Did you get the urge to push before 10cm?

[Dory85]

I had zero urge to push throughout the whole of my labour. Despite drinking buckets of water, I was vomiting loads and so my contractions spaced out again so could have something to do with that. I just pushed when I was told to because LO was distressed.

 

[MummyClaire28]

I had a strong urge to push at 9cm, but mw told me not too, in the end when I could push at 10cm, he was almost in the birth canal

 

[sopava]

I was between 6 and seven, dig. Diddn't feel the urge, body just took over and did it involuntarily. Midwife let me off do my own thing.

 

[Dawnlouise30]

I had the urge to push at 7 cm, it was hell trying not to push. In the end i pushed sooner than i should which resulted in a tear.... he was finally born via forceps with an episiotomy and at this stage i had an epidural so they told me when to push.... but when i could feel things the urge to push was so overwhelming that the only thing which stopped me was using the gas and air.

 

[Vesta]

I felt the urge to push from about 4cm. My birth notes have a few comments about "involuntary pushing" so I guess I must have been pushing without meaning to.

 

[missmiylove]

Might be a dumb question but why do they always tell people not to push if your body is telling you to push?

 

[lizardbreath]

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[NDH]

Might be a dumb question but why do they always tell people not to push if your body is telling you to push?

Because medical professionals are taught that pushing before 10cm dilated will damage your cervix and get the baby stuck. So instead of trusting that the labouring woman knows and trusts her own body they only let you push at 10cm.

 

[Bay]

I had the urge to push @ 6cm. And I was told not to push because I might damage my cervix etc. An hour later I was fully dilated and after 3 pushes baby was born (they didn't bother to check, but could just tell from the way I was screaming). I couldn't help but not push that whole hour, light little pushes to cope with the pain.

It was torture trying to not push when your body really wants you to.

 

[Fish&Chips]

I had the urge to push from 2cms!!!! I had to have an epidural to stop me. It was horrific x

 

[PepsiChic]

I got the urge to push very strongly at 8cm, my OBGYN said to wait, I waited and owch it hurt, instead of breathing through the contractions I instantly tensed up to stop the pushing motion and it *really* hurt.

However, by waiting till I was a full 10cm, I didnt tear, didnt graze, nothing! Even the "ring of fire" wasnt as bad as Ive heard about. I was even up and showering 30 minutes later!

 

[dan-o]

I was pushing involuntarily when I was around the 9cm mark, but my midwife kept saying 'you're not pushing are you?' to which I kept replying 'I'm not doing it myself, I can't bloody help it lol!!!

Anyway, my anterior lip went fairly quickly and then the HB started dropping so I was told to push him out asap, so actually bore down with the contractions then and got him out in about 3 contractions. He was back to back though (and came out that way) so maybe that makes a difference?

 

[AimeeM]

Might be a dumb question but why do they always tell people not to push if your body is telling you to push?

I have heard of some one who kept pushing at 5cm and ended up in severe pain and quite unwell from a damaged cervix.

 

[Sarahcake]

Yup I pushed early, it was the most incredible urge and it was like my body was just doing it and I didn't have a say. Was checked at 8pm and was 7cms and pushing hard (completely involuntary) was checked again at 8:07 as my sons heart rate was dropping and I was 10cms - that's when things went crazy in that room. After a lot of intervention, my son was born 20 mins later.

 

[Dahlia2007]

Even when my MW told me I could start pushing, I didn't feel the urge to push! I didn't have an epidural, but that urge just wasn't there.

 

[MummyToAmberx]

With my first i felt the urge to push but i was only checked 30mins before hand was 8cm so MW said don't push yet, it was getting worse and worse she said you wont be ready yet.
To which my reply was * i neeeed to push!!* got onto the bed she said 'oh sorry!' your waters are about to go and your 10cm... durr

with second i felt urge at 8cm, she said when i was contracting i was getting smaller lol
she told me not to push so just tried to carry on trying not to tense up.
it got worse and worse i asked if someone would break my waters 'no!'
then mw said if you want to push, then push but it felt uncomforable because my waters hadn't gone.

they finally went as i pushed..

 

[kerrie24]

I got the urge to push before they told me I was in labour,I had been being monitored and they wanted to send me home.I went to loo and had a feel but babies head wasnt there yet so I walked around a bit then when I was pushing involuntary they took me seriously.

 

[Tanni_Pants]

I wanted to push at 8+1/2 but even at 10 I wasn't allowed to push.
Baby was too distressed, I had to wait 4 hours to let him come down on his own before I could try again. Otherwise it would've been a section....

 

[Blah11]

I started to feel the heavy feeling in my bum at the height of contractions when i was about 9cm but didnt feel the overwhelming urge to push until about half an hour later so I reckon I was 10cm by then.

 

[Dahlia2007]

I wanted to push at 8+1/2 but even at 10 I wasn't allowed to push.
Baby was too distressed, I had to wait 4 hours to let him come down on his own before I could try again. Otherwise it would've been a section....

That is very interesting. I never knew you could fully dilate, but baby not be down on the canal