How long did you push for?

1stGradeTeach · February 2012

I was totally unprepared to push for so long. I thought he would be out in 15 minutes. I pushed hard and didn't miss one contraction for 2 and a half hours. My contractions at that point were hardly a minute apart. I also pushed out an almost 10 pound baby (9 ponds 13 oz) but it was just a lot harder than I thought it would be.
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Hunterloren · February 2012

I pushed for about 2, but he wouldn't come, so I wound up with a c-section anyway.

MrsKilduff · February 2012

With my first birth it was 3.5 hours......my second was 2 pushes, less than 60 seconds.

blondiemama09 · February 2012

W/ my first it was 30 min, w/ my 2nd it was 6 min.

noryang · February 2012

I pushed for three hours after 71 hours of unmedicated labor. Not what I expected for sure.

Lena122 · February 2012

I pushed for 2 hrs and 45 minutes. I also wasnt expecting to push that long. I felt like I was just doing it wrong the whole time. LO was induced 3 weeks early so I think he just wasn't ready to come out. He was born with his umbilical cord in his hand so I joke that he was hanging on for dear life in there.

cs1225 · February 2012

With my first, I pushed 3 hrs. This time, 25 minutes.

soralette · February 2012

SS: Told not to push for 3.5hrs, then later pushed for 3hrs once allowed to push. DS wasn't ridiculously sized (8lbs8oz), but did have a very large head (14.5")

btartaroind · February 2012

I think I was lucky. This is my first and I pushed for 25 mins. I held off as long as I could before pushing though because I was waiting for my doc to get out of surgery. In the end I couldn't wait to push any longer and the oncall dr had to come in!

mle5d · February 2012

Hunterloren:
I pushed for about 2, but he wouldn't come, so I wound up with a c-section anyway.

This was me too. He was too big and facing the wrong way.

SeptemberBride'08 · February 2012

I pushed for 3.5 hours, My water broke before I was effaced or dilated so I had to be induced after not getting my own contractions for 24 hours. My body was not ready for labor so I think it's why I pushed for so long. That and I had so many darn drugs that I couldn't feel to push so that added a lot of time to my pushing.

Gem17 · February 2012

With my DD I pushed for 15 minutes and with my DS this time it was 12 min.

novasouthanblond · February 2012

We pushed for 1 hour, than lost my midwife and when she came back about an hour later, I pushed for 8 minutes and he came out with the superman pose (one hand out by his head like he was flying). He was ready.

eewhite5 · February 2012

I pushed for 50 mins. It felt like 10 mins to me, it seemed to fly by.

ClaireBear90 · February 2012

eewhite5:
I pushed for 50 mins. It felt like 10 mins to me, it seemed to fly by.

This. After 40 hours of labor, I pushed like my life depended on it! The MW, the nurse, and my husband were impressed. (I expected it to take much longer!)

DBride2006 · February 2012

DS #1: 1.5 hours

DS#2: Less than 3 minutes... two contractions and they counted to 10 a total of 5 times. AND he was 8/11 with a 14.5" head (and I'm 5'3"/140 lbs). Crazy!

Emalline036 · February 2012

I pushed for an hour and a half, but it wasn't that bad. My contractions were irregular at that point, so I was doing 2-3 in a row and then getting a 5-7 minute break in between.

libindiby · February 2012

w/ DD #1 - a little over 3 hours (induction w/ epi.. 9lbs 2oz)

w/ DD #2 - a little over an hour (induction w/ epi... 7lbs 14oz)

w/ DD #3 - didn't even push... i went into natural labor & was at the hospital for a little over 10 mins & they wouldn't let me push because the doctor wasn't there yet... the contractions pushed her out anyway after about 5 mins... lol (8lbs 15 oz)

annabelle.27 · February 2012

three hours with zero progress whatsoever with DS1 (ended in c-section), an hour and fifteen minutes with DS2.

hillbillysunshine · February 2012

With Dd i pushed about 20 minutes. This time, 9 minutes.

Tina272 · February 2012

For #1 I pushed for 10 minutes. This time doc. Was trying to tell me not to push yet as they got ready but I was not listening. 2 pushes and 30 seconds later he came flying out. Dh jokes doc caught in on the other side of the room. Also tore like crazy.