Clicky: Pushing during L&D

bim38106 · April 2010

50 mins for DD1.

15 mins for DD2.. and she was 9.5lbs so that was not exactly an easy "fit" Not that it ever is!

burning_television · April 2010

SS - 15 or 20 mins.

TommysGirl56 · April 2010

Erin5849:
BitterOldHag:

3 hours and then a c/s.

It was daunting enough to know I had to push one baby out. I don't think I could have mentally prepared myself for the idea of pushing two out.

It certainly is commendable!

rainlily · April 2010

I pushed with my awesome L&D nurse for 15 minutes. The OB popped in to check me and say that he had to go and help with a c-section. He told the nurse not to let me push. She was nice and let me push after he had been gone 45 minutes...as long as I didn't push too hard. I pushed a couple of times and she paged the doctor. I waited until he got back and DD was out in a few pushes. (OB was a little pissed off that she had let me push). So- I was in the "pushing" stage for over an hour, but wasn't allowed to push for the entire time.

MrsAmers · April 2010

I chose SS - I pushed for about about 10 minutes. I think it was 5 or 6 pushes.

StrawberryBlondeMomma · April 2010

H4'sFan:
3 pushes. I think it was around 15 minutes or so. I feel very lucky.

get out! not fair! i thought I had it easy at 50 minutes!

ToledoDeux · April 2010

sam19:
2 hours just pushing on my own. 30 minutes pushing with the vacuum. and then rushed off for a c section.

They used the vacuum for 30 minutes?? I was told that the limit is 10 minutes, at lowest possible setting.

With DD1, I pushed for 3.5 hours, the last 10 mins with a vacuum. Every bit of it sucked.

With DD2, I pushed for less than 2 minutes. (But she was only 4 lbs, so....)

mrsblt · April 2010

Started pushing around 5:45, DS was born at 9:07.

So yeah... 3 hrs & 22 mins.

I checked off the 3-4 hrs option, but also would like to say "WAY TOO LONG" lol

nmr79 · April 2010

Ivana.Stolichnaya:

nmr79:
I pushed for 2 hours 15 min. She then had to be vacuumed because her arm was up over her head, which is why she wouldn't come out. It sucked, but she's worth it:)

Me...exactly. I was EXHAUSTED! 2 hours of pushing was horrible, I had no energy left so they tried to give me a sugar/caffeine boost with a Coke. Try pushing while burping. Pretty hilarious. She ended being vacuumed which hurt like effing hell. Doesn't help that I tore wide open with no epi. either.

Me too! The epi failed, even though two different Dr's tinkered with it. I hadn't eaten all day, since I went from work to my 39-week apointment, to the hospital for an emergency indcution (pre-e). All I had was a sprite, and I was hiccuping. It can only get better for number 2, right?