Just wondering How long was your ESTABLISHED labour???

[kelly29]

20 mins lol my 4th tho i don't think you should of bn left that long xx

 

[cupcake23]

Established labour is from when you are 4cm dilated with regular strong contractions to the birth of the baby. Any time before this 4cm is known as the latent phase.

^^WSS

With my first I was in active labour for 5 hours but in latent phase from Wednesday night to Friday afternoon, lo being born just after 9pm. With my second it was a shorter latent phase but longer labour, just over 7 hours.

 

[pebbie1]

I went from 2-10cm's in 45 mins. Must have been the RLT I drank. LO was born 2 hours after that.

 

[midori1999]

Baby no. 1 was just under 5 hours from 3cm to him being out, but 1 1/2 hours of that was pushing.

Baby no.2 was 3hrs 52 mins from 3cm to him being out. (10lb baby with a big head, so fair bit of pushing involved!)

Baby no. 3, just under 3 hours.

Babies no. 4 and 5. (twins) went from 2cm and them doctors still on about inducing me (ha ha!) to delivery in 45 mins.

Hoping I can get to the hospital in time this time, I live an hour away!

 

[emsiee]

DS: about 4 hours.

DD: about 8 hours.

 

[BabyJayne]

Aliss I can't believe they let you push for 4 hours! In my hospital they have a 1 hour before assistance rule.

Wow - really?? I know ladies who have pushed for well over an hour. I was about an hour, but they would have let me go on providing baby was not distressed. After an hour so they just whip out the forceps or ventouse?? I wouldn't be happy with that unless baby needed it.

As for established labour, mine was about 16 hours. Waters broke on their own, and I was already about 1.5-2cms dilated as I had a sweep two days before. I immediately had strong contractions and after about two hours I was in established labour.

64hours to get from 4cms to 10cms??? Which hospital was this - because that is ridiculous!

 

[PaiytonsMummy]

with DD 5hrs 10 mins, but with DS 23 minutes from 4cm to him being born...that was too quick and quite a shock for me!!

 

[funkyfish586]

47 min xx

 

[oliviarose]

With my daughter it was 15hrs. With my boy it was 2hr 40 mins xxx

 

[Amy_T]

With my eldest, about 3 hours and with my youngest about half an hour... she was eager!

 

[sjb1985]

For my son 36 hours, for Chloe 10 minutes! xx

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

6 hours.

 

[Feltzy]

With Evie it was 8 hours and Alfie 4 hrs.

 

[beanzean]

73 long, infuriating hrs followed by a c section!!!!

Pressed the relpy button too soon.

I should add that although I was classed as established, my labour went from intensive to completely stalled overnight for a couple of hrs and then started up again with full force in the morning.

 

[newmommy23]

I was in early labor for 13 days and hard labor for 23 hours.

 

[lucy_x]

start to finish it was 5 hours, pushed for 2ish so thats 3 hours established right? I didnt have an early stage, they went from nothing to full force
They SHOULD NOT have left you that long in my opinion

 

[smokey]

I have no idea what established labour is tbh

But I had my waters broken then first contraction about 3-4 minutes later then went straight into intense contraction so from what I can make out from the meaning of established labour (it was all established)2hours 50 odd minutes from complete start to birth as I didnt have a lead up.
It was literaly "hello nice to meet you" *bam* "heres your baby"
Moody mare wouldnt even let me have any pain relief because apparently it was impossible to have labour progress like that.

 

[Farie]

I think i as in established labour about 6h, incl 1.5h pushing

I think the hospital should have stepped in for you sooner had you discussed it prier and made a plan?

 

[iHeartbaby#1]

Im not really sure what established labor is either but i was in labor for 30 hours. I was pushing for about 5 and a half hours of that on the epidural.

 

[summer rain]

Baby number 1: 6 hours
Baby 2: 3 hours
Baby 3: approx 1 hour (labour altogether 1hr 45mins)
Baby 4: 1 hour (but with irregular but intense contrax for 15 hours beforehand)