Painful labor was roughly 6 hours with both (although my second was turned funny so I think it would have been shorter otherwise). Pushed15 minutes with my first and 3 times with my second.
DS1 was 24 hours from first contraction to birth. Active labor was about 11 hours, including the 3 hours of pushing. (I had my first contraction, got a good night's sleep and then ran errands the next morning. It wasn't until the afternoon that I had to concentrate.)
DD was about 10 hours from first contraction until birth. However, only 2 hours (including the 15 minutes of pushing) was active, I have to concentrate labor.
DS2 was about 52 hours from water breaking until birth. However, contractions didn't start until 48 hours after water breaking. And when contractions did start I slept between them. I'd wake up, do my best to relax through the contraction and sleep again. When I finally had to get out of bed, it was because my body wanted to be vertical for pushing. I pushed two times and LO was here.
1st was 10 1/2 hours of labor 11/2 of those hours was pushing. 2nd was four hours with only two pushes. 3rd was 29 hours 9 of those active and only 2 hard labor hours. 4th was 4 1/2 hours with about 5 min pushing.
1st: started with contractions, just under 8 hours from first one that woke me to delivery. OB broke my water. 15 minutes of pushing - several sets of pushes, but he came out all at once at the end.
2nd: water broke in the middle of the night. Contractions started an hour later. 5 hours of contractions, 7 minutes of pushing which was 3 sets.
I just want to say, I heart this thread! (Slightly nervous STM here!)
My first labor was pretty darn easy -- 5 hours active labor, only a few pushes -- and I am crossing my fingers for a similar (or even better!) experience this time around.
All three of mine were about 5-7 hours active labor with 10-20 minutes of pushing. I was worried about precipitous labor after #1 went so quickly, but there wasn't any real difference in time for me (thankfully - I'd rather not have to worry about a side-of-the-road baby!)
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DD2 5.5 hrs labor 3 pushes.
DD was about 10 hours from first contraction until birth. However, only 2 hours (including the 15 minutes of pushing) was active, I have to concentrate labor.
DS2 was about 52 hours from water breaking until birth. However, contractions didn't start until 48 hours after water breaking. And when contractions did start I slept between them. I'd wake up, do my best to relax through the contraction and sleep again. When I finally had to get out of bed, it was because my body wanted to be vertical for pushing. I pushed two times and LO was here.
#2: 4.5 hours total with 3.5 hours of contractions, 3 pushes (med-free)
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2nd was four hours with only two pushes.
3rd was 29 hours 9 of those active and only 2 hard labor hours.
4th was 4 1/2 hours with about 5 min pushing.
2nd: water broke in the middle of the night. Contractions started an hour later. 5 hours of contractions, 7 minutes of pushing which was 3 sets.
#2 tons of prodomal labor. MW broke my water and delivered Dd 37 mins later. Only a couple pushes that I remember.
#2 was an emergency c-section due to a placenta abruption while not in labor
#3 my labor was less than 2 1/2 hours and I pushed for maybe 30 min.
DS1 - 23 hours total labor, around 7 hours of active labor with an epidural pushed for 30 minutes.
DS2 - less than 4 hours total labor, med-free, pushed twice
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#1 - 46 hour labor. Pushed for 30 minutes.
#2 - 5 hour labor. My body was pushing all by itself for the last hour of labor. 2 real pushes.