how long did you push

[firstbaby1985]

i just gave birth on monday to my first baby.
it took me about 30 mins i think. the clock was the last thing on my mind!
I had a waterbirth and felt gravity helped bring the baby down faster

 

[Lully2011]

i just gave birth on monday to my first baby.
it took me about 30 mins i think. the clock was the last thing on my mind!
I had a waterbirth and felt gravity helped bring the baby down faster

WOW!! Was the waterbirth amazing? I'd love to have one of them but I live in Ireland and the idea isnt supported here

 

[firstbaby1985]

i just gave birth on monday to my first baby.
it took me about 30 mins i think. the clock was the last thing on my mind!
I had a waterbirth and felt gravity helped bring the baby down faster

WOW!! Was the waterbirth amazing? I'd love to have one of them but I live in Ireland and the idea isnt supported here

i felt like it would be so much more chilled and it was amazing. i was so much more comfortable moving about and the warm water soothed my whole body

 

[Shadowy Lady]

i just gave birth on monday to my first baby.
it took me about 30 mins i think. the clock was the last thing on my mind!
I had a waterbirth and felt gravity helped bring the baby down faster

WOW!! Was the waterbirth amazing? I'd love to have one of them but I live in Ireland and the idea isnt supported here

I know same here in Canada They let us labour in water but not push in it...boooo

 

[littlebean201]

3 hours and he was born by ventouse in the end.

 

[l.e.d.]

2 hours. But it didn't feel that long.

 

[star_light]

1 hour ......20 pushes....

 

[Seity]

First baby: 3 pushes, less than 5 minutes. He came out head and body all on the last push. I never crowned.

 

[lovelylaura]

almost an hour i think but it only felt like 5 minutes but im not sure if thats because i didnt realise my body was already pushing so it was probably timed from then

 

[missvikki]

I started to push for about 20 minutes then I had to wait for about half an hour till she came down herself. Then I pushed for about an hour but I ended up having to have forceps because of fetal distress.

 

[ClairAye]

Over two hours (can't remember how long) but he ended up being forceps because they needed him out. God knows how long it would have been without!

 

[momto3kiddies]

i pushed for 7 mins! I had an epidural so I wasnt able to feel anything at all...pretty surreal but 100% pain free

 

[DMG83]

3hours 17mins ended with emergency episiotomy to turn her (she was facing the wrong way with her head stuck and a short umbilical cord) and ventuose - 2 pushes after they'd turned her and she was out felt more like half an hour and did hypnobirthing, was amazing. Hoping for a home waterbirth next time around

 

[rn2011]

2 pushes so maybe 45 seconds?

 

[anita665]

With my first I pushed for about 20 mins. It felt a lot quicker to me though.

With my second it was recorded as 30 seconds. I pushed twice and he was out but I think he could have been on his way down for several minutes because I was laying there freaking out with massive pain in my hips before anyone told me I could push.

 

[Lief]

First baby so I expected it to last hours but two pushes and he was out so maybe 3/4 minutes at the most.

 

[Jemma_x]

14 minutes

 

[TeAmo]

ummm... about a minute. He came in one contraction!!! They didnt catch him, he flew onto the bed. xx

 

[fl00b]

10 minutes

 

[emmaxlouise20]

9 mins 5 pushes xx