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How many hours were you in labor?

  1. littleblessings

    pear / 1739 posts

    11 hours after natural water break for DD
    14 hours after natural water break for DS

  2. QBbride

    pomegranate / 3192 posts

    Too many

  3. 2littlepumpkins

    grapefruit / 4455 posts

    About 2 days/48 hours, with contractions slowing every now and then probably due to back labor & a sunny side up baby. From the first cramps, add 12 hours.

  4. MrsStar

    nectarine / 2994 posts

    12 from start to finish of induction

  5. StbHisMrs

    pomegranate / 3329 posts

    # 1 I was in L&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.

    #2 After having PTL and bedrest from 30 - 35 weeks, I was induced the day after my due date. About 8 hours

    #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.

  6. youboots

    honeydew / 7622 posts

    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.

  7. cheesetomywhine

    pear / 1586 posts

    #1 - 8 hours.
    #2 - 2 hours.

  8. lamariniere

    pineapple / 12566 posts

    LO1 - about 10 hours
    LO2 - 45 minutes

  9. CRGmama

    apricot / 324 posts

    17 from first contraction to birth. Just under 12 from natural water breaking. FWIW I had a vaginal delivery and an epidural.

  10. Kemma

    grapefruit / 4291 posts

    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!!

  11. Pumuckl

    pomegranate / 3601 posts

    6h with LO1
    14h with LO2 but only 20min of painful contractions

  12. MrsB2012

    nectarine / 2466 posts

    B - 5 hours from start of contractions, 6 from when my water broke
    G - 3 hours

  13. miramira

    apricot / 411 posts

    I was in early labour (constant contractions...) for about 2 days then active labour for over 40 hours. Damn waters just would not break.

  14. turquoisemama

    persimmon / 1481 posts

    About 2 hours and 18 minutes of pushing. Via induction at 41 weeks 4 days.

  15. getjazzy

    persimmon / 1179 posts

    @lamariniere: 45 minutes? Swoon .. That would be amazing, provided it you made it to your choice location before baby arrived.

  16. lamariniere

    pineapple / 12566 posts

    @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!

  17. Alivoo01

    wonderful olive / 19353 posts

    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.

  18. snowjewelz

    wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts

    Induction took like 10 hours, then between epidural (3cm) and pushing was another 6+ hours, then pushing was 2 hours!

  19. SweetiePie

    honeydew / 7463 posts

    48 hours from induction to eventual c section.

  20. Mrs. J

    pomelo / 5132 posts

    @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!

  21. birdofafeather

    pineapple / 12053 posts

    Less than 7 hours from water breaking naturally. Less than 5 from start of contractions.

  22. MoreCoffee

    apricot / 320 posts

    30 hours. My contractions were 2 minutes apart and I was 6 cm dilated for 10 of those hours.

    Fingers crossed for one of the aforementioned speedy labors this time around!

  23. coopsmama

    cantaloupe / 6059 posts

    36 hours with my first

    Less than 4 hours start to finish with my second

  24. rattles

    grapefruit / 4903 posts

    DD1: 15 hours from when my water broke and 10 hours after contractions started
    DD2: almost 4 hours from when contractions started and 3 hours from when my water broke

  25. mrsjyw

    GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts

    First felt contractions at 6am.
    Didn't go to hospital until 5pm. (Still don't think it was active labor, I wasn't in any pain).

    2am is when the active labor started, epi at 3am, had baby at 1244pm the next day, so around 10 hours?

  26. littlejoy

    pomegranate / 3375 posts

    From first contraction to delivery, 6 hours. Mucous plug at hour 2. Water broke around hour 4. Pushed for 15 minutes.

  27. littlejoy

    pomegranate / 3375 posts

    @coopsmama: That's quite the difference!!

  28. namaste

    persimmon / 1313 posts

    29 hours

  29. Mrs. Coral

    clementine / 812 posts

    From first timeable contractions (10 min apart) to delivery...44 hours. Good times.

  30. coopsmama

    cantaloupe / 6059 posts

    @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.

  31. autumn865

    persimmon / 1147 posts

    Both are from water breaking to baby.
    DD1- 12 hours and about 15 minutes of pushing
    DD2- 2.5 hours and 5 minutes of pushing
    Though I had a head start with DD2 being I was 4cm the day before labor even started for her.

  32. msplatypus

    cherry / 229 posts

    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.

  33. Grace

    cantaloupe / 6730 posts

    25 before being put out of my misery with a c-section.

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