How long was your first labour?

[shortie1990]

When do you class your self as in established labour? When I hardily I were 3cm at 13.00, but went having regular contractions and I just looked at my birth story I'd put on here, and in my notes the midwife wrote this

start of labour 22.45
1st stage duration 23mins
2nd stage duration 33 mins
3rd stage 9 mins


So she's telling me my first labour was technically 1 hour and 5 minutes long???? :s

 

[sweetcheeks78]

I haven't seen my midwife notes, so I don't know what they'd call it. All I know is I ws in ever-increasing pain from 4am until 22.55 that night when he was born, lol!

 

[lynnikins]

my first labour is recorded as 13 hours thats from the time i checked into the hospital till he was born but i was 4 cm when i checked in lol id been in labour for 45 hours already at that point lol regular strong contractions the whole time.
ds2 i was in early labour when i was induced according to the monitors but my labour is recorded at 5 hrs 35 min, when really it was just under 8 hours from the induction start

 

[Lawhra]

My first labour was put down as 7hrs 7mins. Don't know total for that one. Second is down as 48mins established, 1hr 5mins total. I think they class established as when you're 4cm and pain level has upped.

 

[Eternal]

Well from first regular pains (i was having pains for over a week) of being around every 5 minutes lasting a minute each it was 15 minutes shy of 24 hours.

But from when i was 4cms, prob just over 12 hours.

But my son was blocking the birth cannal with his arms who i wasnt dilating as i should.

 

[tristansmum]

well i was induced but from regular contractions which were every 10 minutes it was about 12am sunday. i had waters broken and 3cm at 5am sunday (there was a bedshortage so i had to wait ages). started pushing around 4pm i think. he didn't progress down and after attempted forcepts he was eventually born at 18.56 sunday via emcs. i have never seen my notes. i would be interested cause i actually can't remember much apart from the time of waters breaking and him being born..... G&A sent me well out of it!

 

[we can't wait]

I didn't have a midwife, so I'm not sure exactly what the stage times are... At a little after 3am I was pronounced in labor at 3cm dilated, and 6:34am my baby was born.

So I guess I was in labor for just about 3.5 hours. Really not too bad, I'd say.

 

[dan-o]

My birth notes didnt say how long & my established labour was very fast & furious so I'm not 100% sure of the exact times.

All I know is I was definitely only 3cm at when examined at 11am, but well effaced (they didnt think I was in labour then, but I knew I was).
I was 5cm sometime after 2pm, when I went down to delivery suite (needed G&A by then). Fully dilated with ant rim about 3-3.30pm. (very intense by this point!)
Started pushing at 3.40pm, baby delivered 3.47pm.
Midwife on delivery said it was her fastest yet, especially considering baby was OP, lol

 

[kmumtobe]

Started contracting 40 secs every 3 at 5pm, lo was born 20:20 next day so 28 hours, was pushing for 5 hours with him stuck before they could get a space in theatre for me so should of been sooner!

 

[erinmt]

I was pronounced in labor with my first around 6:00pm, and I gave birth to my son about 5 hours later.

 

[teal]

From start to finish my labour was 6.5 hours xx

 

[LouLou78]

Long latent phase which started 8pm on a Monday till Wed afternoon. When I was in established labour though 4hrs later she was born, just past midnight into the Thursday.

 

[cherryglitter]

27 hours!! ouch!

 

[Nimbus]

in total we were in labour for 12 hours, from first signs... technically, i'm unsure!

 

[ale]

almsot 10 hrs and i went when i was 37 weeks and 6 days

 

[x__amour]

32 hours until my EMCS.

 

[Radiance]

They had to induce me - started my contractions and broke my water

Labor all together was 3 1/2 hours

 

[quaizer]

First labour - 44 hours in total, although 41 hours of it was slow labour

Second labour - Induced labour, 6 hours in total

Third labour - Induced labour, difficult labour and it kept stopping, 10 hours in total x

 

[rwhite]

I was in active labour for about 8 hours. From start to finish (first contraction to placenta being birthed) was about 12 1/2 hours xx

 

[Babynumber1]

9 hours with 1st at 37+3 weeks this time im nearly at my due date and nothing as yet.xx