https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 14:52:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2103234 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 22:27:51 +0000 Grace 2103234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>25 before being put out of my misery with a c-section. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102967 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:56:14 +0000 msplatypus 2102967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Forever, 3 and a half days. I was induced and my water broke the first night but it took forever because labor kept stalling. I almost begged for a c-section. But right before we made the decision things went super fast. I pushed for maybe 10 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102927 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:02:49 +0000 autumn865 2102927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both are from water breaking to baby.<br /> DD1- 12 hours and about 15 minutes of pushing<br /> DD2- 2.5 hours and 5 minutes of pushing<br /> Though I had a head start with DD2 being I was 4cm the day before labor even started for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102843 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 16:04:22 +0000 coopsmama 2102843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: Yes!! I was so shocked by how number two went compared to the first. My first was a home birth turned hospital transport when I got stuck in transition for nine grueling hours - contractions every minute lasting over a minute the entire time. And I was falling asleep in my birth tub in between them. It was hell and I thought I would die and I narrowly avoided a c-section. I carried to 42 weeks with my second and had to have a pitocin induced labor - and it only hurt for maybe an hour and a half. It was awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102746 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:54:21 +0000 Mrs. Coral 2102746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From first timeable contractions (10 min apart) to delivery...44 hours. Good times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102672 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:16:10 +0000 namaste 2102672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>29 hours :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102586 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:42:55 +0000 littlejoy 2102586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: That's quite the difference!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102583 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:42:25 +0000 littlejoy 2102583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From first contraction to delivery, 6 hours. Mucous plug at hour 2. Water broke around hour 4. Pushed for 15 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102303 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:59:35 +0000 mrsjyw 2102303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First felt contractions at 6am.<br /> Didn't go to hospital until 5pm. (Still don't think it was active labor, I wasn't in any pain).</p> <p>2am is when the active labor started, epi at 3am, had baby at 1244pm the next day, so around 10 hours? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102294 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:56:16 +0000 rattles 2102294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1: 15 hours from when my water broke and 10 hours after contractions started<br /> DD2: almost 4 hours from when contractions started and 3 hours from when my water broke </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102221 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:16:10 +0000 coopsmama 2102221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>36 hours with my first</p> <p>Less than 4 hours start to finish with my second </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102219 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:14:26 +0000 MoreCoffee 2102219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>30 hours. My contractions were 2 minutes apart and I was 6 cm dilated for 10 of those hours. :shocked: </p> <p>Fingers crossed for one of the aforementioned speedy labors this time around! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102216 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:10:09 +0000 birdofafeather 2102216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Less than 7 hours from water breaking naturally. Less than 5 from start of contractions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102196 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:01:07 +0000 Mrs. J 2102196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: @getjazzy: another lengthy labor here! THREE DAYS. My water never broke...they broke it for me! Hoping for a much faster labor this time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102068 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 09:57:23 +0000 SweetiePie 2102068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>48 hours from induction to eventual c section. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2102033 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 09:42:02 +0000 snowjewelz 2102033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Induction took like 10 hours, then between epidural (3cm) and pushing was another 6+ hours, then pushing was 2 hours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2101826 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 07:58:21 +0000 Alivoo01 2101826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced and had my water broken, but 7 hours. I was super comfy the entire time though (thanks to the epi) except during transition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2101755 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 06:48:57 +0000 lamariniere 2101755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@getjazzy: luckily, my water broke first and I got to the hospital with no problems. My contractions didn't start for about 5 hours after my water broke, so I was ready to go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2101744 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 06:31:45 +0000 getjazzy 2101744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: 45 minutes? Swoon :heart: .. That would be amazing, provided it you made it to your choice location before baby arrived. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2101726 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 05:53:04 +0000 turquoisemama 2101726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 2 hours and 18 minutes of pushing. Via induction at 41 weeks 4 days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2101715 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 05:26:39 +0000 miramira 2101715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in early labour (constant contractions...) for about 2 days then active labour for over 40 hours. Damn waters just would not break. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2101713 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 05:17:19 +0000 MrsB2012 2101713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B - 5 hours from start of contractions, 6 from when my water broke<br /> G - 3 hours </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2101709 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 04:21:09 +0000 Pumuckl 2101709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6h with LO1<br /> 14h with LO2 but only 20min of painful contractions </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2101699 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 02:31:26 +0000 Kemma 2101699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Waters broke at 0530 on Monday, active labour established at 1030, started pushing at 1200 on Tuesday and Miss A finally arrived at around 1430. Fingers crossed Squish arrives slightly faster!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2101690 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 01:00:47 +0000 CRGmama 2101690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>17 from first contraction to birth. Just under 12 from natural water breaking. FWIW I had a vaginal delivery and an epidural. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2101682 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:34:00 +0000 lamariniere 2101682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 - about 10 hours<br /> LO2 - 45 minutes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2101678 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:17:05 +0000 cheesetomywhine 2101678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>#1 - 8 hours.<br /> #2 - 2 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2101677 Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:11:40 +0000 youboots 2101677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced due to pre eclampsia. I went in because I knew something was wrong, I was having too strong of contractions for miso, so they had to wait a couple hours for them to slow down. From check in to birth 43 hours. Not gonna lie it was rough. My epidural stopped working several hours before birth, which further delayed things. I was going to be induced 4 days later due to GD anyways, so I expect something similar to happen with future births. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2101662 Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:40:51 +0000 StbHisMrs 2101662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p># 1 I was in L&amp;D for 5 days before they sent me home, I was back 3 hours later and delivered the next day at 11:24. About 16 hours after going back the 2nd time. This was 13 years ago, civilian vs. military hospital and just shy of 35 weeks.</p> <p>#2 After having PTL and bedrest from 30 - 35 weeks, I was induced the day after my due date. About 8 hours</p> <p>#3 I knew I was in labor but didn't start timing until around 7. I was admitted at noon and she was born at 4:30. About 9 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor/page/2#post-2101659 Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:33:40 +0000 MrsStar 2101659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>12 from start to finish of induction </p>