https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:44:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2/page/2#post-910248 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 19:51:26 +0000 JoJoGirl 910248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>24 hours to the minute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2/page/2#post-910197 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 19:24:05 +0000 Dandelion 910197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS: 8 hours from water breaking to pushing out baby.</p> <p>S: 36 hours from the time contractions got close together until I pushed out the baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2/page/2#post-910188 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 19:19:09 +0000 sera_87 910188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Active labour 9 hours </p> <p>Getting to that point: 2 days </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2/page/2#post-910106 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 18:16:19 +0000 Smurfette 910106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From water breaking to delivery 17 hours </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2/page/2#post-910091 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 18:06:19 +0000 chopsuey 910091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>12 hours from start to baby with DD<br /> 4 hours with DS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2/page/2#post-910069 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 17:56:33 +0000 LomaLinda 910069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>13 hours, counting from when contractions became regular. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2/page/2#post-910040 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 17:41:15 +0000 ALV91711 910040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From when my water broke (contractions started shortly after) it was 12 hours. Pushed for 45 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909993 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 17:05:54 +0000 luckypenny 909993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>31 hours from when my contractions started until she was born. 15 hours at hospital </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909990 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 16:58:04 +0000 FarmWifeGina 909990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>26 hours of consistent contractions with Deere Boy, 7-8 of that being really hard labor, 8 minutes of pushing. Unmedicated, no interventions whatsoever, home birth.<br /> 25 hours of consistent contractions with Tractor Girl, 2-3 hours of hard labor, less than a minute of pushing. Unmedicated hospital birth, only "intervention" was a hep-lock. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909956 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 16:10:13 +0000 matador84 909956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a precipitous birth--water broke on its own at 11pm, holding baby at 2am </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909952 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 16:02:46 +0000 Arden 909952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>36 hours of painful contractions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909931 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 15:46:51 +0000 jmarionsmith 909931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>almost 24 hours exactly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909904 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 15:18:17 +0000 littlepenguin 909904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9 hrs from my water leaking. About 7 hrs from being admitted to the hospital. Only 30 mins of active pushing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909898 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 15:12:26 +0000 Bao 909898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9 hours from contraction 1 (which began painful) to birth. Contractions went from 12 to 3 minutes apart within 60 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909895 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 15:08:25 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 909895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From first (irregular, not painful) contraction: 11h<br /> From first (regular, painful) contraction: 6.5h<br /> 15mins of pushing was in there somewhere </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909886 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 15:00:18 +0000 mamabolt 909886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just under 9 hours from contractions starting to giving birth. Not bad for a first labor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909874 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 14:53:17 +0000 birdofafeather 909874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>from my water breaking (no contractions) to delivery: 6.75 hours. 2.25 hours from arriving to the hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909855 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 14:30:22 +0000 Tidybee 909855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>11 hours total from when water broke to birth. 50 minutes of pushing included. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909844 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 14:25:17 +0000 Mrs. Fox 909844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>11 hours from water breaking to baby with 3 hours of pushing. No meds, delivered at home with midwife and doula. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909830 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 14:13:36 +0000 LittleFox 909830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>36 hours total. Mine was all back labor, and very painful for the majority of that time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909817 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 13:57:47 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 909817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>15 hours of active labor (I was induced, but went in to the hospital dilated to a 5). </p> <p>1 hour of pushing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909812 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 13:48:53 +0000 oliviaoblivia 909812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>47 from water breaking to c-section. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909809 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 13:45:27 +0000 runsyellowlites 909809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: Meh... it's alot easier when you're home &amp; your only other option is an erc that you want to avoid. lol. Hopefully next time I won't have to transfer &amp; labor will be atleast a smidge shorter. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909808 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 13:45:05 +0000 Kemma 909808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Waters broke at 0530 on Monday morning, active labour established at 1130ish, Miss A delivered at 1424 on Tuesday afternoon so 5-6 hours of early labour and 27 hours of active labour </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909806 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 13:40:31 +0000 Bookish 909806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>18 hrs from water breaking/having contractions to her being delivered </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909755 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 12:45:53 +0000 78h2o 909755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: I had several nights of false labor as well before 34 hrs of regular contractions. So exhausting. I don't know how you did it med free being so tired!!! You're amazing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909754 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 12:45:13 +0000 sorrycharlie 909754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From my water breaking, 4.5 hours. From first contraction, about 4 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909752 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 12:44:13 +0000 78h2o 909752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: ugh! That's worse than mine, which I though took forever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909746 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 12:32:19 +0000 Corduroy 909746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>51 hours from when the contractions got organized . I started having contractions about 8 hours before that. 45 hours of "hands and knees" contractions. </p> <p>I went to the hospital at 30 hours but left because I was only 2cm and I didn't want Pitocin. I went back at 43 hours at 4cm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-were-you-in-labor-2#post-909724 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 12:11:52 +0000 mrskc 909724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>15 hours from when my contractions started. My contractions were pretty regular from the get go. </p>