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August 2011 Moms
EmSue412
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How long was your labor? Clicky Poll
EmSue412
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So the post from yesterday with the ultrasound pictures (ahh, the memories!) got me thinking about being pregnant... which led to me thinking about labor and delivery. So how long were you in labor with your LO? Feel free to elaborate or share more details. 
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Re: How long was your labor? Clicky Poll
From what I remember from my doctor, labor officially begins when contractions are regular and strong enough (usually 2-3 mins apart and lasting 30 secs or more) to cause the cervix to dilate and start to efface.
I am sure you will get somewhat of a variety of answers to this question though. Some women are "in labor" for days before they give birth.
Eeek... 5 weeks of that? Wow... I'm sorry!
No special snowflake option
45 minutes. Tried the induction for 45 minutes, but never felt a contraction. Then had a c-section.
I woke up to irregular contractions on Saturday around 8:30, had them all day. At 4 am Sunday morning I they got intense and very close (2-3 minutes apart) so I went to the hospital only to find out I was only 2cm dialated!! I had to get hooked up to an IV because I was GBS+. Then my midwife got there at 10am and DH told her I hadn't slept in over 24 hours so she gave me morphine. I slept for 45 minutes. Then a few hours later I was dialated enough for them to give me an epi and start pitocin because my contractions were slowing down. Then I slept REALLY GOOD! DH was in and out of the room going home to let the dog out. Around 7pm I was checked and was close to 7 cm dialated. The midwife asked to break my water i said ok...because I had had enough. Then things really started to get going. I was pushing by 9:30pm, pushed for about 2 hours and DD was born 11:32 Sunday on the day she was due.
Sorry, I added it!
Thanks! I get to sad when I can't participate in a clicky poll!
Ugh, longer than 30 hours unfortunately.
My water "broke" (it was like a trickle) on Saturday afternoon. I stupidly never actually realized what was going on until Sunday afternoon when I was like, "Hey, maybe my water broke!" I just had damp panties for like a day; for all I knew it could have been discharge. So anyway, went to the hospital Sunday night, started pitocin at 9pm Sunday night. Didn't get my epidural until 8pm Monday night.
DD was born 6:44 am Tuesday morning. So yeah, 33 hours on pitocin, and about 60 hours after my water broke. Brutal.
I went in on Friday for an induction due to Pre-E. They inserted cervadil at 3 pm and by 5pm I was having contractions. But not really "in labor". Although they did make me really uncomfortable and by 9 pm I was practically in tears. (With DD, pre-E again, I had cervadil as well and didn't contract at all while waiting for the pitocin.)
Started pitocin at 5:30 am and DS was born at 10:54 am after 17 minutes of pushing.
This pretty much exactly.
BFP 12/10/10 - DD1 8/16/11
BFP 10/29/13 - c/p 11/2/13
BFP 11/29/13 - DD2 7/18/14
BFP 3/20/18 - DS1 due 12/2/18
I had had uncomfortable, but not painful contractions for a day or two before. At 12:45am, I woke up with what felt like a painful contraction. A few minutes later, another. H started to time them and they were already consistent and about 5 mins apart. He was born at 11:01am, so I generally consider my labor to have been 10 hours long start to finish, and don't really count anything from the couple days before.
Man, it really all feels like such a blur to me now...sigh...
I was induced but skipped cervidil, they broke my water at 7am, started a stronger dose of pit at 7:30 am the contractions were horrible!!! I made it to 5 centimeters (I was 2 when I walked in the door) and I got the epi at 11am, I was 10 cm at 2:30p but didn't push until about 4:45 (weird, I know) had baby Jason at 5:16p. I've never actually told anyone how many hours I was in labor because I never knew when labor actually started.
Edit:wrong time.
So from the start of pitocin until birth I guess it's about 10 hours?
Exactly one week overdue with Lil(first baby here). I went in for induction at 7am and about 15 min after I got to my room 7 other active labor Mommas showed up to the ward. I was last priority...ugh. I asked for an epidural but I think I got it after I transitioned. But I am glad I did get it though. I pushed for two hours and the Dr. did A LOT of stretching to avoid cutting me. Very thankful but am giving props to the Mommas that went natural!
8 hours total for me.
8 pound 7ounces 21 inches
I am 5'3 and was 110 went I got pregnant...135-140 went had the Bean.
Were you already dilated and effaced when you went in for your induction? As I said above, it took about 12 hours start to finish for me. When I went to the hospital, I was already 4 cm and 80% effaced. They broke my water first, contractions started, but of course they like them to be strong and regular, so that's when I got the pitocin.
It's funny because, looking back, I thought the whole process was pretty "easy" as well, but I am sure while it was happening I didn't think so, lol. It's strange how your brain blocks certain things I guess.
Wow, 17 minutes?! You're a rock star! Lol
Wow, good for you that you birthed your twins vaginally! That's awesome. Sorry to hear you pushed for so long though... ouch.
I went through something similar. Sometimes they have you wait a bit once you reach 10 cm (called laboring down) so that your body naturally does some of the work in pushing the baby down the birth canal. It can help the mother conserve some energy for the real pushing later on. Maybe that's the "technique" they used for you?
Yes, that's what my nurse called it. I had never heard of it but it seemed to work well since I only remember pushing a few times.
Haha thanks. DS kinda slammed into the birth canal and his system was kind of in shock after he was born. With my first baby (DD), I pushed for 30 minutes but it would have been less. She got stuck for about 10 minutes. And she was the smaller of my two. 7 lbs 8 oz and DS was 9 lbs .4oz and didn't get stuck.
What if I've never been in labor?
2 kids and never experienced labor...
Daaaannnngg, girl. I thought my hour and a half wasn't too bad (in hindsight
) 17 minutes is insanely fast!
Woke up just after midnight to pee, started timing contractions at 1:30, got to the hospital at 4:30 am, had G at 7:17 am. So right around 7 hours
Yup... 2 sched'd c/s
Contractions started at 4:45 am at 40w6d (41w2d according to my first OB).
Got to the hospital at noon and was barely a 2.
I was still at a 3 at 3pm, managed to get to a 10 at 3:25.
DD was born at 3:32 pm.
So... Less than 11 hours.
That is fast! Yes, did you get an epidural? That's what happened to me. 24 hours on pitocin and I was still a 2. Yelled at the nurse for an epidural and was pushing 9 hours later...huh, so I guess it still took a while after the epidural. But at least I didn't care anymore!
No epidural!
I had gotten IV pain meds, and those only made me SO loopy, but did not help the pain. I felt okay up until 3, but that 30 minutes going from 3 to a 10 was insane. It felt like my whole body was lit on fire.
She came in and asked if I wanted an epi, and I said yes (I originally wanted a natural). She had wanted to check me first, and it hurt SOO bad. Why? Because DD's head was RIGHT there and almost crowning. She was like... uhhh.. No epi for you. (DH had went to the bathroom and as he was coming back he heard me screaming from the check.) I was still in triage at this point.
So in the time we ran down the hallway.. and about two pushes in the room.
She was out!
Change to 8 wks and that's my story. The contractions finally became "real" about 10 hrs before she was vacced into the world.