https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 04:30:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1070988 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:28:28 +0000 mrsmate 1070988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know two STMs who did not make it to the hospital. One had the wherewithal to pull into a fire station on the way. The other gave birth in the passenger seat of her car! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1070979 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:18:43 +0000 SAHM0811 1070979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First DD ... Labor was 20 hours...</p> <p>Second, 6 hours! Super fast, I couldn't believe I was already 9.5 cm at the hospital. Two pushes and she was out. No time for IV or epidural! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1070935 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 17:37:52 +0000 tysonja 1070935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'll report back in a few days..... i hope so too!! LO#1 was only 8 hrs of 'real' labour (the 12 hours before that were so mild i was doing regular things like going to a bbq party etc) -- and he was only born 15 months ago, so i anticipate this one to come like the wind! i hope so! and no tearing... pllleeeasssee no tearing ..... :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1070743 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 15:29:35 +0000 luckypenny 1070743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my god I hope so! DD was 28 hours from first contraction to birth. Yikes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1070691 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:59:00 +0000 BoogieBea 1070691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They were both around the same amount of time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1070683 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:57:00 +0000 Foodnerd81 1070683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: ha- we hit a detour in our way to the hospital (freaking overnight construction on storrow!!)- if that was my mom on the second she would have had her in the tunnel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1070643 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:42:13 +0000 JoJoGirl 1070643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a close friend who had #2 IN THE PARKING LOT of the hospital! Baby wouldn't wait! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1070636 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:38:23 +0000 rachiecakes 1070636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: same for me - I only have one but my mom went into labor the night before she had me (just after noon) but my brother was born within 20 minutes of arriving at the hospital, she said it didn't actually feel like labor until he was right there. I was always scared I wouldn't make it to the hospital because of this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1070629 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:35:19 +0000 cyndistar3 1070629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was certainly true for me! With my first my labor was 48 hours and with my second I went from 1 to 7 cm in 2 hours but had to have a c/s anyways because baby was breech. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1070608 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:19:58 +0000 purrpletulips 1070608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced both times but was at practically the same 3-4cm going in. Start for finish with DD was 8hrs; start to finish with DS was 4 hrs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1069697 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 08:29:28 +0000 woodentulip 1069697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was super fast. First was about 14 hours start to finish. The second? 2.5 hours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1069696 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 08:29:07 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1069696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: 4.5 hours?? Good God, you're super woman! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1069695 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 08:28:33 +0000 Crisark 1069695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1st was 13hrs<br /> 2nd was 6 hours<br /> 3rd was 4 hours.<br /> All involved pitocin and epidurals </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1069666 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 08:17:00 +0000 mrs. wagon 1069666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both involved pitocin and epidurals but the second was significantly shorter than the first!! The first was 24 hours total with 3 hours of pushing, the second was 8 hours total with 15 min of pushing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1069588 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 07:42:40 +0000 Koolbreeze 1069588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>24 hours with #1, with pitocin and having my water broke to speed things up. I believe it would have been much much longer without those things. With #2 I was only in labor 14 hours and it was completely natural. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1069573 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 07:37:08 +0000 sorrycharlie 1069573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm terrified of this! DD was a start to finish 4.5 hour labor..and that included a labor ing down the last hr once they let me have an Epi. But I was bearing down after 3 hours!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1068986 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 20:59:16 +0000 FarmWifeGina 1068986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Generally, yeah, it's a pretty common pattern, at least for active labor. I was in labor for 26 hours the first time, with 7 hours of hard labor (took all that time to go from 6 cm. to complete), and 25 hours the second time, but hard (active) labor only lasted 2-3 hours. And I went from 6 cm. to having a baby in my arms in 20 minutes that second time, lol. So that part was definitely pretty fast and furious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1068981 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 20:58:22 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 1068981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sure hope so! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1068969 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 20:55:17 +0000 T-Mom 1068969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, first was average (but induced), second was 10 days early and I barely made it in time to get my epidural. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1068723 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 20:09:22 +0000 Foodnerd81 1068723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only have the one so far, but it was true for my mom. First one was normal/fast. Her second she barely made it to the hospital, running red lights and everything. My sister was born in the ER, no time to be admitted! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1068585 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 19:43:59 +0000 StbHisMrs 1068585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was admitted to l&amp;d for 5 days with my first (complicated insurance military vs. civilian hospital) so I couldn't say when active labor with him.</p> <p>Second was I was induced 8 hours start to finish.</p> <p>Third I started having contractions at 2am, and was admitted at 12:30. So either 14 hours or 4.5 hours active in the hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1068428 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 19:10:25 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1068428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my labors were pretty reasonable. From the time contractions started my labors were...</p> <p>9.5 hours with #1<br /> 5 hours with #2 (would've been faster but the nurse purposely prolonged my labor by not breaking the remainder of my sac - she wanted time to put penicillin in an IV for me) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1068380 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 19:03:48 +0000 runsyellowlites 1068380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not. at. all! My labor with P was actually longer than G (of course I had a cesarean with G so no telling how long I would have labored if left on my own).</p> <p>My MW &amp; I joked b/c she predicted I labor like a 2nd time mom &amp; push like a ftm but it actually was very much the opposite! lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1068375 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 19:02:59 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1068375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope so. DD took forever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1068353 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 18:59:26 +0000 chopsuey 1068353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep.<br /> Start to finish 12 hours with DD.<br /> 4 hours with DS! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1068348 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 18:58:52 +0000 Andrea 1068348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, it was long! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-labour-for-2-fast-and-furious-compared-to-1#post-1068341 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 18:58:05 +0000 Rubies 1068341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Three people that I know in real life had long-ish (but normal) labours for their first kid but super fast labours for #2. Is this a pattern? </p>