) - normal birth with tearing and stitches. She is 18yrs now 5ft 5in (165cm) slim build
baby 3 was 4.678kg (10lb 5oz)

- normal assisted birth (her shoulder got stuck) with tearing & stitches She is 16yrs now - 5ft 5in (165cm) medium build.
My DD has some noticeable stretch marks now
DD recommends drinking rasberry leaf tea for the last week or so of preg to help prepare the muscles for labour - she used it before the last birth and reckons it made a big difference to labour. She drank this on advice of a midwife and herbalist. I should think it advisable to ask advice before doing the same
I was lucky with my three - I had normal births except for the last DS (who was induced 3 weeks early) Short labours for each and no tears or stitches for any of them. I was not sore afterwards for more than a few hours discomfort - and up and about the same day. I also had almost pain free labour for the first two babies - that meant that until the final push I was not able to feel the contractions - more like low back ache - and for the youngest DS - once the induction got under way labour only lasted about 2 hours total.
Thanks for the suggestion carpe_diem! I will purchase raspberry tea leaf as early as now =) My sister-in-law is having a scheduled c-section and I sort-of envy her because she won't experience the pains of labor!

! But I believe a normal delivery is still best. =)