I didn't get to push. I didn't make it past 4cm. What about you?
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Nope. Made it to 8 and started swelling closed blah blah blah c section.
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Nope. Never made it past 4 cm either.
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nope, never even got contractions!
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Nope made it to eight before he was in danger and we were rushed back.
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I pushed, but I was 9.75 cm dilated, so I wasn't a perfect 10. My son was posterior, so there were a few complications. He got down into the birth canal, but didn't make it any farther.
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Yes I pushed my DD out after 4.5 hrs of pushing. Finally got her out with a vaccuum assist. After all that, we lost DS's heartbeat trying to turn him once big sis was out and he was an emergency C-section.
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Not for my c section. It was scheduled. Didn't even labor.
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3+ hours with LO 1. None for LO 2.
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@twodoghouse: wow. Sounds scary
I was in labour and pitocin for almost 30 hours (epidural about halfway through). Got to 6.5cm. Then blood pressure went up and got fever and was recommended c section (48 hours since water had broke as well). Never pushed.
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With my first pregnancy, yes. I pushed for over an hour and was at a 10cm. With my other two pregnancies, they were scheduled C-sections, and I did not push
I was not meant to have babies the vaginal way, I've had two OB/GYNs tell me about my "pronounced" pubic bone, and with my last baby he had TWO knots in his cord. TWO!!!
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@aprild: same experience as you! I had a tiny lip and LO was posterior. I pushed and pushed and could see his head but he just wouldn't come out
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It took 20 hours to go from 4-10cm, I pushed for an hour but my contractions slowed waayy down, so it really wasn't that much pushing.
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Nope, never made it past 6cm.
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Nope. Had a scheduled c-section due to baby being breech.
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Yes, actually made it to 10cm pretty quickly and pushed and pushed, but LO had come down crooked and wasn't budging
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Nope - never pushed or felt labor. I had a scheduled c section because of baby's size and then a repeat c. I've never gone into labor.
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@Danizaur: Same as you-never made it past 4
. That was after 30 hours of contractions. Ugh. My son's heart rate kept dropping, so I was in tears and begging my doc to "cut him out of me" because I was so scared! I also developed an in-uterine infection, and had a fever of 103.5. It was a long two days! I have HIGH hopes that a second delivery will be a much smoother experience!
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I pushed for 3 hours before my c section. I was still pushing as they wheeled me in to the operating room bc I felt such a strong urge with each contraction. But his head was lodged in my pelvis.
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My dear friend got to 10, and then had a cesarean. She recalled having to heal from a vaginal birth + a c-section, because she pushed for so long.
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Nope.Water broke in labor for over 30 hours never made past 4 either developed a fever and possible infection thengot then got the c section
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@twodoghouse: wow. You had to recover from a vaginal delivery AND a c section. Super mom.
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No, only got to 8cm.
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Nope. Didn't even start labor before I needed an emergency C-section.
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Nope. I almost made it to 10, but they said I had been in labor too long. If I had to have a c/s I'm glad I at least didn't have to push.
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No, I only got to 1 cm.
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Nope, made it to 8cm and DSs heartbeat was erratic/dropping drastically and the cord was around his neck leading to an emergency c-section.
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Scheduled csection because she was breech. Never pushed. I pushed with our first daughter and I was terrified I was going to have to do that again, but lo was breech so no worries. That was the main thing I was having anxiety about.
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@californiadreams: @Rainbow Sprinkles: I think it sounds worse than it was. By the end I just wanted them out safely! And I was lucky that both my recoveries went really smoothly. I didn't have any tears or stitches from my vaginal birth and my incision healed really easily. However, my husband thinks I have amnesia about those early days, so who knows what it was really like!
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Yup. Pushed for a couple of hours without her moving one cm. I was so happy to get the c/s.
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Nope, thank God. It was scheduled. My docs didn't want me to push at all.
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No labor, no pushing - I had a scheduled c-section.
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I labored for a long time but never got to push. It ended up being really good with my son's size and his cord was wrapped around his neck 3 times, scary. I had a complication and tough recovery so I'm scared of another surgery and also scared of another endless labor.
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Nope, only got to 3cm before it was decided that ds needed out!
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Yes, 3 hours and then I got a fever and LO went into distress, it was decided she needed to come out via section. She was stuck and face up, I was told there was no way she was coming out on her own.
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No, I only got to 4cm. I'm actually happy with the way it worked out. I was terrified of pushing, and my main goal was to avoid pushing for hours and then needing a c-section anyways.
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Nope - scheduled C-section so no labor and no pushing.
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Yep, laboured down for 1 hour and pushed for a other hour. LO was posterior with chin to shoulder so it was a no go.
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Pushed for an hour but something about the shape of my pelvic bone wouldn't allow me to deliver vaginally
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Yup! I labored and dilated to 10cm just fine but DD1 was posterior AND brow out so the largest part of her head was out. I pushed for 2.5-3 hours without much progress and even bled because my midwife tried to help me stretch to accommodate DD's position. The midwife then had the on-call OB come in to see if they could try the vacuum but he took one look and said baby is completely wedged.
I was not meant to have babies the vaginal way, I've had two OB/GYNs tell me about my "pronounced" pubic bone, and with my last baby he had TWO knots in his cord. TWO!!!
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