Just curious to see how long everyone was in labour for. For myself, the first child was 30 minutes and my second was 15 minutes.
What were you?
What were you?
How long were you in labour?...
- Thread starter lelo2006
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Baby #1 - 48 hrs. before c-section
Baby #2 - Was supposed to be a scheduled c-section, but my water broke 5 days earlier than the scheduled date. I was experiencing contractions for an hour before they wheeled me into the OR.
30 and 15 minutes?! Oh my!
Baby #2 - Was supposed to be a scheduled c-section, but my water broke 5 days earlier than the scheduled date. I was experiencing contractions for an hour before they wheeled me into the OR.
30 and 15 minutes?! Oh my!
I think I should of been an little more clearer of what labour is. It's when you start pushing, that's labour. The rest the refer to as contractions and don't really, as far as I know have a term for it. So when I asked how long you were in labour for it's when you started pushing.
If your calculating from when your contractions started that's different.
If your calculating from when your contractions started that's different.
Contractions <I>are</I> considered labor. You are referring to the second stage of labor, which is pushing.lelo2006 said:
http://www.babycenter.com/0_the-stages-of-labor_177.bc
I may not have pushed my babies out, but I certainly experienced labor with my DS. Forty-eight hours of contractions, pitocin, fully dilated .... They finally sent me to radiology, where they took x-rays and learned his head was stuck against my heart-shaped pelvis. My OB/GYN told me no baby would ever fit through.
The pushing was a relief for me. But as for pushing-
Isabella- about 45 minutes and we needed the vaccum extraction.
Josephine- about 30 minutes
Hannah- about 10 minutes
Natalia- about 20 minutes
Isabella- about 45 minutes and we needed the vaccum extraction.
Josephine- about 30 minutes
Hannah- about 10 minutes
Natalia- about 20 minutes
Mychaela: age 13...18 hours of labor -15 min pushing
Jordan: age 9...9 hour labor -18 pushing
Daniel: age 7 ....11 hour labor- 10 min pushing
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Angel Baby...</I>passed away at 5 months in-utero
Christopher: age 2 1/2...6 1/2 hour labor and almost no pushing 3 min tops...I told the dr. I had to push and hesaid, oh you are not ready, I just checked you a few minutes ago. I said This is not my first baby damn it the baby is comming out. Legs up...baby out!!! I know TMI!!
Jordan: age 9...9 hour labor -18 pushing
Daniel: age 7 ....11 hour labor- 10 min pushing
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Angel Baby...</I>passed away at 5 months in-utero Christopher: age 2 1/2...6 1/2 hour labor and almost no pushing 3 min tops...I told the dr. I had to push and hesaid, oh you are not ready, I just checked you a few minutes ago. I said This is not my first baby damn it the baby is comming out. Legs up...baby out!!! I know TMI!!
OMG, he is so handsome. By the way...I had no epidurals for all 4 kids....Damn it hurt!!! LOL!!!!!
I couldn't imagine not having an epidural! What a difference before and after. My anesthesiologist was my best friend!
Rumor has it that labors are supposed to get shorter and easier w/ each kid. Not so for me...I had 26 hours of labor and pushed unsuccessfully for two 2-hr periods w/ my third baby. I ended up in the OR w/ a c-section. Go figure.
I'm due in about 8 weeks and will have a scheduled c-section this time. Hopefully I'm all done w/ labor and pushing!
Rumor has it that labors are supposed to get shorter and easier w/ each kid. Not so for me...I had 26 hours of labor and pushed unsuccessfully for two 2-hr periods w/ my third baby. I ended up in the OR w/ a c-section. Go figure.
I'm due in about 8 weeks and will have a scheduled c-section this time. Hopefully I'm all done w/ labor and pushing!
After being 2 weeks late they scheduled me for an induction-I was in labor for 24 hrs., then 2 hours of unsuccesful pushing before they decided I needed a c-section, then we had to wait 2 hours for an operating room! Thank god for the epidural! I think the worst part about the whole thing was my poor husband feeling lost and not knowing what to do. Poor guy!!!