https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:39:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-989381 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 08:17:56 +0000 Smurfette 989381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Mom said all three of her labors were super fast. Mine was 17 hours so not similar at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-989311 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 07:49:09 +0000 wonderstruck 989311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hard to say - my mom was in labor for about 12 hours before they did a C-section because she hadn't progressed past 2 or 3cm. But listening to all of the research I was doing and things I learned in my birthing classes, she says that she probably went to the hospital too soon, when she was in early labor still. Her pain was fairly manageable, but if they hadn't done the C-section around 12 hours I guess it's possible hers would have ended up like mine. </p> <p>At the 12 hour point my pain was also manageable and I was only 2cm dilated, but I had just gotten to the hospital. Shortly after that my pain level skyrocketed but my progress was still basically nothing, my body was just fighting it despite all the visualizing, the tub, the exercise ball and massage/pressure points, etc. None of it helped with the mind blowing agony I was in, so around 20 hours I got an epidural. My body did start progressing then, but once I got close to transition my LO's heart rate started quickly dropping, and when position changes and getting more oxygen in me didn't help, they had to do an emergency C-section since if the heart rate drop had continued during pushing we may have lost him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-989291 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 07:34:26 +0000 ElbieKay 989291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well crap. So much for that idea! Thanks everyone for your input! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-989249 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 07:13:44 +0000 MsLipGloss 989249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom and I were night and day regarding delivery . . . mine was an (early) unplanned induction that almost failed (I had no progress for almost 24 hours) and multiple complications (I am still amazed the Doc didn't just cut LO out), and hers were both pretty much on time and less than 12 hours from start to finish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-989244 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 07:10:16 +0000 GrapeCrush 989244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Complete opposites when it comes to childbirth.<br /> My mom had 1 forcep assisted, medicated birth, 4 weeks early(with me) and 2 unmedicated, pretty fast vaginal births.<br /> I had to be induced with #1 and ended in an unplanned csection. #2 was a planned csection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-989205 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 05:20:06 +0000 matador84 989205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom had very quick (less than 3 hour) births, and so did I. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-989161 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 02:23:38 +0000 loveisstrange 989161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, completely opposite. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-989159 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 02:20:59 +0000 Pepper 989159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom and I had similar labor lengths. She was in labor with me for 15 hours, and I was in labor for about 13 hours. However, she was unable to push me out, so they had to do a c-section. I pushed LO out in 30 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-989155 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 02:15:09 +0000 Espion 989155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both had c-sections for cephalopelvic disproportion. Perhaps our pelves are similarly shaped? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-989152 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 02:08:22 +0000 erinpye 989152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Of the women on my mom's side, even though we are all completely different body types, various ages when giving birth, and some went early while others late, we all had fast labors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-987999 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:45:16 +0000 MamaBehr 987999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish mine had been similar to my mom's! She had all three of us super fast (like almost so fast it was bad), we all came before our due dates, and went natural with all of us. </p> <p>I had to be induced with DD at 40 weeks 6days, pushed for over an hour, got a c-section :( Then with DS, even though it was a scheduled c-section, my water broke at 37 weeks 1 day, felt no contractions and had to have a c-section at 9:30 at night. </p> <p>So, ultimately no similarities at ALL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-987992 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:36:31 +0000 creativemomma15 987992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My experience was almost identical to my moms except I needed a c-section because DS was breech. We both had our water break naturally to start labor, both delivered early (she was 37 weeks and 36 1/2 weeks, I delivered at 36 weeks) and we both had fast labors. I was fully dialated in 4 hours and rushed for an emergency c- section, she labored for around 4 hours also. </p> <p>I remember our midwife saying that she has seen similarities but I don't think she mentioned any research to prove or disprove that theory. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-987988 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:33:08 +0000 oliviaoblivia 987988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both delivered large girls first, both on their due dates.</p> <p>She delivered naturally with no meds after eight hours of labor. 9lbs9oz<br /> I delivered by unplanned csection after 47 hours of labor. 10lbs1oz </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-987983 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:24:40 +0000 artsyfartsy 987983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom had fast and easy pregnancies and labors with my sister and me. My sister did not get lucky. She had a rough pregnancy and a super rough labor. </p> <p>So far my pregnancy is going very smoothly and easily. So I'm hoping maybe I got the gene! Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-987981 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:23:20 +0000 Weagle 987981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor says there's no scientific link between laboratory of relatives, but her experience has shown that sisters are more likely to have similar labors than mothers and daughters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-987980 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:22:52 +0000 Foodnerd81 987980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours were similar in that they were relatively quick and had few complications. But my sisters labor was slow, complicated, and ended in an emergency c section. I think there is some connection but not always. </p> <p>We both had bigger babies- C was over 8 lbs, my moms kids, 4 out of five were upper 7- 9 lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-987979 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:22:13 +0000 Ra 987979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was the opposite of my mom. She went late and I went early. She labored for 36 hours while I only labored for 10. She had a difficult time pushing and it only took me 10 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-987976 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:15:20 +0000 cmomma17 987976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: my doctor told me no. I was worried because my mom went two weeks early with me and a month early with my sister. She also labored so fast she didn't have time to get an epidural, while I was in labor for thirteen hours (still didn't get an epidural though). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-987963 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:04:46 +0000 swedishfish 987963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Similarities between my mom's labor and my labor:<br /> - we were both late with our first children - I was born two weeks late and my LO was born a week and a day late<br /> - we both had vaginal deliveries with painkillers. My mom had Demerol and I had an epidural.</p> <p>Differences:<br /> - my mom went into labor naturally and I was induced.</p> <p>I don't know how many hours she was in labor. She also had c-sections for both of my sisters.</p> <p>I hope your labor is like your mom's was!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-987961 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:04:10 +0000 Dandelion 987961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom and I have had no similarities. My mom also had really fast labors, and my first one was 8 hours, and the second 36 (but it had special circumstances, so I don't really count that one.)</p> <p>I totally expected to be just like my mom with it. I'm more like my grandmother, I suppose, but I'm not really sure it's all that hereditary at this point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-labor-hereditary#post-987959 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:01:09 +0000 ElbieKay 987959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was only in labor with me (her first baby) for three hours, and she said it only hurt badly for the last 20 minutes.</p> <p>Is this hereditary? Do I have a shot at being this lucky?</p> <p>If you have given birth, do you know if there were similarities between your experience and your mom's? </p>