https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:56:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2608781 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 01:35:03 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2608781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 - 16 hours<br /> DD2 - 6 hours<br /> DD3 - 9 hours </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2608779 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 00:57:47 +0000 StbHisMrs 2608779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>#1 - The situation was a bit different, we were military and had an out of state Easter trip ok'd by my OB at 34 weeks. We spent a couple days with family and they all noticed that I was in pain, my MIL (at the time) took me to the emergency room where the checked me at 4cm, and kept me for five days in active but not progressing later. Tricare would not cover the birth if I were to leave that hospital and travel back to our home, nor would they cover any interventions, so I got a shot of morphine, and was sent home to my parents for 4 hours on the fifth day, returned and gave birth at 11:24am. He was perfect and we were released the next day. Fast forward 9 years later...</p> <p>#2 PTL from 28 weekson, a magnesium drip and 48 hour stay, 2 rounds of kidney stones, and constant non-progressing labor and I was induced the day after my due date. I would say active labor (Induction To delivery) was 11am to 7pm.</p> <p>#3 A few PTL scares, nothing major. She came five days early and I was in active labor from 8am until 4pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2608771 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 23:34:39 +0000 birdofafeather 2608771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1: 7 hours from water breaking to birth. Contractions didn't start until about an hour after water breaking.<br /> DD3: 4 hours from water breaking to birth. Contractions started right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2608751 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 21:59:52 +0000 jaguar 2608751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know it was actually labour with Georgia (because it was a bit early, I was a First Timer, and I was clueless)</p> <p>I went to bed at like 7pm because I was uncomfortable.<br /> I went to hospital at 2.30am because it was ramping up.<br /> I was in active labour from around 7am that morning.<br /> And I had her at 5.30pm the next day.</p> <p>So I'd say around 22 hours, from start of cramps to end result. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2608744 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 21:49:26 +0000 Iced Tea 2608744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>80 hours total. 30 hours active labor (6 centimeters and on). I probably have as much labor experience as a mother of 5. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2608462 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:28:57 +0000 krispi 2608462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on how you count it. It was about 63 hrs from the time they started the induction until she was born via c-section. I can't remember exactly, but I was having contractions and actively laboring maybe 30-ish hrs? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2608367 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:51:19 +0000 Boogs 2608367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1: 26 hours, ended in c/s<br /> DS2: 22 hours, vbac </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2608361 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:46:29 +0000 alphagam84 2608361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>25 long hours! Ugh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2608204 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 08:43:01 +0000 Alivoo01 2608204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced with both of my kiddos due to IUGR. Not much progress happened until the OB broke my water. So I'll give the time from water breaking till delivery.</p> <p>DS - 7 hours<br /> DD - 30 minutes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2608182 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 08:19:43 +0000 bushelandapeck 2608182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD: technically 24 hours because my water broke but it was PROM. From active labor to delivery is was about 6 hours<br /> DD: 3 hours from when I knew I was in labor to when she was delivered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2608156 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 07:34:26 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2608156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>14 and 0 (scheduled c section for the second) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2608150 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 06:57:47 +0000 coopsmama 2608150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>#1 - 36 hours<br /> #2 - I was induced but from the first actual painful contraction to birth was less than 2 hours<br /> #3 - hard to say, because labor was very bizarre and sporadic throughout the day but from the start of actual active labor to delivery was less than 2 hours </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2608144 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 06:26:31 +0000 travellingbee 2608144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: oh I missed this! Congrats!!<br /> #1-13 hours from the beginning (9 hours from arriving at hospital)<br /> #2 was induced and it was 7 hours, I think, from first drip of pitocin </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2606294 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 13:34:14 +0000 anonysquire 2606294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>11 and 19 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2606292 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 13:33:33 +0000 auggiefrog 2606292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced. Piton was started around noon and I had my son at 1:49pm the following day. Almost 2 hours of pushing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2606218 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:53:09 +0000 MrsB2012 2606218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dd1- just under 5 hours<br /> Dd2- 4 hours ( probably closer to 3 hours of active labour) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2606155 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:06:08 +0000 ineebee 2606155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Induced at 37.5w for preeclampsia, but I was already dilated at 4cm! Labor for about 8 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2606115 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 11:30:26 +0000 petitenoisette 2606115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh I kinda hate these threads! :silly: 41 hours. About 26 hours of back labor without epidural. Rest with epidural and ending with c-section. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2606069 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:44:38 +0000 csross217 2606069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From beginning to end, about 16 hours. Started feeling very faint contractions at 7:00 PM and then they went away. Woke up at 2:00 AM with stronger, timeable contractions. Went to the hospital at 5:30 AM and had Baby E at 11:32 AM after only 30 min of pushing! It all happened soooo much more quickly than I expected, especially since she is my first! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2606050 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:30:42 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2606050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I count mine as 23.5 hrs. :silly: My water broke at 4am &amp; contractions started within the hour. They did continue to progress for quite a while, but then sort of tapered off. They talked about giving me pitocin, but fortunately I continued to dilate &amp; contract again just before they did. I pushed for 1hr without much progress, so they made me rest for 1hr, then I pushed for 1 more hr &amp; delivered at about 3:30am, thank god--they were talking about a c-section if I went past 4am. I didn't sleep through any of that, or until we left the hospital, even, really. I was so tired, but so thrilled to have my DD, I just couldn't take my eyes off her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2606045 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:27:33 +0000 Ajsmommy 2606045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced. I went in on weds afternoon around 3 pm. Was given cervidil, it did nothing. Thurs they gave me pills? I can't even remember what it was! And had me walking around.. I think I was like 1 cm. That went on all thurs. By Thurs evening I hadn't progressed so they decided to do foley bulbs early Fri morning. 6 am Friday I got my epi, bulbs were inserted. I never felt a real contraction. The foley bulbs ultimately worked and then I was given Pitocin. I pushed for an hour and 45 mins and DD was born at 945 pm. I'm not sure how to count it. All total I was there for 52 hours but I'd probably just count Friday when stuff really started happening... so I'd say 15 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/3#post-2606036 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:19:20 +0000 kes18 2606036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced at 41weeks. The cervidil didn't do anything so going from when they started pitocin (and they broke my water 30min after that) it was 13 hours start to finish. I was just a fingertip dilated and 50% effaced.</p> <p>Hopefully #2 will be spontaneous and faster :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/2#post-2606027 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:15:16 +0000 snowjewelz 2606027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really know when to start counting since I was induced. </p> <p>Checked in at 8pm, officially started induction around 1am, pushed out DD at 11pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/2#post-2605982 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 09:44:53 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2605982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>#1- contractions started at 4am Wednesday and she was born 2:26am Friday. So...46 hours?<br /> #2- water broke at 3am, but contractions didn't start until 4:30pm, he was born at 10:57pm- so active labour was about 6.5 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/2#post-2605978 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 09:41:51 +0000 CoffeeMom 2605978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD - 31 hours of labor, 6+ hours of pushing. Ended in c section. </p> <p>DS (5 weeks ago) - 6.5 hours of labor, 20 minutes of pushing. VBAC </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/2#post-2605894 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 08:33:53 +0000 looch 2605894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>13 hours from the first contraction to the actual birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/2#post-2605893 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 08:28:30 +0000 ElbieKay 2605893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Water broke at 10pm, first contraction hit hard at 2am, got to the hospital by around 9-10am, spent the afternoon in a lukewarm tub, finally caved and got an epidural at 7pm, started pushing a little after midnight, baby was born at 1am.</p> <p>So, 17 hours of unmedicated labor followed by 6 on an epidural for a total of 23. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/2#post-2605865 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 08:03:27 +0000 lovehoneybee 2605865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>31 long hours from first back contraction until he was out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/2#post-2605842 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 07:26:26 +0000 yin 2605842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>28 hours with LO1 and 4 hours with LO2 (from start of first contraction until delivery). I pushed for 2 hours with LO1 and only 15 minutes (or less) with LO2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-were-you-in-labor-1/page/2#post-2605833 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 07:04:21 +0000 nana87 2605833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was 36 hours from when I was admitted to the hospital to lo being born for an induction at 37 weeks (low fluid, but lo was still high/cervix was closed), though in the end I only pushed for 20 mins. timeline went something like this--<br /> 2pm admitted<br /> 6pm cervidil started<br /> 6am cervidil taken out, hadn't done anything<br /> 7am pit started<br /> 11am ish nothing happening, I'm still like 3 cm, insert foley bulb which is super painful/uncomfortable. the nurses and midwife all joke that I'm smiling too much<br /> 3pm? contractions start geting painful<br /> 5pm or so I ask to be checked again bc this is getting real! I decide that if I'm not close then I'll get an epi...aaaand I was only FOUR cm. Epi it is!<br /> 7pm epi inserted, I take a glorious nap<br /> 12am I'm at a 10! yay! Midwife says they'll come back in awhile, let me labor down for a bit longer...<br /> 1:45am they come back and I start pushing...I push for 20 mins before lo is born! </p>