How long was your first labour?

[Emerald]

From the start of my labour to the end it was 10hrs 58 mins as they dont count early labour x

I went to hospital about 4am and my LO was born just before 10am .. but I was in pain the whole day before
xx

 

[HungryHippo]

My water broke at 3 am and I was zero dilated. 15 hours later I delivered my baby girl. I was given pitocin at 5 am and an epidural at 6 am. I slept until 2pm when I was woken up to inform me I was fully dilated and to start pushing. I pushed for 3 separate stages of 30-45 minutes and she arrived at 5:55 pm on July 26th.

 

[krys]

I haven't seen my birth notes, but it was almost exactly 12 hours from the time my water broke until the time I gave birth. I wasn't contracting when my water broke either, I was actually on a monitor minutes before and nothing. Ohhh and I pushed for 1 hr and 45 min.

 

[madasa]

I haven't seen my notes, but they it was about 16 hours from water breaking to baby being born. Ctx started very soon after water going, and became quite strong very quickly.

In contrast, my second baby, the labour was about the same length, but I was very comfortable for nearly all of it, it was only tha last couple of hours that were more intense.

 

[Themups]

my labour was 13hrs ( as the MW kept telling me i had tightenings not contractiosn :/ ) waters went at 7pm thurs had Lilly 8.34am Friday...13hrs labour 10 mins delivery

but then id had fake contractions - quite strong ones since the monday previous....never did get my water birth

 

[Blah11]

My waters broke just after midnight but I had no contractions until I got to the hospital at about 1.30am. Examined at about 3am and was 2-3cm. She was born at 3.17 after 27 minutes of pushing so established active labour of around 12 hours.

 

[rtracey80]

from the start of my pains to the time alex was born is 13 hours. i was 5 cm dilated at 1pm and alex was born at 7:20pm

 

[Brookey]

my first contraction started at 2am on Tuesday morning, i started pushing at 8am and my son was born at 11:01am.x

 

[amerikiwi]

12 hours from first niggles to having my DD on my chest. 8 hours officially but they only counted from when I checked into hospital (which was at 6cm).

 

[Sooz]

Established labour was 6 hours, I believe I was pushing for around 1.5 hours, my waters went 28 minutes before Paige was born and third stage was 10 minutes.

 

[Clareabell]

My waters broke at 8am in the morning contractions started about an hour later. Went to hospital at 1pm and was 5cm dilated labour went on and on for 17.5 hours before N was airlifter through the sun roof!!

 

[MrsVenn]

Waters broke at 1:30am in hospital, contractions started 10mins later. 7cm at 12noon, started pushing at 3pm and delivered at 5:12pm. 15 1/2 hoursish.

 

[zolly786]

i'd been sitting at 3cm dilated for about 10 days...
first contraction, 4:10am
fully dilated 5:35am.
started pushing 5:45am.
baby born 6:24am.

 

[Josefin]

For me it started with regular contractions and 24 hours and 10 minutes later the baby was out Pushing for 46 minutes.

 

[minime11]

I was 3cm at 5am (and was sent home) my ds was delivered by paramedics at 8.35am the very same morning on my brand new king size bed lol!

 

[minime11]

^^^^may have been due to the raspberry leaf tea!!!!^^^^

 

[Courtcourt]

My active labor was only about 7 hours (epidural hours, so it didn't seem long at all) then I only pushed for 10 minutes, and that includes the time the nurse ran to get the Dr. Before pushing began, she had me do a practice set of 3 pushes, I did most of the work apparently because she said "omg no more pushing, im going to get the dr!"

Then I did 2 sets of 3 pushes and Cadence was out!

 

[Frooty]

Waters broke at home on a Wednesday got no contractions went into hospital to be induced on Thurs started having small contractions 2 hours after then intense ones early hours friday morning 30 mins pushing time. so active later labour was only about an hour and a half..

 

[Whatme]

They started mine from when I actually went down to the delivery suite, was induced on the ward with pessarys, they timed actual labour as 7hours, was contracting for hours before this??

 

[Bocket]

Established labour- 3hrs 20.

Had a show Saturday morning about 6.30, first contraction was at 5pm that day (but didn't hurt), the slowlybuilt up from there- finally had her a 2216 on the Sunday x