https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:21:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1784060 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:18:25 +0000 yellowbird 1784060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a failed induction and actually convinced my doctor to send me home since it wasn't working after 2 days. I went into labor a few hours after being home and stayed home until i couldn't take it anymore... probably 6ish hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1784053 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:12:41 +0000 skipra 1784053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First time I was induced so I didn't. Second time it was probably around 26 hours until my water broke but most of that time were pretty easy and spaced contractions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1780566 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:40:13 +0000 littlek 1780566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>0, my water broke unexpectedly at 34 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1780552 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:33:17 +0000 looch 1780552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 6 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1780507 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 05:53:14 +0000 AprilFool 1780507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8 hours - 6:30pm - 2:30am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1780390 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 22:49:02 +0000 meganmp 1780390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>0 hours, due to induction. I wish I could have labored at home! Would have been better than being hooked up to that stupid machine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1780370 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 22:29:21 +0000 Corduroy 1780370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 40 hours. I went to the hospital about 30 hours in and was sent home because I was still only 2 cm. Stayed home about 10 more hours. Baby finally came at 51 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1780364 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 22:21:53 +0000 Pepper 1780364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>0 hours. I was bleeding a good bit, so they wanted me to come in as a precaution. Once I got there I started having contractions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1780358 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 22:18:53 +0000 Sapphiresun 1780358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>0</p> <p>My water broke at 10pm, and when I called the hospital they said to come in right away, and then wanted to monitor me for a bit and induce me in the morning but labour didn't start until 2am. I never had a single braxton-hicks or anything either, so I think if I ever have a contraction outside the hospital in future pregnancies I'll crap my pants a little bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1780340 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:57:01 +0000 travellingbee 1780340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started getting contractions at about 4pm...? They got organized around 9pm and I went to the hospital at 2am at 2-3 min apart contractions. So I guess 5 hours of "labor" after the contractions were time-able and painful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1780310 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:37:02 +0000 fussygal 1780310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 14 hrs. Midnight to 2:00pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1780308 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:34:30 +0000 MrsB2012 1780308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From my first contraction... about an hour? Maybe hour and a half? She was born less than 3 hours after getting to the hospital.</p> <p>I'm nervous about this baby. I feel that was pretty quick for a first baby so I'm wondering how it will go with #2! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1780270 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:10:01 +0000 T-Mom 1780270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>0 ... induced for #1 and #2 started having major contractions in a furniture store. Went home to get my bag, was at 8 by the time I got to hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1779450 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:48:45 +0000 mrskc 1779450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 11-12 hours. We left when my contractions were lasting one minute about every 3-4 minutes apart. I was 7 cm when I got to the hospital. Hopefully my labor goes quicker this time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1779373 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:23:53 +0000 lamariniere 1779373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not at all. My water broke both times several hours before contractions started. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home/page/2#post-1779176 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:37:43 +0000 mdf106 1779176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went in right away when my water broke, because I was not sure what it was. My contractions started just as I arrived at the hospital, which was about an hour after my water broke (we did not rush in). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home#post-1779154 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:32:04 +0000 Foodnerd81 1779154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 20 hours, but the first 12 hours or so weren't really painful-- like, definitely contractions, but I could walk through them mostly. They started getting quite painful around 9:30, which is when I called the midwife, she suggested I labor at home as long as possible since I was hoping to go med free. We left for the hospital around 3, admitted around 3:30 am at 4 cm, baby was out at 7:16 am- so less than 4 hours from arriving at the hospital. My water broke in the hospital. </p> <p>It sounds really long, but it was a very slow, gradual build up, which I think helped with the pain tolerance (vs water breaking then contractions starting like BAM). I don't actually have anything to compare it to though :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home#post-1778887 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 13:09:49 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1778887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Almost 8 hours, then born within 3 hours of arriving at hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home#post-1778862 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 13:05:31 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1778862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With N, my contractions started at 7 pm, and we left for the hospital at 10 pm. 3 hours.</p> <p>With J, we left for the hospital right when my contractions started because it was during rush hour, and he was my second kid so I knew labor was likely going to be faster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home#post-1778785 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:50:49 +0000 annie624 1778785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not long. My contractions came on quickly! It was probably about 2 hours. ETA: When I got to the hospital I was 5cm. I was shocked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home#post-1778772 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:48:15 +0000 avivoca 1778772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>11 hours laboring at home. Contractions started at 6 pm (thereabout), we got to the hospital at 5 am and she was born four hours later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home#post-1778761 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:44:59 +0000 septca 1778761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: 27 hours at home, 18 more at the hospital. FUN TIMES! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home#post-1778745 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:41:53 +0000 regberadaisy 1778745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sera_87: omg you poor thing! :(</p> <p>@MrsTiger: good point. I was also positive and was hooked up to IV as soon as I was admitted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home#post-1778740 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:40:29 +0000 HappyBaker 1778740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only like an hour at home - I had Strep B and my water broke at home so they wanted me on an IV of antibiotics right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home#post-1778735 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:39:49 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1778735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3.5 hours. As long as I possibly could until I thought the baby was going to fly out of me.</p> <p>She was born 2 hours after I got to the hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home#post-1778732 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:39:40 +0000 Boheme 1778732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: 11 hours, I think? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home#post-1778727 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:39:17 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1778727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: I got to the hospital at 6:30pm, and she was born at 2:30am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home#post-1778722 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:38:00 +0000 bunnylovesbear 1778722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>maybe two hours? I woke up at 6am with back pain...quickly realized the "back pain" was coming at regular intervals, so I called my doc at 7am....and they said to come in! I took a quick shower, got a hold of my parents to watch my daughter, and as we were about to leave for the hospital, my water broke! So I had to get cleaned up a bit and change my clothes and we were out the door by 8am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home#post-1778717 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:37:13 +0000 sera_87 1778717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: 9 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-labor-at-home#post-1778713 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:35:41 +0000 sera_87 1778713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 days more or less. Contractions started Thursday, organized themselves Friday, got really bad overnight &amp; went to the hospital Saturday morning. </p>