In the early part of the first stage, try to walk around, leaning forward for contractions. You may want to use a wall for support, or let yourself hang onto someone as they support most of your weight during contractions. Squatting - the most physiologically efficient position for labor and birth. Sitting - upright, on a chair, a bed, on the floor. The contractions are not as intense as in squatting, but are still aided by gravity.
Some women find that sitting on the toilet is most comfortable.
It allows a place for the dripping of amniotic fluid, and it leaves the pelvic floor free. In addition, it allows women to relax their pelvic floor more completely because of the association of sitting on the toilet with letting go. This can be dome sitting backward on a chair, on the toilet, a bean bag chair, on a pile of pillows. Some women also use some sort of rocking or rhythmic motion while kneeling. This position is good for posterior babies that are causing their mothers a great deal of back labor.