I was n* but IV anti-emetics stopped it.
The first time I felt sick was when I began pushing. I don't know why it happened. It wasn't all that bad though.
The second time I got n* was right after I had him. I attribute that blood loss possibly. Right after he was delivered a felt a huge gush of blood and fluid. As soon as that happened, I got extremely n*. That was much worse than the first time I got n*, but I asked them for meds asap and they put it in my IV very quickly.
I definitely think it is possible to get through it w/o v*. Many years ago, I had a miscarriage. I experienced that terrible gush of fluid feeling when it finally happened and I was extremely n*. This was before I had anti-emetics and I made it through that w/o v*.
I also want to say that, though you are constantly thinking about v* now, it won't be that way when you're actually having the baby. It wasn't on my mind at all once I was in labor at the hospital. The only time it crossed my mind was when I actually got n*.
Good luck! You will get through this just fine.